Program

Music / Engineering (Honours) - 3766

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Contact: sam@unsw.edu.au

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 6.5 Years  

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 312

UAC Code: 422520

Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Bachelor of Music (Major)

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Program Description

THIS PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING IN 2015 ONWARDS.

The Dual award degree Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) [BMus BE (Hons)] is a 6.5 year program (full-time).

The UNSW Bachelor of Music offers intensive pre-professional training in one of four streams: Music Creative Practice, Musicology, Sonic Arts and Music Pedagogy. All streams are supported by a variety of large and small, western and non-western music ensembles as well as extensive opportunities for developing musicianship skills.

The UNSW Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is designed to equip you for a career as a professional engineer. We provide you with a solid background in mathematics, natural sciences and computing that will prepare you for learning knowledge and skills in an engineering discipline specialisation. You will get the chance to apply yourself to engineering design and enquiry projects, professional engineering practice, engineering and technical management and conduct research towards your thesis project.

Admission to the program is subject to a satisfactory music audition and an acceptable level of attainment in year 12 music studies or equivalent. Applicants must satisfy the entry requirements to UNSW Engineering as well as to UNSW Arts and Social Sciences.

An Advanced Entry Scheme is available to suitably qualified applicants. Students admitted into the advanced entry scheme may receive a block credit of up to 36 UOC in Level 1 music courses.

For questions regarding the Bachelor of Music requirements of the program, students should contact the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre.

For questions regarding the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) component of the program, students should consult the relevant School Office that offers the Engineering discipline selected.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

For the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), please see Rules.

For the Bachelor of Music, please see the program objectives and learning outcomes as listed in program 3436 Bachelor of Music.

Program Structure

In this dual degree program, students must successfully complete 312 units of credit (UOC), including 144 UOC for the BMus and 168 UOC for the BE (Hons). Students must also complete 60 days of approved Industrial Training for the Engineering program.


Requirements for the Bachelor of Music in Dual Mode

The basic requirements for the degree in Dual mode (144 UOC) are:
  1. Musicology Core (42 UOC - 7 courses)
  2. Musicianship Core (24 UOC - 4 courses)
  3. Performance Laboratory Core (48 UOC - 8 courses)
  4. Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC - 1 course)
  5. Stream Courses (12 UOC - 2 courses)
  6. Prescribed Music Electives (12 UOC - 2 courses)

Level 1

Core
  • MUSC1101 Music Reinvented (6 UOC)
  • MUSC1604 Western Music: A Panorama (6 UOC)
  • MUSC1602 M&S 1 (6 UOC)
  • MUSC1603 M&S 2 (6 UOC)
  • MUSC1701 Per Lab 1 (BMus) (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC1702 Per Lab 1 (Adv) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice Stream only)
  • MUSC1704 Per Lab 2 (BMus) (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC1705 Per Lab 2 (Adv) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice Stream only)

  • Level 2

    Core

    Stream Gateway (6 UOC)

    Level 3

    Core
  • MUSC3701 Per Lab 5 (6 UOC)
  • MUSC3702 Per Lab 6 (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC3704 Per Lab 6 (MCP/MP) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice and Music Pedagogy Streams only)

  • Stream Courses (12 UOC)

    Level 4 (Pass)

    Core

    Prescribed Music Electives (12 UOC)

    Streams

    The following stream specialisations are available in the Bachelor of Music:

    Prescribed Music Electives

    Students must complete 12 UOC from the following list of Prescribed Music Electives:
    Note: Students cannot double count their stream courses as Prescribed Music Electives. Prescribed Music Electives must be chosen from outside their stream courses.

    Award with Distinction

    You are eligible for the award of your Pass Degree "with Distinction" if you achieve a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 75 in all courses and complete at least 50% of the requirements of your award at UNSW.

    Honours

    High achieving Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) students who have successfully completed all course requirements for levels 1-4 may apply to continue their fifth year of study in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) / Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program 3769. A minimum WAM of 70 is required for entry into Honours. Please refer to the Bachelor of Music (Honours) / Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program 3769 for further information.

    Performance Ensembles

    BMus students must take part in a required number of the performance ensembles offered by the School.

    Academic Rules

    To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must:
    1. enrol in the Bachelor of Music and complete 144 UOC
    2. complete the core requirements
    3. complete the stream courses and prescribed elective requirements
    4. complete at least 36 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
    5. specify their major at the time of enrolment into Level 2
    6. complete at least 36 UOC of Level 2 courses before enrolling in Level 3 courses
    7. complete at least 36 UOC of Level 3 courses before enrolling in Level 4 courses


    Requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Dual Mode (168 UOC)

    Program Structure

    The BMus BE (Hons) dual degree is offered in the following Engineering disciplines:
    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Bioinformatics Engineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Computer Engineering
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Environmental Engineering
    • Geospatial Engineering
    • Industrial Chemistry
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
    • Mechatronic Engineering
    • Mining Engineering
    • Naval Architecture
    • Petroleum Engineering
    • Photovoltaics and Solar Energy
    • Renewable Energy Engineering
    • Software Engineering
    • Surveying
    • Telecommunications

    General Education Requirements

    Students enrolled in a dual program are not required to complete any General Education requirements.

    Award of Class of Honours

    • Class 1: WAM of at least 80 and Thesis Mark of at least 65
    • Class 2 Division 1: WAM of at least 75 and Thesis Mark of at least 65
    • Class 2 Division 2: WAM of at least 65 and Thesis Mark of at least 65
    NOTE: First attempt counts. Honours WAM to be calculated to one decimal place.

    Academic Rules

    To obtain the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and the Bachelor of Music a student must successfully complete courses that total at least 312 units of credit and include courses making up at least 168 units of credit described in the stream requirements for the BE (Hons) specialisation for which the student is enrolled. Students must also complete 60 days of Industrial Training.

    Students may not count more than 60 units of credit of level 1 courses in this 168 units of credit.

    Progression

    To ensure that all students who complete the program attain the honours level learning outcomes of the program, the progression rules for the program are as follows:
    • No level 4 BE course until 102 UOC of BE stream passed
    • No level 3 BE course until all Introductory core passed
    • If any of the conditions below apply, students will be transferred to the Bachelor of Engineering Science program, with such transfer subject to appeal:
      • 2 fails in any given core course
      • After half or more of the BE stream attempted (more than 84UOC), 50% or more of BE stream courses have been failed
      • Prior to the final 48 UOC of the stream (120 UOC or more of the BE stream completed), a WAM of less than 50%
    Substitution

    Students may substitute up to 12 UOC of Advanced Disciplinary courses (Level 5) in place of Disciplinary Knowledge courses from a school specified stream list of courses with the approval of the Program or Stream Authority.

    Sample Program

    It is strongly recommended that students follow the sample program to ensure compliance with course requirements.


    Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
    Level 1
    Semester 1
    MUSC1101 Music Reinvented (6 UOC)MUSC1602 Materials & Structures 1
    (6 UOC)
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 1
    Semester 2
    MUSC1604 Western Music: a Panorama (6 UOC)MUSC1603 Materials & Structures 2
    (6 UOC)
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 2
    Semester 1
    MUSC1701 Performance Lab 1
    (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC1702 Performance Lab 1 (Adv) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice stream only)
    MUSC2602 Materials & Structures 3 
    (6 UOC)
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 2
    Semester 2
    MUSC1704 Performance Lab 2
    (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC1705 Performance Lab 2 (Adv) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice stream only)
    MUSC2603 Materials & Structures 4
    (6 UOC)
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 3
    Semester 1
    MUSC2701 Performance Lab 3
    (6 UOC)
    MUSC2116 Sound, Society, and Self in World Music (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 3
    Semester 2
    MUSC2702 Performance Lab 4
    (6 UOC)
    Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 4
    Semester 1
    MUSC3701 Performance Lab 5
    (6 UOC)
    Stream Course
    (6 UOC)
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 4
    Semester 2
    MUSC3702 Performance Lab 6 (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC3704 Performance Lab 6 (MCP/MP) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice and Music Pedagogy streams only)
    Stream Course
    (6 UOC)
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Levels 5-7
    Level 5
    Semester 1
    MUSC4701 Performance Lab 7
    (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC4703 Performance Lab 7 (MCP) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice stream only)
    MUSC4103 Advanced Studies in Music History & Culture 1 (6 UOC)MUSC4101 Critical Investigation in Music (6 UOC)Prescribed Music Elective (6 UOC)
    Level 5
    Semester 2
    MUSC4702 Performance Lab 8 (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC4704 Performance Lab 8 (MCP) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice stream only)
    MUSC4104 Advanced Studies in Music History & Culture 2 (6 UOC)MUSC4102 Critical Practice in Music
    (6 UOC)
    Prescribed Music Elective (6 UOC)
    Level 6
    Semester 1
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 6
    Semester 2
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 7
    Semester 1
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)

    Key
    Performance labs
    Musicology
    Musicianship
    Stream courses
    Prescribed Music Electives
    Engineering Component

    Fees

    For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

    Important Information

    The Academic Rules for the BMus BE (Hons) and the online enrolment facility provide students with a wide range of course choices. The online enrolment facility checks that students meet the enrolment requirements for individual courses but not that a course complies with Program Rules. Students are responsible for ensuring they are enrolling in accordance with the Academic Rules outlined above. Students should not assume that because they have enrolled in a course online that the course is automatically credited to their degree program.

    Further Information

    Admission to the program is subject to a satisfactory audition/interview and an acceptable level of attainment in year 12 studies or equivalent. Assumed knowledge: HSC Music 2 or Extension or equivalent qualification.

    For more information on the audition/interview, please contact school

    For all other enquiries, please contact the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre.
    Tel: + 61 2 9385 2289
    Email: arts@unsw.edu.au
    Location: Room G1 Ground Floor, Morven Brown building (C20)
    Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
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