Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Music
Programme Director: Prof HUI, Keri
The aims and objectives of the Programme are to:
- Provide a rigorous, relevant, and progressive curriculum that develops the musical knowledge, aesthetic concepts, creativity, and skills essential for a successful musician in the 21st Century;
- Enable each student to develop a high level of musical proficiency, achievement, and musicianship;
- Provide a strong tertiary programme of study that develops the creative, intellectual, and performance abilities necessary for a variety of careers in music;
- Provide a programme of study that utilises modern technology to enhance traditional music learning and to encourage its use in creation, scholarship, performance, and teaching; and
- Provide a programme that encourages self reliance, stimulates powers of communication, and develops analytical and independent thinking.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | Major Courses | 58 units |
| II) | Honours Project | 6 units |
| III) | University Language Courses | 9 units |
| IV) | General Education Courses | 22 units |
| V) | Free Electives | 33 units |
| 128 units |
Requirements
| I. | Major Courses | 69 units |
| Major Required Courses (37 units) | ||
| MUSI1005 Musicianship I | 1 unit | |
| MUSI1006 Theory and Structure of Music I | 3 units | |
| MUSI1008 Applied Music I | 1 unit | |
| MUSI1009 Applied Music II | 1 unit | |
| MUSI1015 Musicianship II | 1 unit | |
| MUSI1016 Theory and Structure of Music II | 3 units | |
| MUSI1018 Ensemble I | 1 unit | |
| MUSI1019 Ensemble II | 1 unit | |
| MUSI1028 Music Colloquium I | 0 unit | |
| MUSI1029 Music Colloquium II | 0 unit | |
| MUSI2008 Applied Music III | 1 unit | |
| MUSI2009 Applied Music IV | 1 unit | |
| MUSI2015 Musicianship III | 1 unit | |
| MUSI2016 Music Technology I | 3 units | |
| MUSI2018 Ensemble III | 1 unit | |
| MUSI2019 Ensemble IV | 1 unit | |
| MUSI2028 Music Colloquium III | 0 unit | |
| MUSI2029 Music Colloquium IV | 0 unit | |
| MUSI2055 Western Music | 3 units | |
| MUSI2056 Exploring Musical Cultures Worldwide | 3 units | |
| MUSI3008 Applied Music V | 1 unit | |
| MUSI3009 Applied Music VI | 1 unit | |
| MUSI3018 Ensemble V | 1 unit | |
| MUSI3019 Ensemble VI | 1 unit | |
| MUSI3028 Music Colloquium V | 0 unit | |
| MUSI3029 Music Colloquium VI | 0 unit | |
| MUSI3085 Introduction to Music Business and Music Marketing | 3 units | |
| MUSI4008 Applied Music VII | 1 unit | |
| MUSI4009 Applied Music VIII | 1 unit | |
| MUSI4018 Ensemble VII | 1 unit | |
| MUSI4019 Ensemble VIII | 1 unit | |
| MUSI4028 Music Colloquium VII | 0 unit | |
| MUSI4029 Music Colloquium VIII | 0 unit | |
| Concentration Required Courses (21 units) | ||
| (see each concentration) | ||
| II. | Honours Project | 6 units |
| MUSI4898 Honours Project I | 3 units | |
| MUSI4899 Honours Project II | 3 units | |
| III. | University Language Courses | 9 units |
| IV. | General Education Courses | 22 units |
| V. | Free Electives | 33 units |
| 128 units |
The concentrations offered:
- Composition Concentration
- Directed Studies Concentration
- Music Education Concentration
- Performance Concentration