Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Creative Industries

Programme Director: Dr TSANG, Edmond

The aims and objectives of the Programme are to:

Provide a rigorous, progressive and relevant curriculum that develops musical knowledge and skills in media music;
Train students to be professionally competent for the creative and entertainment industries;
Enable each student to a high level of musical proficiency and achievement in the areas of popular music and composition for screen;
Deliver a strong tertiary programme to enhance students’ creative, intellectual, and performance abilities necessary for a variety of careers in music; and
Nurture creative talents in a liberal arts education setting.

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	58 units
	Major Required Courses (22 units)
	MUSI1005 Musicianship I	1 unit
	MUSI1015 Musicianship II	1 unit
	MUSI1037 Music Technology for Media	3 units
	MUSI1038 Music Theory I	3 units
	MUSI1039 Music Theory II	3 units
	MUSI2055 Western Music	3 units
	MUSI2056 Exploring Musical Cultures Worldwide	3 units
	MUSI3016 Introduction to Orchestration	2 units
	MUSI3085 Introduction to Music Business and Music Marketing	3 units

	Major Elective Courses (15 units)
	MUSI1008 Applied Music I	1 unit
	MUSI1009 Applied Music II	1 unit
	MUSI1018 Ensemble I	1 unit
	MUSI1019 Ensemble II	1 unit
	MUSI1045 Introduction to Film Music	3 units
	MUSI1046 Introduction to Anglophone Popular Music	3 units
	MUSI1048 Composition for Screen I	2 units
	MUSI1049 Composition for Screen II	2 units
	MUSI1058 Instrumental/Vocal Techniques for Songwriters I	1 unit
	MUSI1059 Instrumental/Vocal Techniques for Songwriters II	1 unit
	MUSI2005 Chamber Music I	1 unit
	MUSI2007 Group Instrument/Vocal Study I	1 unit
	MUSI2008 Applied Music III	1 unit
	MUSI2009 Applied Music IV	1 unit
	MUSI2015 Musicianship III	1 unit
	MUSI2017 Chamber Music II	1 unit
	MUSI2018 Ensemble III	1 unit
	MUSI2019 Ensemble IV	1 unit
	MUSI2026 Group Instrument/Vocal Study II	1 unit
	MUSI2047 Conducting I	3 units
	MUSI2048 Composition for Screen III	2 units
	MUSI2049 Composition for Screen IV	2 units
	MUSI2057 Sound Art	2 units
	MUSI2058 Instrumental/Vocal Techniques for Songwriters III	1 unit
	MUSI2059 Instrumental/Vocal Techniques for Songwriters IV	1 unit
	MUSI2068 Songwriting I	2 units
	MUSI2069 Songwriting II	2 units
	MUSI2078 Live Performance Workshop I	2 units
	MUSI2079 Live Performance Workshop II	2 units
	MUSI2088 Scoring Seminar I	2 units
	MUSI2089 Scoring Seminar II	2 units
	MUSI3005 Chamber Music III	1 unit
	MUSI3006 Chamber Music IV	1 unit
	MUSI3007 Group Instrument/Vocal Study III	1 unit
	MUSI3008 Applied Music V	1 unit
	MUSI3009 Applied Music VI	1 unit
	MUSI3015 Group Instrument/Vocal Study IV	1 unit
	MUSI3018 Ensemble V	1 unit
	MUSI3019 Ensemble VI	1 unit
	MUSI3027 Conducting II	3 units
	MUSI3057 Musicianship IV	2 units
	MUSI3065 Service Leadership and Community Engagement in Music	3 units
	MUSI3066 Music and Media	3 units
	MUSI3067 Techniques of Sound Design	3 units
	MUSI3068 Production Seminar for Songwriters I	2 units
	MUSI3069 Production Seminar for Songwriters II	2 units
	MUSI3075 Collaborative Screen Project	3 units
	MUSI3076 Applied Orchestration for Screen	3 units
	MUSI3077 Arranging for Songwriters	2 units
	MUSI3078 Live Performance Workshop III	2 units
	MUSI3079 Live Performance Workshop IV	2 units
	MUSI3086 Professional Development Internship	3 units
	MUSI3087 Iconic Figures of Chinese Popular Music	3 units
	MUSI3088 Scoring Seminar III	2 units
	MUSI3089 Scoring Seminar IV	2 units
	MUSI3095 Listening to Chinese Music	3 units
	MUSI3096 Legal Perspective in the Creative Arts	3 units
	MUSI3097 Music Design and Programming for Video Games	3 units
	MUSI3105 History and Analysis of Game Scoring	3 units
	MUSI3106 Health and Wellbeing Through Exercise, Nutrition and Music-Mind-Body Dynamics	3 units
	MUSI3107 The Past and Present of Music Theatre: from Opera to Broadway	3 units
	MUSI3115 Female and LGBTQ Artists in Music, Arts and Society	3 units
	MUSI3116 Music, Healing, Health and Wellbeing in World Cultures	3 units
	MUSI3117 Music, the Mind and Meditation for Wellbeing	3 units
	MUSI3125 Music, Science and Technology	3 units
	MUSI3126 Sounds from Earth: Music in a Globalised World	3 units
	MUSI3127 Sight and Sound: Great Film Music Collaborations	3 units
	MUSI3135 Listening to the Twentieth Century	3 units
	MUSI3136 Creative Entrepreneurship	3 units
	MUSI3145 Music and AI	3 units
	MUSI3146 Interactive Audio	3 units
	MUSI4007 Chamber Music V	1 unit
	MUSI4008 Applied Music VII	1 unit
	MUSI4009 Applied Music VIII	1 unit
	MUSI4015 Chamber Music VI	1 unit
	MUSI4017 Conducting III	3 units
	MUSI4018 Ensemble VII	1 unit
	MUSI4019 Ensemble VIII	1 unit
	MUSI4025 Special Topics in Music I	2 units
	MUSI4026 Special Topics in Music II	2 units
	MUSI4027 Special Topics in Music III	2 units
	MUSI4035 Special Topics in Music IV	2 units

	Concentration Required Courses (21 units)
	(see each concentration)

II.	Honours Project	6 units
	MUSI4878 Honours Project I	3 units
	MUSI4879 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: