Faculty of Music : Guide to courses

5. Electives

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 5. Electives

For non-music electives (Arts Faculty subjects), students must take a minimum of 25 points up to a maximum of 50 points of Arts subjects (75 points for musicology students). In choosing these, students are urged to consider in particular foreign languages relevant to musical study, comparative studies in the arts, religion and philosophy, or subjects considering political, social or economic factors which affect the arts.

In addition, the following music elective subjects are available. The academic electives are available in third and fourth year and in the graduate programs. Each is worth 12.5 points. Academic electives are offered in rotation. For detail on the area of study, please refer to the Faculty of Music Course and Subject Guide 2001.

Academic electives

• 740-382 Musicology Studies 3A (Sem 1 or 2)

• 740-383 Musicology Studies 3B (Sem 1 or 2)

• 740-496 Musicology Studies 4A (Sem 1 or 2)

• 740-497 Musicology Studies 4B (Sem 1 or 2)

• 740-359 Musicological Research Method 1 (Sem1)

• 740-431 Musicological Research Method 2 (Sem 2)

• 740-432 Research in Ethnomusicology (Sem 1)

• 740-401 Topics in Musicology (Sem 1 or 2)

• 740-397 Special Study (Sem 1 or 2)

Areas of Study under Musicology Studies 3A or 3B or 4A or 4B are:

• • Baroque Music of the German Speaking World: 1700-1750 (not offered in 2001)

  • Music Aesthetics (not offered in 2001)

  • Music Criticism (not offered in 2001)

  • Music Iconography (not offered in 2001)

  • Music in Multi-cultural Australia (not offered in 2001)

  • Music in Rainforest Societies (sem 1)

  • Music of Spain (not offered in 2001)

  • Music Paleography (not offered in 2001)

  • Paris! From Berlioz to the Ballet Russes (sem 1)

  • Renaissance Italy (sem 2)

  • Romantic Piano Music (sem 2)

  • Sixteenth Century Music Techniques (not offered in 2001)

  • Stravinsky and the Music of the 20th Century (not offered in 2001)

  • Studies in Opera (not offered in 2001)

  • Topics in Baroque Music (not offered in 2001)

  • Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Music (not offered in 2001)

Students should select an area of study from the list above and enrol in the appropriate Musicology Studies code according to year level. Note: all musicology studies subject codes are available for areas of study in both semesters.

Applied electives

• Approaches to Music Pedagogy (core subject for instrumental/vocal teaching stream only)

• Careers in Music (core for all students except composition where it can be taken as an elective)

• Chamber Music (core subject for performance students)

• Minor Practical Study (quota subject)

• Orchestration (core subject for composition stream and instrumental/vocal teaching streams only)

• Performance Practice (Early Music)

• Performance Teaching 1 (core subject for instrumental/vocal teaching stream only)

• Performance Teaching 2 (core subject for instrumental/vocal teaching stream only)

• Work Experience and Career Preparation

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