BA (Music Major) – Gateway, cornerstone & capstone units

Learning Outcomes
In addition to achieving the broad outcomes of their course, students successfully completing this major will be able to:
1. Articulate broad perspectives relating to the role of music in various historical, cultural and social contexts and practices relating to the music industry
2. Critically engage with, analyse and interpret key texts from a range of music sub-disciplines

Note: Students take only one of the units shaded in the same colour, so these must ensure the development of similar skills to prepare students for unit(s) in
the following semester.

Semester 1 Semester 2

ATS1343 Popular Music in
Global Perspective
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of
the unit, students will be able to:
(1) Recognise and articulate
some of the historical, social and
cultural forces that have shaped
select popular musics from
around the world;
First year/Gateway
ATS1345 Music and History
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of
this unit, students will be able to:
1) Recognise and articulate some
of the historical forces that
shaped the major strands of
Western art music through
studying selected representative
works.
ATS1346 Music and Culture
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
(1) Recognise and articulate some of the philosophies, techniques,
organising principles and concepts of select musics from around the
world.
(2) Locate, analyse and evaluate scholarly sources pertinent to an
ethnomusicology research project.
(3) Demonstrate academic research, writing and oral communication
skills by undertaking an ethnomusicology research project.

(2) Critically read scholarly (2) Critically read scholarly Assessment

sources by undertaking a guided sources by undertaking a guided (1) Online quizzes x5, 25%
reading activity; reading activity. (2) Annotated bibliography, 15%
(3) Evaluate and analyse (3) Evaluate and analyse (3) Podcast, 35%
scholarly sources pertinent to scholarly sources pertinent to (4) Take home test, 25%
popular music research; Western art music research.
(4) Undertake a popular music (4) Undertake a Western art
research project utilising music research project utilising
academic research and writing academic research and writing
skills. skills.
Assessment Assessment
(1) Online quizzes x10, 30% (1) Annotated Bibliography, 20%,
(2) Guided reading activity, 10% (2) Essay, 40%
(3) Coursework essay, 30% (3) Test, 40%
(4) Popular Music Expo, 30%
(team presentation 15%;
portfolio 15%)
ATS2867 The Ethnomusicology of Improvisation ATS2333 Jazz History ATS2900 Writing About Music:
Learning Outcomes: Learning Outcomes: Headlines and Hashtags
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to: Upon successful completion of this Learning Outcomes:
(1) Identify and explain the theoretical and practical aspects of unit, students will be able to: Upon successful completion of this
improvisation in music. (1) Recognise and explain the unit, students will be able to:
(2) Discuss the formative relationship between culture, music and significance of socio-cultural (1) Identify and discuss social and
improvisation practices. trends, major historical events and historical developments of the
(3) Interpret the forms and processes of improvisatory practices from a key figures that have influenced media that have given rise to the
diverse range of cultural sources. the development of jazz. modern profession of writing about
Second year/Cornerstone

(4) Implement practical skills and strategies for developing individual (2) Discuss jazz music with
improvisatory approaches to music. reference to various sociological,
Assessment biographical and historical
(1) Annotated Bibliography, 15% contexts.
(2) In-class Reading quiz, 15% (3) Analyse selected major jazz
(3) Essay / creative component-exegesis (40%) genres, composers and works.
(4) In-class test, 30% (4) Demonstrate academic
research, writing and oral
communication skills.
Assessment
(1) Online quizzes, weekly, 30%
(2) Group podcast and individual
reflection, 30%
(3) Essay, 40%
ATS3094 The Music Business: How to be Successful in the Music ATS3061 Music in Australia
Industry Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to: (1) Identify and analyse the stylistic changes that have influenced the
Third year/Capstone
music.
(2) Evaluate the ways in which
social media aids, distributes and
sometimes subverts ideas about
music.
(3) Employ professional writing
skills across a range of contexts to
produce work about music in print
and digital forms.
(4) Work in teams to solve
problems collectively.
Assessment
(1) Analysis of a concert
programme booklet, 35%
(2) Setting up a Blog and
Facebook page OR Writing a
Review of a book, CD or live
performance, 35%
(3) In-class tests, 30%

(1) Identify and discuss issues and business strategies that underlie development of music in Australia.
the Australian music industry, and compare these to international (2) Explain how various socio-political values have shaped music and
music industry practices. musical practices in Australia.
(2) Prepare personal professional documentation. (3) Demonstrate academic research, writing, group work and oral
(3) Apply the principles of music management in a group industry communication skills.
project. Assessment
Assessment (1) Quizzes x3, 21%
(1) Pre-class surveys, 10% (2) Vodcast and critical reflection, 35%
(2) Job application (CV, cover letter, key selection criteria), 30% (3) Essay, 44%
(3) Digital Press Kit, 30%
(4) Music Project Grant Application (Team Assessment), 30%