Bachelor of Music
The Bachelor of Music program requires the completion of 144 units, of which;
A maximum of 60 units can come from the completion of 1000 level courses.
A minimum of 84 units must come from the completion of 2000 and 3000 level courses.
The 144 units must include:
A minimum of 96 units** from completion of courses offered by the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences or listed in an approved major or minor, including:
12 units from thefollowing two compulsory courses:
MUSI1105: Creative Musicianship 1 (6 units)
MUSI1106: Creative Musicianship 2 (6 units)
48 units from at least one major from the following list:
Music Inquiry*
Performance
Creative and Professional Practice
24 units from at least one minor from the following list:
Music Inquiry*
Performance
Creative and Professional Practice
*Music Inquiry is compulsory: all students must complete either a major or a minor in Music Inquiry
** Students will have 12 or 24 units of CASS electives to complete if a Major or Minor in Creative and Professional Practice is chosen.
48 units from completion of elective courses which may be offered by the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences or any other ANU College.
Majors and minors
Music Inquiry
The Music Inquiry Major requires the completion of 48 units, including:
12 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:
MUSI1103: Music and Meaning
MUSI1104: Turning Points in Music History
24 units chosen from the following core courses:
MUSI2214: Music Research Project 1 (6 units)
MUSI3313: Music Research Project 2 (6 units)
MUSI2210: Music, Stage and Screen (6 units)
MUSI2211: Writing about Music (6 units)
MUSI2212: Music and Spirituality (6 units)
MUSI2213: Indigenous Music and Media (6 units)
MUSI3309: Music and Digital Media (6 units)
MUSI3310: Music: Global and Local (6 units)
MUSI3311: Music, Politics, and Policy (6 units)
12 units from the completion of 2000 or 3000 level courses in the subject area of MUSI
The Music Inquiry Minor requires the completion of 24 units, including:
12 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:
MUSI1103: Music and Meaning (6 units)
MUSI1104: Turning Points in Music History (6 units)
12 units from the completion of 2000 or 3000 level courses in the subject area of MUSI
Performance
The Performance Major requires the completion of 48 units, including:
36 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:
MUSI1101: Music Performance 1 (6 units)
MUSI1102: Music Performance 2 (6 units)
MUSI2201: Music Performance 3 (6 units)
MUSI2202: Music Performance 4 (6 units)
MUSI3301: Music Performance 5 (6 units)
MUSI3302: Music Performance 6 (6 units)
12 units from the completion of 2000 or 3000 level courses in the subject area of MUSI
The Performance Minor requires the completion of 24 units, including:
12 units from the completion of core courses from the following list:
MUSI1101: Music Performance 1 (6 units)
MUSI1102: Music Performance 2 (6 units)
MUSI1107: Music Practical Workshop 1 (6 units)
MUSI1108: Music Practical Workshop 2 (6 units)
12 units from the completion of 2000 or 3000 level courses in the subject area of MUSI
Creative and Professional Practice
The Creative and Professional Practice Major requires the completion of 48 units, including:
12 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:
MUSI1105: Creative Musicianship 1 (6 units)
MUSI1106: Creative Musicianship 2 (6 units)
24 units chosen from the following list of core courses:
MUSI2203: Music Creative Practice 3 (6 units)
MUSI2204: Music Creative Practice 4 (6 units)
MUSI3303: Advanced Composition and Arrangement 1 (6 units)
MUSI3304: Advanced Composition and Arrangement 2 (6 units)
MUSI3305: Advanced Improvisation 1 (6 units)
MUSI3306: Advanced Improvisation 2 (6 units)
MUSI2205: Creative and Professional Music Practice Project 1 (6 units)
MUSI3307: Creative and Professional Music Practice Project 2 (6 units)
MUSI2206: Innovations in Music Teaching (6 units)
MUSI2207: Instrumental Music Education (6 units)
MUSI3308: Group Methods of Music Teaching (6 units)
MUSI2208: Creative Music Technologies (6 units)
MUSI2209: Music Recording Techniques (6 units)
MUSI3309: Music and Digital Media (6 units)
MUSI2211: Writing about Music (6 units)
MUSI3312: Music Business, Management and Law (6 units)
12 units from the completion of 2000 or 3000 level courses in the subject area of MUSI
The Creative and Professional Practice Minor requires the completion of 24 units, including:
12 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:
MUSI1105: Creative Musicianship 1 (6 units)
MUSI1106: Creative Musicianship 2 (6 units)
12 units from the completion of 2000 or 3000 level courses in the subject area of MUSI
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