Undertaking a major study in Music offers you the exciting opportunity to specialise in your own musical interests. You will develop skills, concepts, and methodologies in music theory, composition and songwriting, music technology, music history and culture, and music perception & cognition. You also undertake a graduating project in your area of interest. Developing competencies through theoretical study in combination with practical experience, this study area fosters your creativity and furthers your knowledge of popular music in a contemporary context.
Students undertaking this major are strongly recommended to have prior experience with singing and/or playing a musical instrument, and should have a basic knowledge of music notation and music theory. Students with VCE Music 3&4, AMEB grade 6, Diploma of Music or equivalent professional experience are eligible to take this major.
For a major study students must complete 96 credit points consisting of:
A full course is made up of several smaller topics or subjects. These are referred to as 'units'.
Most courses have compulsory 'core' units, as well as optional units.
'Credit points' are the value that each unit contributes towards your course.
Most units at VU are worth 12 credit points. You will need to complete the required course credit points to graduate.
Students are required to complete only one pair of capstone units in their degree ACX3005 Graduating Project 1 and ACX3006 Graduating Project 2. Students should replace the capstone units in the second major with 24 credit points of elective units taken from any major or minor offered in ABAB (must be at year 2 or 3 level in a major or minor not already taken).
This unit set is studied as part of the following course(s):