Music (Honours) / 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.The Bachelor of Music (Honours) is specifically for high-achieving students already admitted to the Bachelor of Music program.

It allows Bachelor of Music students to … 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.The Bachelor of Music (Honours) is specifically for high-achieving students already admitted to the Bachelor of Music program.

It allows Bachelor of Music students to spend their final year of study completing a research thesis or a practice-based research project and thesis as well as undertaking discipline specific research training through the coursework component.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 first three years of the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music (Honours) are common to both degrees.

Before transferring to the Bachelor of Music (Honours) students must successfully complete all core and stream requirements for levels 1-3 of the Bachelor of Music and attain a minimum WAM of 70 in Music courses.

Students undertaking the Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Dual mode must complete all core and stream requirements for levels 1-3 (96 UOC) of the Bachelor of Music before proceeding to level 4.The Bachelor of 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 Requirements3440 - Music (Honours)

You must complete one of the majors below.keyboard_arrow_down

• Honours
• MUSCJH18 UOCMusic Creative Practice
• MUSCLH18 UOCMusic Pedagogy
• MUSCMH18 UOCSonic Arts
• MUSCNH18 UOCMusicology

Level 1 Core Courses3440 - Music (Honours)

You must take 36 UOC of the following courses.Performance Lab course MUSC1707 (12 UOC) is a multi-term course taught at 4 UOC each term.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 Courses3440 - Music (Honours)

You must take 30 UOC of the following courses.Performance Lab course MUSC2703 (12 UOC) is a multi-term course taught 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 Courses3440 - Music (Honours)

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

• One of the followingMUSC37064 UOCPerformance Laboratory C (Creative Practice/Music Pedagogy)MUSC37054 UOCPerformance Laboratory C

Level 4 Core Courses3440 - Music (Honours)

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• MUSC41016 UOCCritical Investigation in Music
• MUSC41026 UOCCritical Practice in Music

Level 4 Research Project3440 - Music (Honours)

You must complete either 24 UOC in creative practice-based project and 12 UOC in thesis chosen from a combination of the following OR 36 UOC in research thesis (see Level 4 Research Thesis)keyboard_arrow_down

• MUSC40136 UOCMusic Creative Practice Honours Project
• MUSC401412 UOCMusic Creative Practice Honours Project
• MUSC40156 UOCMusic Honours Thesis
• MUSC401612 UOCMusic Honours Thesis

Level 4 Research Thesis3440 - Music (Honours)

You must complete either a total of 36 UOC in research thesis chosen from a combination of the following OR 12 UOC in research thesis and 24 UOC in creative practice-based project (see Level 4 Research Project).keyboard_arrow_down

• MUSC40156 UOCMusic Honours Thesis
• MUSC401612 UOCMusic Honours Thesis
• MUSC401718 UOCMusic Honours Thesis

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

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 3440 - Music (Honours)

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.

Performance Ensembles 3440 - Music (Honours)

Bachelor of Music (Honours) students must take part in a required number of the performance ensembles offered by the School.

Specialisation Declaration 3440 - Music (Honours)

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.