Bachelor of Music (B-MUS) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates should be able to:

• contextualise their practice and performance within the best practices of local, national and international standards;
• demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of their discipline;
• pursue musical knowledge and skills independently, with intellectual honesty and rigorous methods of inquiry both in a specialisation and in the discipline as a whole;
• use and assimilate the potential of technologies to facilitate the dissemination of musical skills, knowledge and information;
• make critical, informed and sophisticated responses to new musical ideas, methodologies and theoretical frameworks, both in their specialisation and in the discipline of music as a whole;
• show empathy, self-reflection and critical intelligence in the dissemination of skills and knowledge in their specialisation;
• work competently and productively in a musical setting, both alone and in groups;
• integrate a holistic view of music from different times and places into their working and intellectual lives;
• participate with integrity, discrimination and sound knowledge and understanding in national and international debates, dialogues and discussions in their area of specialisation and in the discipline as a whole;
• communicate effectively;
• qualify for employment in a wide range of occupations in the music profession;
• have a lifelong commitment to learning.

Generic skills

On completion of this course, graduates should:

Every subject you take in the BMus has a set of objectives which relate the content of the subject and its assessment requirements to your acquisition, not only of specific skills and knowledge, but also of generic skills. Generic skills will accompany you throughout your life and will provide you with the expertise to enter a wide variety of careers in or related to the music profession. For example:

• Juggling your practice, study, leisure and work-time commitments provides you with generic skills in planning and time management, an ability necessary in almost any career.
• Playing in ensembles, and organising rehearsals and performances, involves you in the generic skills of teamwork and leadership, which you will also need in your future career.
• Many of the assessment tasks in your music history and theory subjects involve generic "thinking skills", including critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills. You will also gain a sophisticated attitude towards knowledge, and develop and enhance your abilities in seeking, evaluating and retrieving information.
• Your written and spoken presentations in many subjects develop your communication skills.
• Your life at the MCM will bring you into contact with students from many different backgrounds with whom you will work closely in practical and academic tasks, increasing your skills in intercultural understanding and sensitivity.

With such a range of specific and generic skills you will be set for lifelong learning and enjoyment of music.

Graduate attributes