Musicology/Ethnomusicology Specialisation (BH-MUS)
Bachelor of Music (Degree with Honours)Informal specialisationYear: 2017
Musicology/Ethnomusicology Specialisation (BH-MUS)
Contact information
Coordinator
Professor Kerry Murphy
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: https://mcm.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees
- Email: vcamcm-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Students will conceive, plan and execute a substantial research project in which they demonstrate a capacity to think originally and independently within the chosen area. The project will demonstrate a command of the writings at the forefront of the chosen field and show an ability to apply musicological or ethnomusicological research methodologies. Students will also undertake a professional project and a number of advanced academic electives.
Intended learning outcomes
See Bachelor of Music (Honours) main course entry.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Structure
Students in the Musicology/Ethnomusicology specialisation complete 50 points of core subjects and 50 points of elective subjects.
Dissertation continues over two consecutive study periods, with students first enrolling in MUSI40104 Dissertation Part 1 and then subsequently enrolling in MUSI40105 Dissertation Part 2, for a total enrolment of 37.5 credit points. Students will receive an overall result for the subject following completion of the two-subject sequence.
Semester 1
Dissertation Part 1 (18.75 points)
Professional Project (Musicology) (12.5 points) OR Professional Project (Ethnomusicology) (12.5 points)
*Electives (25 points)
* Students undertaking Professional Project (Musicology) who have not completed Music Research in third year are encouraged to to take Music Research (Honours) as an elective subject.
* Students undertaking Professional Project (Ethnomusicology) who have not completed The Ethnography of Music in third year are encouraged to to take The Ethnography of Music (Honours) as an elective subject.
Semester 2
Dissertation Part 2 (18.75 points)
Electives (25 points)
Subject Options
This subject continues over two consecutive study periods, with students first enrolling in MUSI40104 Dissertation Part 1 and then subsequently enrolling in MUSI40105 Dissertation Part 2, for a total enrolment of 37.5 credit points. Students will receive an overall result for the subject following completion of the two-subject sequence.
Core subjects Musicology
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI40104 | Dissertation Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
| MUSI40105 | Dissertation Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
| MUSI40071 | Professional Project (Musicology) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Core subjects Ethnomusicology
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI40104 | Dissertation Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
| MUSI40105 | Dissertation Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
| MUSI40070 | Professional Project (Ethnomusicology) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Electives
Student choose from 50 points of elective subjects:
(Subjects offered will vary each year)
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI40049 | Baroque Music of the German World | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40073 | Composition Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40036 | Conducting | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40103 | Figured Bass Realisation 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40100 | French Music Louis XIV to the Revolution | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40032 | Historical Performance Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40090 | Latin American Music and Culture | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40055 | Music Analysis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40055 | Music Analysis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40074 | Music and Health | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40099 | Music and Politics | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40094 | Music as Noise: Making Sound Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40047 | Music in the Culture of the Renaissance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40091 | Music Internship | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40092 | Music Management and Enterprise | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40075 | Music Psychology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40078 | Music Research (Honours) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40076 | Musics of the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40027 | Paris! Berlioz to the Ballets Russes | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40058 | Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40056 | Special Study |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI40021 | Stravinsky and Music of the 20th Century | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40054 | Studies In Opera | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40079 | The Ethnography of Music (Honours) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40095 | The Music of Spain | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40064 | The Research Process for Musicians |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI40098 | The Romantic Piano | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40028 | Women in Music | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 4 March 2025