3054 - Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music

This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course

Abbreviated title	BA/BMus
CRICOS Code	041539C
Managing faculty	Arts
Study location and mode	On-campus (Clayton) Students may select limited units from any campus, but should be aware of the teaching location as this may require travel to another campus. Students may also select units offered in off-campus mode.
Total credit points required	198
Duration (years)	4 years FT, 8 years PT Students are required to overload in some semesters in order to complete this degree in four years (full-time). Students have a maximum of 10 years to complete this course.
Contact details	http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/contact_us/

Description

In addition to learning practical music skills, students will be exposed to the historical, creative, technical and cultural aspects of music. Students complete a major in music performance or in composition, in addition to studies in musicology/ethnomusicology. Students are encouraged to grasp the opportunity provided by undertaking a Bachelor of Arts to develop their imaginations and gain a broad understanding of new ideas, skills and concepts.

Objectives

This double-degree program allows students to combine specialist studies in music with studies from the wide range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and communications offered within the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Structure

Students must complete 96 points in the Bachelor of Arts component and 102 points in the Bachelor of Music component.

Areas of study

For information on arts majors and minors, refer to the 'Areas of study' section in this Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/arts-ug-areas-of-study.html.

Requirements

Arts component

Students must complete studies drawn from disciplines offered by schools other than the School of Music in the Faculty of Arts:

(a.) an arts major (48 points)

(b.) an arts minor (24 points)

(c.) an additional arts first-year sequence (12 points)

(d.) a further 12 points of arts units (12 points)

Students must also complete at least 36 points at third-year level.

Music component

First-year level

MUS1100 Exploring music I
MUS1110 Exploring music II
MUS1980 Chief practical study I
MUS1990 Chief practical study II

plus one pair of:

MUS1120 Ensemble studies I and MUS1130 Ensemble studies II
MUS1040 American music and popular culture and MUS1060 Gamelan performing arts

Second-year level

MUS2020 Professional practice 1
MUS2030 Professional practice 2
MUS2110 Analytical and compositional techniques I
MUS2120 Analytical and compositional techniques II
MUS2980 Chief practical study III
MUS2990 Chief practical study IV

Third-year level

MUS3390 Music aesthetics, criticism, sociology and psychology
MUS3980 Chief practical study V
MUS3990 Chief practical study VI

plus two of the following (in approved combinations of units in music performance, composition, musicology and ethnomusicology):

MUS3310 Contemporary compositional techniques
MUS3330 Music of North and South India
MUS3490 Indonesian gamelan: special studies
MUS3580 Contemporary music
MUS3610 Professional practice 3
MUS3620 Professional practice 4
MUS3660 Music composition and technology workshop II
MUS3830 Music of Southeast Asia I: Indonesia
MUS3860 Music of Southeast Asia II: Thailand
MUS3880 Music of China, Japan and Korea
MUS3910 Music of Sub-Saharan Africa

Alternative exit(s)

Students may graduate with the Bachelor of Music at the end of three years of study by transfering into the single Bachelor of Music degree (0821), provided they have met the requirements of the Bachelor of Music. Students may graduate with the Bachelor of Arts at the end of three years of study provided they have met the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts and completed a minimum of 144 points of total study.

Award(s) received on completion

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Music

13 October 2017 18 May 2024