Course description
It is expected that graduates of the course will be able to demonstrate:
1.
1. the capacity to prepare and perform substantial public recitals of high professional standard and with a particular focus;
or
2. composition and presentation of substantial and cohesive musical works of a high professional standard;
2. highly developed performance or compositional technique;
3. utilisation of musicological knowledge and method to inform their performance or composition;
4. effective communication of their own knowledge and understanding of music;
5. skills in researching, developing and presenting a scholarly commentary on a designated performance or composition;
6. professional and ethical behaviour, reflecting the ethos of the University's Mission, which supports the uniqueness and dignity of each person.
Master of Music
MMus
80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Requirements for Completion of the Degree
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings consisting of:
1. 40 cp from Performance, Choral Direction or Music Composition Units;
2. 20 cp from Research Units directly associated with the student’s performances or Composition Folios;
3. 20 cp from Electives.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Performance Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
MUSC636 20 Master’s Practical Study: Instrumental A (Pre: A grade of Distinction or above in MUSC432 Advanced Practical Study: Instrumental B, or equivalent. Co: MUSC642 Research Project A)
MUSC637 20 Master’s Practical Study: Instrumental B (Pre: MUSC636 Master’ Practical Study: Instrumental A, or equivalent. Co: MUSC643 Research Project B)
MUSC638 20 Master’s Practical Study Vocal A (Pre: A grade of Distinction or above in MUSC430 Advanced Practical Study: Vocal B, or equivalent. Co: MUSC642 Research Project A)
MUSC639 20 Master’s Practical Study Vocal B (Pre: MUSC638: Master’s Practical Study:Vocal A, or equivalent. Co: MUSC643 Research Project B)
Choral Direction Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
MUSC608 20 Master’s Choral Direction A (Pre: A grade of Distinction or above in MUSC423: Advanced Choral Direction B, or equivalent. Co: MUSC642 Research Project A)
MUSC628 20 Master’s Choral Direction B (Pre: MUSC608: Master’s Choral Direction A, or equivalent. Co: MUSC643 Research Project B)
Composition Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
MUSC640 20 Master’s Composition A (Pre: A grade of Distinction or above in MUSC421 Music Composition B, or equivalent. Co: MUSC642 Research Project A)
MUSC641 20 Master’s Composition B (Pre: MUSC640 Master’s Composition A. Co: MUSC643 Research Project B)
Research Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
MUSC642 10 Research Project A (Pre: Entry into the Master of Music course. Co: MUSC636 Master’s Practical Study: Instrumental A, or MUSC638 Master’s Practical Study: Vocal A, or MUSC608 Master’s Choral Direction A, or MUSC640 Master’s Composition A)
MUSC643 10 Research Project B (Pre: MUSC642 Research Project A. Co: MUSC637 Master’s Practical Study: Instrumental B, or MUSC639 Master’s Practical Study: Vocal B, or MUSC628 Master’s Choral Direction B, or MUSC641 Master’s Composition B)
Electives66
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
MUSC610 10 Advanced Studies in Musicology A
MUSC629 10 Advanced Studies in Musicology B
MUSC630 10 Introduction to Musicology
MUSC631 10 Special Study in Music
MUSC632 10 Music and Liturgy
MUSC633 10 Psalmody and Hymnody
MUSC634 10 Western Plainchant in Theory and Practice
MUSC635 10 Music and the Sacred
THEO662 10 Foundations in Liturgy
66A student may undertake electives from other Master’s level courses (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements are met), with the approval of the Course Co-ordinator.
