Music (Honours) / Media (PR and Advertising)

This program structure applies to students commencing prior to 2019.

If you are commencing from 2019 please refer to program 3579 Music (Honours)/Media (PR &

Advertising).THIS PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING INTO HONOURS FROM PROGRAM 3463 BACHELOR OF MUSIC BACHELOR OF MEDIA (PR &

ADVERTISING) THROUGH A UNSW INTERNAL PROGRAM … For more content click the Read More button below.This program structure applies to students commencing prior to 2019.

If you are commencing from 2019 please refer to program 3579 Music (Honours)/Media (PR &

Advertising).THIS PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING INTO HONOURS FROM PROGRAM 3463 BACHELOR OF MUSIC BACHELOR OF MEDIA (PR &

ADVERTISING) THROUGH A UNSW INTERNAL PROGRAM TRANSFER.The Dual award degree Bachelor of Music (Honours) Bachelor Media (PR &

Advertising) is a five-year program (full-time).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.The Bachelor of Media (PR and Advertising) is designed to provide students with foundational and applied skills, knowledge and capabilities in public relations and advertising.

The program aims to develop communication leaders who inspire innovation and change at all levels of society and adhere to the highest ethical standards.

The BMedia (PR and Advertising) program is structured to offer a philosophical and cultural foundation in the media studies core, conceptual and practical skills in public relations and advertising, and access to free electives that provide a more general education.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 Media Core Courses3434 - Media (PR and Advertising)

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• ARTS10906 UOCMedia, Culture and Everyday Life
• ARTS10916 UOCMedia, Society, Politics

Level 1 PR and Advertising Core Courses3434 - Media (PR 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 Courses3434 - Media (PR and Advertising)

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• MDIA20056 UOCAdvertising: The Creative Dimensions
• MDIA20066 UOCCommunication Strategies

Level 3 PR and Advertising Core Courses3434 - Media (PR and Advertising)

You must take 24 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• MDIA30006 UOCDiscourse and Promotion
• MDIA30036 UOCProfessional Portfolio
• MDIA30056 UOCSocial Innovation and Engagement
• MDIA30086 UOCIssues and Crisis Communication

Level 2 Prescribed Media Electives3434 - Media (PR 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 Prescribed Media Electives3434 - Media (PR 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

Prescribed PR and Advertising Electives3434 - Media (PR and Advertising)

You must take 6 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• ARTS20916 UOCMobile Cultures
• ARTS20936 UOCSocial Media
• ARTS20946 UOCVisual Communication
• ARTS30926 UOCMedia and Transformation in the Asia-Pacific
• ARTS30936 UOCMedia Power
• HUMS20006 UOCArts Internship
• MARK10126 UOCMarketing Fundamentals
• MDIA10046 UOCNews Fundamentals
• MDIA20026 UOCAnalysing Media Communication
• MDIA20036 UOCMedia Content Creation
• MDIA30076 UOCMedia and Arts Internship
• ARTS10106 UOCThe Life of Words
• ARTS10326 UOCThe Literature Laboratory: Writing Beyond Limits
• ARTS10606 UOCIntroduction to Film Studies
• ARTS10626 UOCHollywood Film: Industry, Technology, Aesthetics
• ARTS11216 UOCThe Life of Performance
• ARTS20636 UOCNational Cinemas
• ARTS20666 UOCWriting for the Screen
• ARTS20956 UOCDigital Technologies and the Self
• ARTS21266 UOCReviewing the Arts
• ARTS21286 UOCArt and Social Change
• ARTS30686 UOCDoing Film Festivals
• ARTS38726 UOCMedia Publics
• HUMS10066 UOCPresentation and Communication Skills
• MDIA10006 UOCWorking with Time, Space and Experience
• MDIA20006 UOCAnimating Media
• MDIA20076 UOCPolitical Communication
• MDIA20106 UOCSerious Games
• MDIA20116 UOCMedia Design for Change
• MDIA30046 UOCFestivals and Exhibitions
• MDIA30066 UOCProduction Studio
• MDIA30096 UOCBrand Communications and Cultures
• MDIA30116 UOCCommunication Design: Multimodality, Meaning and Media

General Education3440 - Music (Honours)

If you are enrolled in a Music (Hons)/Arts or Music (Hons)/Media double degree you must take 6 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• any General Education course

General Education3434 - Media (PR and Advertising)

You must take 6 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• any General Education course

General Education Requirement

In order to fufill the 12 UOC General Education requirement, a Prescribed Media Elective is replaced with an approved GE course to meet 6 UOC of the GE requirement. The other 6 UOC is to be taken by double counting the Music core course MUSC2116 Sound, Society & Self in … For more content click the Read More button below.In order to fufill the 12 UOC General Education requirement, a Prescribed Media Elective is replaced with an approved GE course to meet 6 UOC of the GE requirement. The other 6 UOC is to be taken by double counting the Music core course MUSC2116 Sound, Society & Self in World Music as a Prescribed Media elective. The 6 UOC available from the double counting is used for the 6 UOC GE requirement for the Music program. This completes the 12 UOC GE requirement.Read More

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 3434 - Media (PR and Advertising)

You must complete at least 24 UOC before enrolling in any Level 2 courses. You must complete at least 66 UOC before enrolling in any Level 3 courses.