5. Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music

The BA/BMus degree provides students with the opportunity to combine their music degree with a general education in the humanities, social sciences and the languages and cultures of other people. Students complete a minimum of 500 points, made up of a minimum of 225 points in subjects in the Faculty of Arts (50 at first-year level, 75 at second-year level, 100 at third-year level) and a minimum of 275 points with a maximum of 312.5 points from the BMus. The same subject cannot be counted towards both degrees.

Students have the option of completing one or two majors, if they find this restrictive, instead taking subjects from several areas of study. Areas of study are:

American studies * ancient and medieval studies * anthropology * art history * Asian studies (some non-arts subjects included) * Australian studies * cinema studies * classics and archaeology * communication skills and English as a second language * computer applications in the social sciences and humanities * creative writing * criminology * cultural studies * development (some non-arts subjects included) * English * English language * environmental studies (some non-arts subjects included) * specialist program in environmental studies (some non-arts subjects included) * European studies * geography * Hellenic studies * history * history and philosophy of science * Ibero-American studies * International studies * Islamic studies * Jewish studies * Korean * linguistics and applied linguistics * philosophy * political science * psychology * Russian * social theory * socio-legal studies * sociology * gender studies.

The following subjects are available in first year only, and in some instances at second-year level: communication skills; English as a second language; Vietnamese. For further information, please refer to the separate entries for music and arts in this Handbook.

The combined course is administered through the Faculty of Music and normally takes five years of full-time study. To be selected into the combined degree, students need to satisfy the entry requirements of both courses.

Please note: While it is possible to undertake musicology, it is not possible to enrol in specialisation subjects such as Performance, Music Therapy or Practical Study 4-1 or 4-2 in the combined degree.

Course structure

First year		Points
	740-147 Practical Study 1-1	12.5
	740-148 Practical Study 1-2	12.5
	740-141 Music Techniques 1-1	12.5
	740-104 Ensemble 1-1	6.25
	740-103 Ensemble 1-2	6.25
	One music history subject	12.5
	*BA first-year level subjects*	25.0
	Plus
	One academic or applied music elective	12.5
	Or
	Two group A or B electives	12.5
	Sub total	100

Second year
	740-237 Practical Study 2-1	12.5
	740-238 Practical Study 2-2	12.5
	740-129 Music Techniques 1-2	12.5
	740-264 Music Techniques 2-1	12.5
	740-204 Ensemble 2-1	6.25
	740-203 Ensemble 2-2	6.25
	*BA first-year level subjects*	25.0
	Plus
	One music history subject	12.5
	Or
	One academic or applied music elective	12.5
	Sub total	100

Third year
	740-347 Practical Study 3-1	12.5
	740-348 Practical Study 3-2	12.5
	740-229 Music Techniques 2-2	12.5
	740-308 Ensemble 3-1	6.25
	740-344 Ensemble 3-2	6.25
	*BA second-year level subjects*	25.0
	Plus either
	Two academic or applied music electives	25.0
	or
	740-359 Musicological Research Methods 1	12.5
	plus
	740-431 Musicological Research Methods 2	12.5
	or
	740-432 Research in Ethnomusicology	12.5
	Sub total	100

Fourth year
	Either
	740-462 Dissertation	37.5
	One academic music elective	12.5
	*BA second-year level subjects*	50.0
	Or
	740-385 Music Techniques 3	12.5
	Academic or applied music electives	37.5
	*BA second-year level subjects*	50
	Sub total	100

Fifth year
	*BA third-year level subjects*	100
	Sub total	100
Total Points		500

5.1. Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts with honours

Either or both of the BA and the BMus may be taken at honours level. For BA(Hons) the course requires extra points and a sixth year of study; entry to the BA(Hons) component depends on the student's acceptance into a specific honours school or schools at the beginning of the fourth year of their BA course (see Faculty of Arts entry).

The BMus degree may be awarded with honours depending on the level of results the student earns in the third and fourth year subjects of the degree (see BMus(Hons)).

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5. Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music

5.1. Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts with honours