The Music Studies major gives students the opportunity to pursue high-level studies in music within the Bachelor of Arts. The key objectives of the major are to develop students' deep and sophisticated understanding of the cultural, historical, theoretical, and analytical situation of music across a variety of cultures and historical periods, while grounding these concepts in the development of their own musical practice. The School of Music provides Music Studies students with a unique 21st Century musical experience which includes a solid grounding in core skills, as well as the space and support to develop and discover new and exciting areas of music scholarship.
This major assumes prior knowledge of fundamentals of Western music notation and music theory (intervals, triads etc).
Learning Outcomes
- understand the languages, forms, materials, and techniques of a wide range of musics;
- recognise and reflect critically on social, cultural and ethical issues and apply local and international perspectives to practice in music;
- develop and evaluate musical, cultural, and artistic ideas, concepts and processes by thinking creatively, critically and reflectively, and through engaging with scholarship and research; and
- communicate sophisticated ideas, problems and arguments to do with music and the arts in modes suited to a range of audiences.
Other Information
This major assumes prior knowledge of fundamentals of Western music notation and music theory (intervals, triads etc).
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:
A maximum of 18 units may come from the completion of 1000-level courses
A minimum of 18 units must come from the completion of 3000-level courses
12 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
MUSI1501 Foundational Musicianship
MUSI2231 Topics in Music Analysis
12 units from completion of courses from the following list:
MUSI1111 Foundations of Composition
MUSI1112 Composing for Ensembles
MUSI1114 Composing for Film and Video Games
MUSI2209 Music Recording and Production Techniques
MUSI2227 Music, Sound and the Moving Image
MUSI2232 Topics in Music Technology
MUSI2233 Materials of Music
6 units from completion of a course from the following list:
INDG2002 Contemporary Australian Indigenous Music Studies
MUSI2234 Music, History, and Culture
MUSI2235 Critical Music Studies
MUSI2236 Music and Globalisation
18 units from completion of courses from the following list:
MUSI3309 Music and Digital Media
MUSI3317 Popular Music Studies
MUSI3318 Sound Archiving
MUSI3324 Advanced Topics in Music Analysis
MUSI3327 Ethnomusicology
MUSI3328 Music Practice as Research
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