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Honours Units

Subject tables

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Bachelor of Arts

MUSC4011
Music Honours A
12    P Credit results in MUSC3609, and either MUSC2631 or MUSC3699, plus a Music Major with credit average results in 36 senior music credit points.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
MUSC4012
Music Honours B
12    C MUSC4011
Semester 1
Semester 2
MUSC4013
Music Honours C
12    C MUSC4012
Semester 1
Semester 2
MUSC4014
Music Honours D
12    C MUSC4013
Semester 1
Semester 2

Bachelor of Music (Composition)

CMPN4610
Composition Honours A
12    P Credit result in MCGY4601, distinction average in Composition 5 & 6, and overall credit average results.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
CMPN4611
Composition Honours B
12    C CMPN4610
Semester 1
Semester 2
CMPN4612
Composition Honours C
12   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
CMPN4613
Composition Honours D
12   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2

Bachelor of Music (Musicology)

MCGY4611
Musicology Honours A
12    P Credit result in MCGY4601, distinction average in Musicology 5 & 6, and overall credit average results.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
MCGY4612
Musicology Honours B
12    C MCGY4611

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
MCGY4603
Musicology Honours C
12    C MCGY4605

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
MCGY4605
Musicology Honours D
12    C MCGY4603

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2

Bachelor of Music (Music Education)

MUED3629
Honours: Research in Music Education 1
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit is commenced in the third year of the degree program and enrolment is subject to approval of the Chair of Unit and Undergraduate Studies Committee.
Semester 1
MUED3630
Honours: Research in Music Education 2
6    P MUED3629
Semester 2
MUED4612
Music Education Honours A
12    P Credit result in MUED3630

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
MUED4613
Music Education Honours B
12    C MUED4612
Semester 1
Semester 2
MUED4614
Music Education Honours C
12      Semester 1
Semester 2

Bachelor of Music (Performance)

PERF4610
Performance Honours A
12    P Credit result in MCGY4601, distinction average in Principal Study 4 & 6, and overall credit average results.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
A staff accompanist will be available to work with the candidate in 8 hours of rehearsal for concerto-style performance and for the final public Recital (semester 2) where this is appropriate to the needs of the performance and approved in advance.
Semester 1
Semester 2
PERF4611
Performance Honours B
12    C PERF4610
Semester 1
Semester 2
PERF4002
Performance Honours C
12    C MCGY4003

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
PERF4003
Performance Honours D
12    C PERF4002

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2

Bachelor of Music Studies

PERF4601
Honours Project 1
12   

3 year Bachelor of Music Studies degree (or equivalent) in which candidates have obtained a minimum credit average in second and third year units of study and a distinction average in their Principal Study area.
Semester 1
Semester 2
PERF4602
Honours Project 2
12    C PERF4601
Semester 1
Semester 2
PERF4603
Honours Project 3
12    C PERF4604

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
PERF4604
Honours Project 4
12    C PERF4603
Semester 1
Semester 2

Subject details

Bachelor of Arts

MUSC4011 Music Honours A

Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Wierzbicki Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr Dissertation Seminar/week, plus fortnightly supervision Prerequisites: Credit results in MUSC3609, and either MUSC2631 or MUSC3699, plus a Music Major with credit average results in 36 senior music credit points. Assessment: 15,000 - 20,000 word thesis which may include a creative component equivalent to 6000 words (50%); Dissertation Seminar (20%); 12 credit points in Arts or Music units of study (30%).
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
The Honours BA in Music is both a completion at a high standard of an academic education in music, and a preparation for postgraduate study in music. Intending Honours students should speak to the Honours co-ordinator before enrolling. Honours requirements are: A dissertation on a topic agreed with the course coordinator, but normally negotiated by the end of the previous year in the course of MUSC3609 Musicology. A research-based creative component (performance, composition, curation) equivalent to up to 6000 words may, with permission of the supervisor, be included as an integral part of the dissertation, and a further 12 credit points in Arts or Music (subject to approval).
MUSC4012 Music Honours B

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: MUSC4011
Refer to MUSC4011
MUSC4013 Music Honours C

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: MUSC4012
Refer to MUSC4011
MUSC4014 Music Honours D

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: MUSC4013
Refer to MUSC4011

Bachelor of Music (Composition)

CMPN4610 Composition Honours A

Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Matthew Hindson Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr Dissertation Seminar/week, weekly supervision, Advanced Analysis Class, and a further 6 cps in an approved unit of study. Prerequisites: Credit result in MCGY4601, distinction average in Composition 5 & 6, and overall credit average results. Assessment: Submission of a composition portfolio (50%) and 8,000 to 10,000 word thesis including Dissertation Seminar (30%); 12 credit points in approved units of study (20%).
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Composition Honours is both a completion at a high standard of an academic education in composition, and a preparation for postgraduate study in music. Intending Honours students should speak to the Chair of Unit before enrolling. Honours requirements are: A dissertation and original portfolio in an area normally negotiated by the end of the previous year in the course of MCGY4601 Research Methods, attendance at the Dissertation seminar, and a further 12 credit points in approved units of study.
CMPN4611 Composition Honours B

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: CMPN4610
Refer to CMPN4610
CMPN4612 Composition Honours C

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to CMPN4610
CMPN4613 Composition Honours D

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to CMPN4610

Bachelor of Music (Musicology)

MCGY4611 Musicology Honours A

Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Kathleen Nelson Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr Dissertation Seminar/week, weekly supervision, 12 further credit points in advanced Analysis and History units of study. Prerequisites: Credit result in MCGY4601, distinction average in Musicology 5 & 6, and overall credit average results. Assessment: Submission of a written thesis of 15,000 to 20,000 words (50%); Dissertation Seminar including a 40 minute public presentation of a paper (30%); 12 credit points in advanced analysis and history units of study (20%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Musicology Honours is both a completion at a high standard of undergraduate education in musicology, and a preparation for postgraduate study in musicology. Intending Honours students should speak to the Chair of Unit before applying. The Honours student prepares a dissertation on a topic normally negotiated by the end of the previous year in the course of MCGY3606 Musicology 6 and outlined in a written proposal. Following submission of the dissertation the student presents a spoken paper on the dissertation topic and is expected to respond to questions posed from the floor by examiners and audience members. Other Musicology Honours requirements are attendance and participation in the Dissertation Seminar during the first semester; attendance and participation at Musicology Workshop during both semesters; and a further 12 credit points of approved units of study. Musicology Honours students should aspire to a standard of research suited to publication in a national refereed musicological journal.
MCGY4612 Musicology Honours B

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: MCGY4611
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to MCGY4611
MCGY4603 Musicology Honours C

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: MCGY4605
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to MCGY4611
MCGY4605 Musicology Honours D

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: MCGY4603
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to MCGY4611

Bachelor of Music (Music Education)

MUED3629 Honours: Research in Music Education 1

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Renwick Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hour seminar per week Assessment: Bibliography and review of literature; preliminary research proposal (100%).
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: This unit is commenced in the third year of the degree program and enrolment is subject to approval of the Chair of Unit and Undergraduate Studies Committee.
The aims of this unit of study are to develop an understanding of music education research processes, and to identify research methods suitable for individual students' research topics. It examines a range of music education research paradigms which can broadly be categorised as qualitative and quantitative and introduces students to related research procedures. Readings and seminar activities are designed to facilitate students' critical analysis of research in terms of the relevant research methodologies. Students will also develop strategies for locating and reviewing literature pertaining to their fields of research interest. As an outcome of this unit, students will submit a preliminary literature review and preliminary research proposal.
MUED3630 Honours: Research in Music Education 2

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Renwick Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hour seminar per week or 1 hour individual consultation per week during part of the course. Prerequisites: MUED3629 Assessment: Initial thesis chapters; ethics documentation. (100%)
This unit of study consolidates and extends skills acquired in Honours: Research in Music Education 1. It broadens students' knowledge of a variety of research methods, concepts and research designs which are useful in answering empirical research questions. Evolving skills will be extended through practical tasks in which students examine and apply a range of qualitative and quantitative data analysis procedures. Through ongoing reading and critical evaluation of related research literature, students will prepare a research proposal for implementation in the final semester of the Honours program. This will be documented in the form of the first three chapters of a thesis. Ethical issues in music education research are an adjunct area of study and students will submit all documentation required for ethics approval of their proposed research.
MUED4612 Music Education Honours A

Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Renwick Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1 hr individual supervision /week plus attendance at weekly seminars. Prerequisites: Credit result in MUED3630 Assessment: Oral presentation of research findings and thesis 12,000-15,000 words (46%), Music education seminar assessments (54%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Honours in Music Education is both a completion at a high standard of an academic education and a preparation for postgraduate study in music education. Intending Honours students should speak to the Music Education Honours Coordinator before enrolling. Honours requirements are: Successful completion of MUED3629 and MUED3630, an oral presentation and a thesis normally well-prepared by the end of the previous year in the course of MUED3629 and MUED3630. A further 24 credit points in designated Honours Music Education seminars as follows: MUED4603 Cultural Diversity on Music Education, MUED4602 Senior Secondary Music Education and MUED4632 Professional Issues in Music Ed.
MUED4613 Music Education Honours B

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: MUED4612
Refer to MUED4612
MUED4614 Music Education Honours C

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2
Refer to MUED4612

Bachelor of Music (Performance)

PERF4610 Performance Honours A

Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Chair of Unit Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr Dissertation Seminar/week in semester 1, 12 hours supervision and 24 hours instrumental lessons across two semesters including performance workshops, plus participation across two semesters in either ensemble, orchestral, vocal diction or chamber music studies as appropriate. Prerequisites: Credit result in MCGY4601, distinction average in Principal Study 4 & 6, and overall credit average results. Assessment: A concerto-style or equivalent performance (up to 25 mins or 40mins for jazz students) (20%); Honours public recital of 45-50 minutes (30%); Critical notes (2,000-2,500 words) (10%); 8,000 -10,000 word thesis including Dissertation Seminar (30%); participation in ensemble/performance classes (10%)
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: A staff accompanist will be available to work with the candidate in 8 hours of rehearsal for concerto-style performance and for the final public Recital (semester 2) where this is appropriate to the needs of the performance and approved in advance.
Performance Honours is both a completion at a high standard of an academic education in performance, and a preparation for postgraduate study in music. Intending Honours students should speak to the Chair of Unit before enrolling. Honours requirements are: the presentation of both a concerto-style performance (normally in semester 7) as well as a public recital (normally in semester 8), the latter with accompanying critical notes, a dissertation in a topic normally negotiated by the end of the previous year in the course of MCGY4601 Research Methods, attendance at the Dissertation Seminar, and participation in either ensemble, orchestral, vocal diction or chamber music studies.
PERF4611 Performance Honours B

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: PERF4610
Refer to PERF4610
PERF4002 Performance Honours C

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: MCGY4003
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to PERF4610
PERF4003 Performance Honours D

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: PERF4002
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to PERF4610

Bachelor of Music Studies

PERF4601 Honours Project 1

Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Chair of Unit Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2 hr Dissertation Seminar/week, individual lessons and/or supervision as appropriate to the student's area of study. See Musicology, Performance or Composition (Honours) for full details. Assessment: Equivalent to either Musicology, Composition or Performance Honours as stated in MCGY4611, CMPN4610 and PERF4610.
Note: 3 year Bachelor of Music Studies degree (or equivalent) in which candidates have obtained a minimum credit average in second and third year units of study and a distinction average in their Principal Study area.
The Honours strand for the BMus Studies, BMus Studies/BA and BMus Studies/MBBS degrees allows students to extend their musical knowledge and skill base within a stand-alone 4th year honours program. Honours is both a completion at a high standard of an academic education in music, and a preparation for postgraduate study in music. Intending Honours students should speak to the specific Chair of Unit before enrolling. Honours requirements are specified according to the area of study. Please refer to either CMPN4610 Composition Honours A, MCGY4611 Musicology Honours A or PERF4610 Performance Honours A for a full description.
PERF4602 Honours Project 2

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: PERF4601
Refer to PERF4601
PERF4603 Honours Project 3

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: PERF4604
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to PERF4601
PERF4604 Honours Project 4

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: PERF4603
Refer to PERF4601