Degree Structure

There are three specialisations available in the Master of Music:

Performance, available for a selected range of instruments depending on the availability of staff (contact the School of which instruments are currently available), must be undertaken in both solo and ensemble contexts, however solo recitals may include accompaniment and chamber music where appropriate and as approved.

The Performance Specialisation requires the completion of 48 units. 

The 48 units must include:

42 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:

MUSI8001 The Scholar Musician 2 (6 units)
MUSI8002 The Scholar Musician 3 (6 units)
MUSI8003 Graduate Performance 2 (12 units)
MUSI8004 Graduate Performance 3 (12 units)
ARTV8207 Writing About Practice (6 units)

A maximum of 6 units from completion of courses from the following list:

MUSI8007 Graduate Music Professional Practice 1 (6 units)
MUSI8009 Graduate Music Research Project 1 (6 units)

A maximum of 6 units from completion of elective courses which may be offered by the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences or any other College.

 

Composition, Arranging, and Sound Design further develops students’ skills, knowledge, creativity and experience in a contemporary context. Taught through studio practice, it leads to a series of works designed according to student needs. The student’s study will be complemented by an individual program which will require relevant written or other documentation as the object of assessment.

The Composition, Arranging, and Sound Design Specialisation requires the completion of 48 units.

The 48 units must include:

42 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:

MUSI8001 The Scholar Musician 2 (6 units)
MUSI8002 The Scholar Musician 3 (6 units)
MUSI8005 Graduate Composition, Arranging, and Sound Design 2 (12 units)
MUSI8006 Graduate Composition, Arranging, and Sound Design 3 (12 units)
ARTV8207 Writing About Practice (6 units)

A maximum of 6 units from completion of courses from the following list:

MUSI8007 Graduate Music Professional Practice 1 (6 units)
MUSI8009 Graduate Music Research Project 1 (6 units)

A maximum of 6 units from completion of elective courses which may be offered by the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences or any other College.

 

Musicology, Ethnomusicology, and Music Curatorship provides a solid foundation in a wide range of research methodologies, and their application to research or applied research projects. Students may use electives to explore these in greater depth, or explore a range of interdisciplinary coursework options, e.g. languages, anthropology, philosophy, Asian studies, Australian studies, museum studies, archiving, and Indigenous studies.

The Musicology, Ethnomusicology, and Music Curatorship Specialisation requires the completion of 48 units.

The 48 units must include:

12 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:

MUSI8001 The Scholar Musician 2 (6 units)
MUSI8002 The Scholar Musician 3 (6 units)

A minimum of 12 units from completion of research methodology courses from the following list:

ANTH8101 contemporary Anthropological Theory (12 units)
ANTH8102 Anthropological Field Methods (12 units)
ARTV8207 Writing About Practice (6 units)
DART8067 Mew Media, Innovation and Research (6 units)
DEMO8007 Statistics for Social Scientists (6 units)
DEMO8014 Survey Data Analysis (6 units)
DEMO8020 Qualitative Research Analysis (6 units)
DEMO8061 Social Research Design 1 (6 units)
DEMO8082 Social Research Practice (6 units)
DEMO8087 Online Research Methods (6 units)
HIST6110 History and Theory (6 units)
HIST6506 Researching and Writing History (6 units)
HIST8003 Digital Histories and Biographies (6 units)
HIST8010 Biographical Practices (6 units)
HIST8011 Writing Biography  (6 units)
HIST8012 Oral history, memory and life-writing (6 units)
HIST8101 The Craft of History: Approaches, Themes and Methods (6 units)
HIST8104 Effective and Ethical Research Design (6 units)
HUMN8001 Interdisciplinary Humanities Research: Methods, Theories and Skills (6 units)
HUMN8009 Biography and Society (6 units)
HUMN8104 Thesis Writing Workshop: The Five Essential Elements of a Thesis (6 units)
LING6509 Research Design in (Applied) Linguistics (6 units)
MUSC8003 Museum and Heritage Management (6 units)
MUSC8006 Indigenous Collections and Exhibitions (6 units)
MUSC8008 Asia Pacific Museums and Society (6 units)
SOCY8101 Social Research Theory and Design (6 units)
SOCY8102 Advanced Social Research Methods (6 units)
VISC8003 Ethnographic Film (6 units) VISC8009 Thinking with a Video Camera (6 units)

A minimum of 12 units from completion of project courses from the following list:

MUSI8007 Graduate Music Professional Practice 1 (6 units)
MUSI8008 Graduate Music Professional Practice 2 (6 units)
MUSI8009 Graduate Music Research Project 1 (6 units)
MUSI8010 Graduate Music Research Project 2 (6 units)

A maximum of 12 units from completion of elective courses at 6000/7000/8000 level which may be offered by the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences or any other College.

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