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About this course
Course structure
The Diploma consists of 100 points of elective subject choices, usually taken across three years, which may be chosen from all areas of study within the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
No more than 50 points of level 1 Music Electives can be taken.
At least 25 points of level 3 Music Electives must be taken.
Up to 50 points may be cross-credited as Breadth to the main Bachelor degree.
Subject options
To help with course planning we have identified subjects in the lists below that may be available as breadth in your Bachelor degree. Please note that you can still take these subjects as part of your Diploma in Music enrolment if your home degree does not offer them as Breadth. Breadth offerings in Bachelor degrees are subject to change and availability so please ensure that you use this list as a guide and always check availability with your home faculty.
Level 1 electives
6.25 point electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI10021 | MCM African Music and Dance Ensemble 1 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
MUSI10022 | MCM African Music and Dance Ensemble 2 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
MUSI10016 | Art of Piano Teaching | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10204 | Audiation through Solfège | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10041 | Baroque Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10042 | Baroque Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10052 | Brass Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10053 | Brass Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10004 | Computing for Musicians | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10058 | Conservatorium Choir 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
MUSI10059 | Conservatorium Choir 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
MUSI10056 | Early Voices 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10057 | Early Voices 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10066 | Guitar Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10067 | Guitar Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10001 | Language and Diction German | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10002 | Language and Diction: Italian | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10207 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10206 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10060 | Orchestral Ensembles 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10061 | Orchestral Ensembles 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10076 | Piano Duo and Duet 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10077 | Piano Duo and Duet 2 | Not available in 2019 | 6.25 |
MUSI10068 | String Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10069 | String Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10092 | Vocal Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10093 | Vocal Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10225 | Chamber Choir 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI10226 | Chamber Choir 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
12.5 point electives
Subjects offered as Breadth:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI10202 | Jazz: The Improvisatory Spirit | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI10179 | Making Music For Film And Animation 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI10047 | Music History 1: Monteverdi to Mozart |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10023 | Music Language 1: the Diatonic World |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10184 | Pop Song Writing 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10219 | Rock Music: From Roots to Retro |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10222 | The Wellbeing Orchestra | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI10227 | Musics of the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI10017 | Riffs: Guitar Cultures & Practice 1 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10037 | Music in Everyday Life | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Specialised subjects available within the Diploma in Music:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI10220 | Practical Music 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10221 | Practical Music 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
Level 2 electives
6.25 point electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI20161 | Alexander Technique for Musicians | Not available in 2019 | 6.25 |
MUSI20207 | Aural Studies 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20160 | Aural Studies 2 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20069 | Baroque Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20070 | Baroque Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20071 | Big Band 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20072 | Big Band 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20073 | Brass Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20074 | Brass Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20013 | Chamber Music 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
6.25 |
MUSI20014 | Chamber Music 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
6.25 |
MUSI20108 | MCM Chinese Music Ensemble |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
MUSI20082 | Conservatorium Choir 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
MUSI20083 | Conservatorium Choir 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
MUSI20080 | Early Voices 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20081 | Early Voices 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20084 | Famous Opera Choruses 1 | Not available in 2019 | 6.25 |
MUSI20087 | MCM Indonesian Gamelan Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
MUSI20088 | MCM Indonesian Gamelan Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
MUSI20089 | Guitar Ensemble 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20090 | Guitar Ensemble 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20008 | Music Technology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20093 | Orchestral Ensembles 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20094 | Orchestral Ensembles 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20211 | Percussion Ensemble | Not available in 2019 | 6.25 |
MUSI20215 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20216 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20212 | Practical Anatomy for Classical Voice 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20213 | Chamber Choir 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20214 | Chamber Choir 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20099 | Piano Duo and Duet 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20100 | Piano Duo and Duet 2 | Not available in 2019 | 6.25 |
MUSI20104 | Shakuhachi 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
MUSI20105 | Shakuhachi 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
MUSI20091 | String Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20092 | String Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20112 | Vocal Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20113 | Vocal Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI20210 | Saxophone Ensemble | Not available in 2019 | 6.25 |
MUSI20156 | Practical Anatomy for Classical Voice 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
12.5 point electives
Subjects offered as Breadth:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI20190 | Advanced Recording Studio Techniques | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20053 | Broadway and Music of the Theatre | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI20209 | Chinese Music Ensemble 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20122 | Composition Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20167 | Creating Music For Advertising | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI20208 | Electronic Dance Music Technique | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20164 | Free Play New Music Improvisation Ensem |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20205 | French Music Louis XIV to the Revolution | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI20155 | Latin American Music and Culture | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI20150 | Music and Health | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI20204 | Music and Politics | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI20196 | Riffs: Guitar Cultures & Practice 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI20198 | Music History 2: C19th Music and Ideas |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20061 | Music Language 2: Chromaticism & Beyond |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20149 | Music Psychology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI20120 | Paris! Berlioz to the Ballets Russes | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI20203 | Peak Performance Under Pressure |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20192 | R&B, Soul & Gospel Choir |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20163 | Samba Band |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20158 | Stravinsky and Music of the 20th Century | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI20173 | The Art of Game Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20206 | The Business of Music | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20174 | The Laptop Recording Studio |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
Specialised subjects available within the Diploma in Music:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI20199 | Practical Music 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20200 | Practical Music 4 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
Level 3 electives
6.25 point electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI30159 | Acting for Singers 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30160 | Acting for Singers 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30255 | Advanced Aural Studies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30163 | Baroque Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30164 | Baroque Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30165 | Big Band 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30166 | Big Band 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30167 | Brass Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30168 | Brass Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30019 | Chamber Music 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
6.25 |
MUSI30020 | Chamber Music 4 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
6.25 |
MUSI30174 | Conservatorium Choir 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
MUSI30175 | Conservatorium Choir 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
MUSI30254 | Creating from the Single Staff Score | Not available in 2019 | 6.25 |
MUSI30172 | Early Voices 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30173 | Early Voices 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30181 | Guitar Ensemble 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30182 | Guitar Ensemble 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30185 | Orchestral Ensembles 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30186 | Orchestral Ensembles 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30193 | Piano Duo and Duet 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30194 | Piano Duo and Duet 2 | Not available in 2019 | 6.25 |
MUSI30183 | String Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30184 | String Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30244 | Chamber Choir 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30258 | Chamber Choir 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30259 | Interpretation of French Art Song | Not available in 2019 | 6.25 |
MUSI30260 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30261 | Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30262 | French Lyric Diction | Not available in 2019 | 6.25 |
MUSI30206 | Vocal Ensemble 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
MUSI30207 | Vocal Ensemble 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
12.5 point electives
Subjects offered as Breadth:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI30014 | High Baroque Music of the German World | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI30248 | Creativity, Genius, Expertise and Talent | No longer available | |
MUSI30031 | Electro-Acoustic Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30257 | Figured Bass Realisation 1 | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI30116 | Historical Performance Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30047 | Music Analysis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30004 | Music and Film since 1900 | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI30246 | Music as Noise: Making Sound Art |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30024 | Music Cultures of Asia | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI30249 | Music History 3:Impressionism to Present |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30011 | Music in the Culture of the Renaissance | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI30046 | Music Language 3: Modern Directions |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30032 | Music Research | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30025 | Orchestration | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30015 | Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI30045 | Studies In Opera | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MUSI30030 | The Music Of Spain |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30236 | The Music Producer: From Brass to Beats | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30256 | The Romantic Piano | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30115 | Women in Music | No longer available | |
MUSI30053 | The Ethnography of Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30247 | Music and Spirituality | No longer available |
Specialised subjects available within the Diploma in Music:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUSI30250 | Practical Music 5 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI30251 | Practical Music 6 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
Last updated: 3 June 2023