Musicology/Ethnomusicology // Structure
Musicology/Ethnomusicology
Contact information
Students currently admitted in this course:
Future students:
Coordinator
Nicholas Tochka
Structure
100 credit points
Musicology / Ethnomusicology Specialisation
100-point program:
- 50 points of compulsory subjects
- 50 points of elective subjects
Subject Options
Musicology Compulsory 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.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI40104 | Dissertation Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Southbank)
|
18.75 |
| MUSI40105 | Dissertation Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Southbank)
|
18.75 |
| MUSI40071 | Professional Project (Musicology) | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
* 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.
Ethnomusicology Compulsory 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.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI40104 | Dissertation Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Southbank)
|
18.75 |
| MUSI40105 | Dissertation Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Southbank)
|
18.75 |
| MUSI40070 | Professional Project (Ethnomusicology) | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
* 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.
Elective Subjects
Students choose from 50 points of elective subjects:
(Subjects offered will vary each year)
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSI30262 | French Lyric Diction | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30265 | Italian Lyric Diction | Not available in 2025 | 6.25 |
| MUSI30266 | German Lyric Diction | Not available in 2025 | 6.25 |
| MUSI30283 | English Lyric Diction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
| MUSI30284 | Interpretation of Vocal Repertoire 1 | Not available in 2025 | 6.25 |
| MUSI30285 | Interpretation of Vocal Repertoire 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
6.25 |
| MUSI40073 | Composition Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40036 | Conducting | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40103 | Figured Bass Realisation 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40032 | Historical Performance Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40090 | Latin American Music and Culture | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40055 | Music Analysis | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40074 | Music and Health | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40099 | Music and Politics | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40094 | Music as Noise: Making Sound Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40047 | Music in the Culture of the Renaissance | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40091 | Music Internship | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40092 | Music Management and Enterprise | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40075 | Music Psychology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40078 | Music Research (Honours) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40076 | Musics of the World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40027 | Paris! Berlioz to the Ballets Russes | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40058 | Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40056 | Special Study |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI40021 | Stravinsky and Music of the 20th Century | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40054 | Studies In Opera | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40079 | The Ethnography of Music (Honours) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40095 | The Music of Spain | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40064 | The Research Process for Musicians |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI40098 | The Romantic Piano | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40028 | Music and Gender | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| MUSI40110 | Honours Music Studies 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40111 | Honours Music Studies 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| MUSI40112 | Introduction to Instrumental Teaching |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
| MUSI40113 | Ecoacoustic Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 4 March 2025