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Diploma in Church Music
Not Offered in 2010
DipChurchMus
80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne, Victoria
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Admission Requirements1
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the Certificate in Church Music or equivalent.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Diploma
To qualify for the Diploma, a student must, in addition to the Certificate in Church Music, complete 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 10 cp from Practical Church Musicianship Units;
- 20 cp from Christian Liturgy and Liturgical Music Units; and
- 10 cp from Review Portfolio.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Practical Church Musicianship Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| MUSC107 | 5 | Choral Conducting 1A |
| MUSC147 | 5 | Choral Conducting 1B |
| MUSC110 | 10 | Introduction to Writing Music |
| MUSC243 | 5 | Church Music Keyboard 2A2 (Pre: MUSC143 Church Music Keyboard 1A and MUSC152 Church Music Keyboard 1B) |
| MUSC253 | 5 | Church Music Keyboard 2B (Pre: MUSC143 Church Music Keyboard 1A and MUSC152 Church Music Keyboard 1B) |
| MUSC244 | 5 | Guitar/Song Leader 2A2 (Pre: MUSC144 Guitar/Song Leader 1A and MUSC153 Guitar/Song Leader 1B) |
| MUSC254 | 5 | Guitar/Song Leader 2B (Pre: MUSC144 Guitar/Song Leader 1A and MUSC153 Guitar/Song Leader 1B50 (Pre: MUSC145 Cantor/Animateur 1A and MUSC154 Cantor/Animateur 1B) |
| MUSC255 | 5 | Cantor/Animateur 2B (Pre: MUSC145 Cantor/Animateur 1A and MUSC154 Cantor/Animateur 1B) |
| MUSC207 | 5 | Choral Conducting 2A2 (Pre: MUSC107 Choral Conducting 1A and MUSC147 Choral Conducting 1B) |
| MUSC248 | 5 | Choral Conducting 2B (Pre: MUSC107 Choral Conducting 1A and MUSC147 Choral Conducting 1B) |
| MUSC236 | 10 | Composition and Arranging for Church Worship |
Christian Liturgy and Liturgical Music Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| MUSC206 | 10 | Psalmody and Hymnody |
| MUSC220 | 10 | Music and Liturgy |
| MUSC235 | 10 | History of Western Church Music |
| MUSC237 | 10 | Music and the Sacred |
| MUSC238 | 10 | Western Plainchant in Theory and Practice |
Review Portfolio
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| MUSC246 | 10 | Church Music Review Portfolio |
1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
2For all units with an A and B component, enrolment in Component B requires successful completion of Component A.
