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About this course
Coordinator
Nicholas Tochka
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Course structure
The Bachelor of Music requires the successful completion of 300 credit points.
- 12.5 credit points of Level 1 Compulsory subjects
- Completion of one prescribed major (consisting of 225 credit points of subjects)
- 50 credit points of Breadth subjects including
- A minimum of 12.5 credit points of Level 2 or Level 3 breadth subjects
- 12.5 credit points of free points (either music elective or breadth)
Progression Rules
- Students must have completed the compulsory subject Musical Perspectives before commencing Level 2 core subjects.
- Students must have completed all Level 1 core subjects before taking Level 3 core subjects.
- Note: Compulsory subjects in this program have prerequisites. Refer to individual subject entries.
Subject Options
Compulsory Level 1 subject
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI10230 | Musical Perspectives | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Note: Students must have completed the compulsory subject Musical Perspectives before taking Level 2 core subjects.
Music Ensemble Electives
Please refer to the following page for information on ensembles available and the rules relating to them:
https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/components/b-mus-infspc-6
Music Electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI20122 | Composition Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30031 | Electro-Acoustic Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30047 | Music Analysis | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI10179 | Making Music For Film And Animation 1 | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI10184 | Pop Song Writing 1 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20167 | Creating Music For Advertising | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20173 | The Art of Game Music | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20174 | The Laptop Recording Studio |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20190 | Advanced Recording Studio Techniques | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20208 | Electronic Dance Music Technique | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30236 | The Music Producer: From Brass to Beats | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30238 | Advanced Harmonic and Rhythmic Studies | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI10202 | Jazz: The Improvisatory Spirit | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI10222 | The Wellbeing Orchestra | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20163 | Samba Band |
January (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
June (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20164 | Free Play New Music Improvisation Ensem |
January (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
June (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI30263 | Jazz & Improv Composition Workshop | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20149 | Music Psychology |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI20150 | Music and Health | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20203 | Peak Performance Under Pressure | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20204 | Music and Politics | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20222 | Creativity, Genius, Expertise and Talent | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20223 | Music Performance Science | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI10237 | Music and Health | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20206 | The Business of Music |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI10219 | Rock Music: From Roots to Retro | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI10227 | Musics of the World | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20120 | Paris! Berlioz to the Ballets Russes | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20217 | Topics in Ethnomusicology | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20218 | Area Studies in Ethnomusicology | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20219 | Global Pop | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20224 | Music and Gender | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20227 | Popular Music Studies | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20231 | Indigenous Music and Musicians | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI20232 | Indigenous Musical Instruments | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30004 | Music and Film since 1900 | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30011 | Music in the Culture of the Renaissance | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30015 | Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30030 | The Music Of Spain | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30116 | Historical Performance Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30256 | The Romantic Piano | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30269 | Music in Australia | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30270 | Topics in Musicology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30271 | Topics in Popular Music Studies | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI20192 | R&B, Soul & Gospel Choir | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30045 | Studies In Opera | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI30246 | Music as Noise: Making Sound Art | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MUSI30257 | Figured Bass Realisation 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Breadth requirements
50 points of breadth, including at least 12.5 points at Level 2 or 3
Find breadth subjects
Use the Handbook Search function to find subjects that can be used as breadth studies in the Bachelor of Music
Last updated: 19 September 2024