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Faculty of Music : Guide to courses
The Degree Programs Manager is responsible for the administration of the BMus and all combined BMus courses, other than the BEd (Music), under the academic direction of the Dean and Deputy Dean. BEd(Music) students deal directly with Dr Ros McMillan, Faculty of Education. The Degree Programs Manager handles enrolment, re-enrolment, deferment, withdrawal, credit transfers, course changes, and many other matters. The Manager can also provide advice on course requirements, course planning, part time study, leave of absence, and HECS, and can refer students needing academic advice to the appropriate staff.
All arrangements for assessment are dealt with by this office, including extensions, special consideration, supplementary examinations and arrangements for students with disabilities. The Degree Programs Manager will also assist students with study problems by referring them to appropriate support groups such as the Horwood Language Centre or Learning Skills Unit. Students in the Faculty who have been admitted under special entry schemes, students with disabilities, and foreign students are particularly invited to introduce themselves to discuss any general concerns they might have.
Each September, continuing students are advised of the Course Planning procedure through which they choose subjects for the following year. Students who pass their course successfully for the current year are then sent an Authorised Enrolment Record together with all other re-enrolment materials. Students who do not successfully complete their year are not sent the Record, and must be available to call at the Faculty in December for an interview with the Program Manager or Deputy Dean to replan their course.
Instructions on completing the Plan are issued with the Plan forms, but the following general principles apply:
100 points is normal full-time load. Students who are prepared to accept additional HECS liabilities or fees may overload to 110 points, but beyond that must complete an Application to Overload and return it to the Faculty with the Plan.
50 point subjects are intended to be the single focus of a year of study, and students should not enrol for more than one of these in a given year.
Minor Practical Study and many individual tuition subjects require approval, and students wishing to undertake them must attach an Application for Minor Practical Study to their Plan.
A very wide choice of subjects is available, but students wishing to qualify for teacher or therapist registration must take the appropriate courses prescribed.
Non- music subjects are rounded to the nearest 12.5 points for the purpose of BMus enrolment. All such subjects require approval.
Not all electives are available each year, and the list of those currently offered attached with the Plan forms must be checked.
Compulsory subjects missed or failed must be taken the following year.
The Program Manager, Dean and all academic staff are available to students who need advice to plan their courses.
The Faculty's timetable is posted on the Faculty noticeboard prior to the commencement of each semester and copies are available from the Faculty Office. Before planning outside activities, students should be aware that they will have other course commitments not listed in the lecture timetable. Practical lessons are individually arranged by the end of the first week of first semester each year. Tutorials are arranged in the first week of semester and normally commence in the second week of semester.
To benefit from their time at the Faculty, students need to give their full attention to studying the repertoire prescribed by their teachers, and avoid external musical commitments which would inhibit their study time. Accordingly, they must seek the Dean's permission to participate in musical activities outside the Faculty, and such permission should be sought prior to making a commitment to the activity concerned. Commitments which clash with ensemble or class obligations will not be approved.
Students who wish to change their course, or subjects within a course, or change from one class to another, should consult the Program Manager in the first instance; in some cases an interview with the Dean or Deputy Dean will be necessary. A student requesting a change of Practical Study instrument will be auditioned on the proposed new instrument in order to determine whether there is evidence of a sufficient level of ability on the proposed instrument to make such a change practicable, and the appropriate level within the course at which study on the new instrument should commence. Normally such students will be required to complete a minimum of two years on the new instrument or the remaining years of their course, whichever period is the greater. Other recommendations may be made by the audition panel, but under no circumstances will a period of less than one year of study on the new instrument be recommended.
Students wishing to apply for credit from previous study should obtain an Application for Credit form from the Degree Programs Manager. Credit for previous study is usually determined by the Undergraduate Studies Committee when a student first enrols at the Faculty. In general, students will receive equivalent credit for academic subjects similar to those in the BMus taken in other music degree courses. Appropriate credit for practical subjects is granted on recommendation of the audition panel.
Students who wish to interrupt their courses even for a short period should apply through the Degree Programs Manager for leave of absence, stating reasons for the request. Students in the first year of the course are not permitted to take leave of absence. Leave of absence will normally be given to students in good standing for up to one year, and students who have received a full year's leave are required to inform the Faculty of their intentions for the following year before 30 November. A student interrupting a course without having sought leave of absence may be suspended from the course by the Academic Board.
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