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5. Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music
5.1. Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts with Honours
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 the Musicology Specialisation in the BA/BMus, it is not possible to complete specialisations in Performance, Music Therapy, Composition or Instrumental/Vocal Teaching. It may be possible to undertake single subjects from these specialisations with special permission from the Faculty. Students wishing to undertake the Musicology Specialisation should discuss their subject choice with Assoc Prof Kerry Murphy.
| 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 | |
| 740-149 Baroque and Classical Music | 12.5 | |
| 740-140 Aural Studies | 6.25 | |
| One Music Skills Elective | 12.5 | |
| BA first-year level subjects | 25.0 | |
| Plus | ||
| Two Music Skills Electives | 12.5 | |
| OR | ||
| One Academic or Applied Music Elective | 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 | |
| Two Music Skills Electives | 12.5 | |
| 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 | |
| Two Academic or Applied music electives | 25.0 | |
| Two of: | 12.5 | |
| 740-308 Ensemble 3-1# | 6.25 | |
| 740-344 Ensemble 3-2# | 6.25 | |
| 740-333 Chamber Music 3-1 | 6.25 | |
| 740-334 Chamber Music 3-2 | 6.25 | |
| 740-372 Chamber Orchestra 3-1 | 6.25 | |
| 740-373 Chamber Orchestra 3-2 | 6.25 | |
| BA second-year level subjects | 25.0 | |
| 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 | ||
| Third-year music theory subject | ||
| Academic or Applied music electives | 37.5 | |
| BA second-year level subjects | 50.0 | |
| Sub total | 100 | |
| Fifth year | ||
| BA third-year level subjects | 100 | |
| Sub total | 100 | |
| Total Points | 500 | |
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 component of this combined degree may be awarded with honours, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners, on the basis of a student's performance in third and fourth-year level music subjects (indicated by subject codes: 740-3xx or 740-4xx), excluding Ensemble.
Music Techniques 2-2 and core music history subjects, when taken in year 3 (or later) as part of a standard course plan in a combined degree, will be included in the honours calculation.
To be eligible for honours, students must take 37.5 points from the following subjects at 4th-year level. Prerequisite for all subjects is special permission.
| Subjects for honours calculation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 740-462 Dissertation | 37.5 | |
| 740-406 Music Performance 4-1 | 18.75 | |
| 740-405 Music Performance 4-2 | 18.75 | |
| 740-227 Composition 2-1 | 18.75 | |
| 740-228 Composition 2-2 | 18.75 | |
| 740-327 Composition 3-1 | 18.75 | |
| 740-328 Composition 3-2 | 18.75 | |
| or | ||
| 740-437 Practical Study 4-1 | 12.5 | |
| 740-438 Practical Study 4-2 | 12.5 | |
| plus | ||
| One academic or applied elective at 4th-year level | 12.50 | |
An overall honours result is calculated as follows:
best 50 points of music subjects taken at 3rd-year level;
best 37.5 points of music subjects taken at 4th-year level;
the mark for each subject is weighted according to its point value in the course;
4th-year marks are weighted 2:1 against 3rd-year marks;
students who achieve an average result of 80% or above will be awarded the degree with honours.
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