Music / Media (Public Relations and Advertising)

This program structure applies to students commencing from 2020.

If you commenced prior to 2020 please consult the Handbook for the year in which you started.This double degree Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Media (PR &

Advertising) [BMus BMedia(PR&A)] is a five-year program (full-time) that offers intensive pre-professional training in … For more content click the Read More button below.This program structure applies to students commencing from 2020.

If you commenced prior to 2020 please consult the Handbook for the year in which you started.This double degree Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Media (PR &

Advertising) [BMus BMedia(PR&A)] is a five-year program (full-time) that offers intensive pre-professional training in one of four streams:

Music Creative Practice, Musicology, Sonic Arts and Music Pedagogy.

All streams are supported by a variety of large and small, western and non-western music ensembles as well as extensive opportunities for developing musicianship skills.An Advanced Entry Scheme is available to suitably qualified applicants.

Students admitted into the advanced entry scheme may receive a block credit of up to 36 UOC in Level 1 music courses.The Bachelor Media (PR &

Advertising) component is structured to offer a philosophical and cultural foundation in the media studies core as well as conceptual and practical skills in public relations and advertising.This double degree provides graduates with great opportunities to work across a wide range of communication disciplines and fields.Read More

Specialisation Requirements3436 - Music

You must complete one of the majors below.keyboard_arrow_down

• Major
• MUSCE118 UOCMusic Creative Practice
• MUSCG118 UOCSonic Arts
• MUSCH118 UOCMusic Pedagogy
• MUSCO118 UOCMusicology

Level 1 Core Courses3436 - Music

You must complete 36 UOC of Level 1 core courses.Note: Performance lab course MUSC1707 (12 UOC) is taught as a multi-term course at 4 uoc each term.- If you are admitted into the advanced entry scheme, you will receive a block credit of up to 36 uoc in Level 1 music courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• MUSC11016 UOCMusic Reinvented
• MUSC16026 UOCMaterials and Structures of Music 1
• MUSC16036 UOCMaterials and Structures of Music 2
• MUSC16046 UOCWestern Music: a Panorama
• MUSC17074 UOCPerformance Laboratory A

Level 2 Core Courses3436 - Music

You must take 30 UOC of the following courses.Performance lab course MUSC2703 (12 UOC) is taught as a multi-term course at 4 uoc each term.keyboard_arrow_down

• MUSC21166 UOCSound, Society and Self in World Music
• MUSC26026 UOCMaterials and Structures of Music 3
• MUSC26036 UOCMaterials and Structures of Music 4
• MUSC27034 UOCPerformance Laboratory B

Level 3 Core Courses3436 - Music

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.*MUSC3706 Performance Lab C (12 UOC) (Music Creative Practice and Music Pedagogy majors only).Performance lab courses MUSC3705 (12 UOC) & MUSC3706 are taught as a multi-term courses at 4 uoc each term.keyboard_arrow_down

• One of the followingMUSC37054 UOCPerformance Laboratory CMUSC37064 UOCPerformance Laboratory C (Creative Practice/Music Pedagogy)

Level 4 Core Courses3436 - Music

You must take 36 UOC of the following courses.*MUSC4705 Performance Lab D (12 UOC) (Music Creative Practice major only) OR Music Electives (12 UOC) (All other majors)keyboard_arrow_down

• MUSC41016 UOCCritical Investigation in Music
• MUSC41026 UOCCritical Practice in Music
• MUSC41036 UOCAdvanced Studies in Music History and Culture 1
• MUSC41046 UOCAdvanced Studies in Music History & Culture 2
• MUSC47054 UOCPerformance Laboratory D (Music Creative Practice)

Level 1 PR and Advertising Core Courses3453 - Media (Public Relations and Advertising)

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• MDIA10026 UOCMedia & Communication Contexts
• MDIA10036 UOCPublic Relations and Advertising Foundations

Level 2 PR and Advertising Core Courses3453 - Media (Public Relations and Advertising)

You must take 18 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• MDIA20056 UOCAdvertising: The Creative Dimensions
• MDIA20066 UOCCommunication Strategies
• MDIA20126 UOCPromotional Cultures

Level 3 PR and Advertising Core Courses3453 - Media (Public Relations and Advertising)

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• MDIA30006 UOCDiscourse and Promotion
• MDIA30096 UOCBrand Communications and Cultures

Prescribed Music Electives3436 - Music

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.You cannot double count your major courses as Prescribed Music Electives. Prescribed Music Electives must be chosen from outside your major courses.It is recommended that non-Creative Practice major students take MUSC4706 as an elective as it will provide an opportunity to continue with ensemble music as part of their pre-professional training as musicians.keyboard_arrow_down

• ARTS30136 UOCPerforming Arts Industry Experience
• MUSC21186 UOCMusic and Culture in Bali: An Overseas Fieldtrip
• MUSC28036 UOCCreative Sound Technologies
• MUSC28046 UOCMusic at the edge
• MUSC31046 UOCContemplating Jazz: History, Style, Reception
• MUSC31056 UOCPsychology of Music
• MUSC31626 UOCTwentieth Century Music
• MUSC33026 UOCMusical Transformations: Orchestration, Arrangement, Transcription and Recomposition
• MUSC38026 UOCMusic Analysis
• MUSC38056 UOCAudio Culture
• MUSC38076 UOCMusiCultures
• MUSC47066 UOCMusic Ensemble

Level 1 Media Prescribed Courses3453 - Media (Public Relations and Advertising)

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• ARTS10906 UOCMedia, Culture and Everyday Life
• ARTS10916 UOCMedia, Society, Politics
• ARTS10926 UOCWorking with Data

Level 2 Media Prescribed Courses3453 - Media (Public Relations and Advertising)

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• ARTS20916 UOCMobile Cultures
• ARTS20926 UOCGlobal Media: Markets, Flows and Cultures
• ARTS20936 UOCSocial Media
• ARTS20956 UOCDigital Technologies and the Self
• ARTS20966 UOCMedia Rights, Media Wrongs

Level 3 Media Prescribed Courses3453 - Media (Public Relations and Advertising)

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• ARTS30916 UOCAdvanced Media Issues
• ARTS30926 UOCMedia and Transformation in the Asia-Pacific
• ARTS30936 UOCMedia Power
• ARTS30966 UOCMedia and Climate Change
• ARTS30976 UOCCurrent Debates in Media and Culture
• MDIA30076 UOCMedia and Arts Internship

PR & Advertising Prescribed Courses3453 - Media (Public Relations and Advertising)

You must complete 18 UOC of the following, including at least one at level two and one at level three.keyboard_arrow_down

• ARTS20946 UOCVisual Communication
• MDIA20076 UOCPolitical Communication
• MDIA20116 UOCMedia Design for Change
• MDIA20136 UOCMaking Virtual Reality Documentaries
• MDIA30056 UOCSocial Innovation and Engagement
• MDIA30086 UOCIssues and Crisis Communication
• MDIA30126 UOCCommunication Project

Academic Writing & Language Enhancement 3436 - Music

ARTS2050 Academic Writing for the Humanities (6 UOC) and HUMS1005 Personalised English Language Enhancement (6 UOC) can be counted as UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives or Free Electives.

Specialisation Declaration 3436 - Music

You must specify your major at the time of enrolment into Level 2.

Maturity Requirements 3453 - Media (Public Relations and Advertising)

You must have completed 24 UOC before taking any Level 2 courses.You must have completed 66 UOC before taking any Level 3 courses.