The Music major gives students the opportunity to pursue high-level studies in music. The key objective of the major is to develop students' deep and sophisticated understanding of one or more of the cultural, historical, theoretical, and analytical situation of music across a variety of cultures and historical periods. Students may also choose a focus on music education or music technology. The Music major allows sufficient specialisation for students to focus on a particular area – for instance musicology, ethnomusicology, theory and analysis – and gain a robust preparation for Honours and further research in that area.
Learning outcomes
Students completing the Music major will be able to:
- 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.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MUSI1104 | Turning Points in Music History 1: A Millennium of Metamorphoses (900-1900) | 6 |
| MUSI1105 | Creative Musicianship 1 | 6 |
| MUSI 1106: Creative Musicianship 2 | ||
| MUSI1109 | Turning Points in Music History 2: A Century of Crisis and Change (1900-2013) | 6 |
A maximum of 30 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MUSI2203 | Creative Musicianship 3 | 6 |
| MUSI2204 | Creative Musicianship 4 | 6 |
| MUSI2205 | Music Performance Project | 6 |
| MUSI2209 | Music Recording and Production Techniques | 6 |
| MUSI2211 | Writing about Music | 6 |
| MUSI2212 | Music and Spirituality | 6 |
| MUSI2213 | Indigenous Music and Media | 6 |
| MUSI2215 | A Critical History of Rock | 6 |
| MUSI2217 | A History of Jazz | 6 |
| MUSI 2218: Music and Meaning | ||
| MUSI 2219: The Music Teaching Studio | ||
| MUSI2220 | Ensemble 1 | 6 |
| MUSI2221 | Ensemble 2 | 6 |
| MUSI2222 | Music in the Long 19th Century: From Classicism to Modernism | 6 |
A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MUSI3309 | Music and Digital Media | 6 |
| MUSI3310 | Music and Globalisation | 6 |
| MUSI3312 | Music Business, Management and Law | 6 |
| MUSI3313 | Music Research Project | 6 |
| MUSI3314 | Creative Musicianship 5 | 6 |
| MUSI3315 | Creative Musicianship 6 | 6 |
| MUSI3316 | Historically Informed Performance in Theory and Practice | 6 |
| MUSI3317 | Popular Music: In Culture and in Context | 6 |