Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Music

Course 895-AA (2008)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2008. Search for this in the current handbook

Year and Campus: 2008
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level: Undergraduate

Contact

For contact information, see:http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/about/contact.html or http://www.music.unimelb.edu.au/about/contact.html
Course Overview: 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.

Objectives:

For the course objectives of the Bachelor of Arts, see http://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2008/105-AA

For the course objectives of the Bachelor of Music, see http://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2008/655-AA
Course Structure & Available Subjects:

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 from the BMus. The same subject cannot be counted towards both degrees.

All arts subjects undertaken in this BA must be from the following arts-approved study areas (see the individual area of study entry for full details):

  • all language subjects
  • American studies
  • Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Studies (some non-arts approved subjects included)
  • Anthropology
  • Art History
  • Asian Studies (some non-arts approved subjects included)
  • Australian Indigenous Studies (some non-arts approved subjects included)
  • Australian Studies
  • Cinema Studies
  • Classical studies and Archaeology
  • Communication Skills
  • Computuer Applications in the Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminology
  • Cultural Studies
  • Development Studies (some non-art approved subjects included)
  • English Literary Studies
  • English as a Second Language
  • English Language Studies
  • Environmental Studies (some non-arts approved subjects included)
  • European Studies
  • Gender Studies
  • Geography
  • Hebrew and Jewish Studies
  • History
  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • International Studies
  • Islamic Studies
  • Linguisitics and Applied Linguistics
  • Philosophy
  • Planning and Design
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Social Theory
  • Socio-legal Studies
  • Sociology
  • Theatre Studies

See http://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2008/105-AA for a detailed description of all the above areas of study inlcuding subjects which are available in each year

Subject Options: The first year of the BA/BMus commenced phase out in 2007. First year course structures are included for indicative purposes only.

First Year

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer
12.50
Summer, 1
12.500
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Year Long
6.25

One Music Skills Elective 6.250

BA first year level subjects 25.000

PLUS

Two Music Skills Electives 12.500

OR

One Academic or Applied Music Elective 12.500

Second Year

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer
12.50
Semester 1, Summer
12.50
Summer, 2
12.500
Two Music Skills Elective 12.500

BA first year level subjects 25.000

PLUS

One Music History subject 12.500

OR

One Academic or Applied Music Elective 12.500

Third Year

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer
12.50
Semester 2, Summer
12.50
Two Ensemble Electives (see below) 12.500

Two Academic or Applied Music Electives 25.000

BA second year level subjects 25.000

Fourth Year

EITHER
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Year Long
37.50
One Academic Music Elective 12.500

BA second year level subjects 50.000

OR

3rd year Music Theory subject

Three Academic or Applied Music Electives 37.500

BA second year level subjects 50.000

Fifth Year

BA third year level subjects 100.000

Music Skills Electives

Important Notes regarding electives:
  • Singers must take at least one of Language and Diction German, Italian, French and Spanish. Enrolment in these subjects for non-voice students is by special permission.
  • Year 1 pianists must take Art of Piano Teaching. Enrolment for all other students is by special permission.
  • Group Music Skills electives are available by special permission only.
  • Minor study subjects are available by special permission only.
  • Individual Program subjects are available by Faculty recommendation only.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25

Music Skills Electives - Ensemble Electives

Audition and Special Permission requirements.
A number of ensembles require an audition or special permission before enrolment can be approved. During the re-enrolment period, all ensemble selections will be processed with provisional approval. These enrolments will then be reviewed by Ensemble Directors, in the context of results, and students will be advised in late December/early January whether an audition/special permission will be needed before ensemble enrolment can be confirmed. Auditions will be held during February. The Faculty reserves the right to alter ensemble enrolments according to audition/special permission requirements.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1
6.25
Semester 2
6.25
Not offered in 2008
6.25
Not offered in 2008
6.25

Academic Electives

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Not offered in 2008
12.50
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Not offered in 2008
12.50
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Not offered in 2008
12.50
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Not offered in 2008
12.500

Applied Electives

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 1, Semester 2
6.25
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

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).

BMus(Hons) within the BA/BMus


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 electives.
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. Pre-requisite for all subjects is special permission.

  • Dissertation 37.50
  • Music Performance 4-1 18.75
  • Music Performance 4-2 18.75
  • Composition 2-1 18.75
  • Composition 2-2 18.75
  • Composition 3-1 18.75
  • Composition 3-2 18.75
  • Practical Study 4-1* 12.50
  • Practical Study 4-2* 12.50

*Plus 1 academic/applied elective at 4th year level


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 per cent or above will be awarded the degree with Honours.
Entry Requirements: There will be no further entry into this course from 2007. Students who are already enrolled in either the Bachelor of Music or the Bachelor of Arts may be eligible to transfer into the other degree. Contact your Faculty for more information.
Core Participation Requirements: It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability will impact on meeting the requirements of this course are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and the Disability Liaison Unit.
Further Study: The Faculty of Music offers a wide range of graduate courses:
  • Master of Music - specialisations available in Performance, Conducting, Composition, Musicology/Ethnomusicology and Music Therapy (by research)
  • Master of Music Studies (by coursework, including intensive mode subjects) - specialisations available in Performance/Teaching, Composition, Musicology/Ethnomusicology.
  • Master of Music Therapy - A coursework program leading to professional registration as Music Therapists (RMT) with the Australian Music Therapy Association (Inc.).
  • Doctor of Musical Arts - a professional coursework doctorate in music performance.
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Music (Thesis only)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Performance (50% Performance, 50% Thesis)
  • Graduate Diploma in Guided Imagery and Music - an intensive mode coursework degree providing advanced level training in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) therapy.
  • Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Music - a pathway for music graduates with a three-year degree to gain an Honours degree equivalent and thereby become eligible for higher degree study. Specialisations available in Performance, Composition, Musicology/Ethnomusicology, Instrumental/Vocal Teaching and Early Music.
  • Graduate Certificate/Diploma in Music - designed for university graduates in any field who wish to undertake university-level study in music.
For further information on graduate study options, see www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au
Graduate Attributes: For the graduate attributes of Arts students, see http://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2008/105-AA For the graduate attributes of Music students, see http://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2008/655-AA
Generic Skills: For the generic skills of the Bachelor of Arts, see http://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2008/105-AA

For the generic skills of the Bachelor of Music, see http://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2008/655-AA

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