Undergraduate Opportunities at the Conservatorium

R3A Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Music

BA students wishing to undertake a major in Music may do so and still be within the specifications of their degree course. Students from other degrees may also undertake a major in Music, subject to the specifications of their degrees.

Please note that some units have entrance requirements.

Students choose one of the streams below. Your enrolment for the major in Music component of your BA should total 100%:

Stream A: Core Studies

Stream B: Theory

Stream C: Composition

Stream D: History

I Music History Unit from the following:

FCH222 Baroque and Classical Music
FCH312 Music of the Nineteenth Century
or
FCH322 Music and Modernism

(12.5%)

I Music History Unit from the following:

FCH222 Baroque and Classical Music
FCH312 Music of the Nineteenth Century
or
FCH322 Music and Modernism

(12.5%)

I Music Theory Unit:

FCT110 Tonal Theory

(12.5%)

4 Music History units from the following:

FCX110/210 Classic Tracks: Music on Record
FCB112/212 History of Jazz
FCB116/216 Rock Revolution
FCB119/219 History of Musical Theatre
FCB122/222 World Music
FCH222 Baroque and Classical Music
FCH312 Music of the Nineteenth Century
FCH322 Music and Modernism
FCH311 Studies in Musicology
or
FCH321 Music Research Seminar

(50%)

3 Core Study units, either classical or contemporary stream:

Classical Core Studies:
FCC120, FCC210
and
FCC220

Contemporary Core Studies:
FCN120 , FCN210
and
FCN220

(37.5%)

3 Music Theory units:

FCT110 Tonal Theory
FCT220 Advanced Theory
and
FCT230 Form & Analysis

(37.5%)

3 Major Study Composition Units:

FCM114 Composition1 A,
FCM124 Composition 1B
and
FCM214 Composition 2A

(37.5%)

4 x 12.5% music electives

(50%)

4 x 12.5% music electives

(50%)

4 x 12.5% music electives

(50%)

4 x 12.5% music electives

(50%)

FYI:

Students may take no more than 50% of level 100 units
An audition is required for entry in any Ensemble unit
Students wishing to apply for enrolment in the BMus(Hons) must have completed a BMus degree

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For further advice regarding a Major in Music within the BA should contact either Mr Alistair Dobson or Dr Heather Monkhouse

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Undergraduate Opportunities at the Conservatorium

R3A Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Music

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