Masters Qualifying in Music with a research component

• General information
• Synopsis
• Entry requirements
• Course structure
  • Core unit
  • Composition option
  • Electives

General information

Course code: 1988 + Clayton campus + Mid-year entry available + Course coordinator: Margaret Kartomi

Synopsis

The Masters Qualifying in Music with a research component is a preliminary year of study in preparation for the MA in Music by research, the MA (Music Performance), and the MA (Music Composition).

For information on the research programs in this discipline, see the discipline entry under `Research programs'.

Entry requirements

The standard entry requirement is a bachelors degree with a credit average in the third part of the major sequence.

Course structure

Students complete 48 points including one core unit and three electives chosen from the list below. In addition, full-time candidates are required to attend a minimum of 10 of the school's postgraduate seminars during each year of their candidature. Part-time candidates are required to attend a minimum of five seminars per year.

Core unit

• MUM4420 Research methods

Composition option

• MUM4760 Special project: composition and music technology (24 points)

Electives

• MUM4010 Applied music: arranging, chamber/band leadership, conducting
• MUM4140 Theatrical music
• MUM4180 Chamber music
• MUM4200 Keyboard music
• MUM4220 Vocal music
• MUM4270 World music, popular culture and song writing in Australia and Asia
• MUM4340 Music of North and South India
• MUM4480 Performance studies: Indonesian gamelan
• MUM4580 Contemporary music
• MUM4600 Special research project in music
• MUM4640 World music: fieldwork techniques and technology
• MUM4760 Special project: composition and music technology
• MUM4840 Music of Southeast Asia I: Indonesia
• MUM4860 Music of Southeast Asia II: Thailand
• MUM4880 Music of China, Japan and Korea
• MUM4920 Music of Sub-Saharan Africa
• MUM4960 Chief practical study, including presentation of a concert or lecture/demonstration
• MUM4980 Music pedagogy
• MUM4990 Chief practical study, including a major recital

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