Major - Musicology
Western Sydney University
Major
Code:
M1114.1
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Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
YES, if the specialisation is available on your Home campus. Please ensure your course structure allows space for enrolment in the units in this unit set. Students must also meet any pre-requisite requirements. Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.
The Musicology major provides students from outside the Music program with an introduction to the history of Western classical music, and popular and classical musics in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It offers perspectives on modernism, postmodernism and post-postmodernism, and incorporates social, political and philosophical critiques of music.
Major
Structure
Students must complete 80 credit points as follows
Year 1
Autumn session
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102546
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Western Art Music History
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Choose one of
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102564
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Music Theory Fundamentals
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Spring session
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102547
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Popular Music Histories
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Year 2
Summer session
Autumn session
Spring session
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102858
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Musicology as a Professional Practice
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Year 3
Autumn session
Spring session
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102573
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Music and Critical Thought
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Equivalent Specialisation Units
The Specialisation units listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these units in 2017 or earlier.
101520 - Basic Composition, Craft and Theory
101523 - Cultural Paradigms and Music
101526 - Introduction to Sound Technologies
101528 - Modes and Codes in Music Production
101742 - Music and Philosophy
102427 - Western Art Music 1
102428 - Western Art Music 2
The Specialisation unit listed below counts towards completion of this major for students who passed this unit in 2019 or earlier.
102552 - The Politics of Australian Music
The Specialisation units listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these units in 2021 or earlier.
102281 - Popular Music Communities
102551 - Music, Culture and Discourse