Bachelor of Music (Honours) Programmes
The departmental requirements should be read in conjunction with both the University and Faculty rules for the degree of Honours.
Admission requirements:
(a) Faculty admission requirements as set out under Rule FH3 apply.
(b) Programme admission requirements: A candidate for the degree would normally hold the degree of Bachelor of Music or equivalent qualification.
(c) Acceptance is at the discretion of the Head of Department.
(d) A candidate for the degree by Performance must have at least a first class pass in the performance requirements for the undergraduate degree/diploma.
(e) A candidate for the degree by Composition must have a first-class pass in MUZ4351W Music Theory and Analysis IV and MUZ3330W Composition II or MUZ2341W Jazz Arrangement II, or equivalent at another university.
(f) A candidate who elects to undertake a Minor Research Essay as part of the degree
(i) must submit with the application a research proposal for a long essay which he/she intends to complete for the degree, the nature of which is satisfactory to the SACM Higher Degrees Committee;
(ii) could be asked to demonstrate an ability to propound and express ideas clearly and show evidence of musical insight to the satisfaction of the SACM Higher Degrees Committee by submitting a substantial paper on an analytical or historical subject (which may have been previously presented for a degree)
(iii) When the relevant material on the research topic chosen is in a language other than English, the candidate must at the time of application demonstrate by examination or other acceptable evidence, a reading knowledge of that language. If the required standard is not achieved, the prospective candidate may either be allowed to register on condition that a course in that language be taken and passed by examination at a relevant point in time as determined by the Higher Degrees Committee, or will have to pursue a preparatory course before being permitted to register.
Period of registration:
The Honours course is normally offered over one academic year of full-time study. A two-year programme may be offered at the discretion of the Head of
Department (see rule FH 5.2).
Obtaining the degree:
(a) A candidate may attend and complete an Honours programme in an approved field of study selected from the following:
Composition
Musicology
Performance
(b) Students who have not completed Research Methodology and Bibliography (MUZ 1357F) or its equivalent, are required to attend lectures on selected topics of this course as determined by the course convenor. An attendance of 100% of these lectures is a DP requirement for the submission of submission of the Research Essay, Minor Research Essay, Coursework or Composition.
Assessment:
In order to obtain the degree a candidate must obtain a pass mark in every component of the programme.
Classification of pass:
A class pass will be calculated according to the ratio of weighted credits of the year.
Honours in Composition
Programme structure:
The programme comprises a composition portfolio and minor research essay or coursework (totalling 180 credits).
Compulsory:
MUZ5031X Composition Portfolio (108 credits)
And either:
MUZ5038X Minor Research Essay (Composition) (72 credits)
Or:
Coursework selected from the following (totalling 72 credits):
MUZ5023X Advanced Music Analysis (Compulsory for Western classical students) (18 credits)
MUZ5024X Advanced Jazz Arrangement (compulsory for Jazz students) (18 credits)
MUZ5037Z Advanced Applied Piano Pedagogy (18 credits)
MUZ5040Z Advanced Orchestration (18 credits)
MUZ5035Z Music Ethnographic Methodology (18 credits)
MUZ5036Z Selected Topics in Ethnomusicology (18 credits)
SOC4051Z Research Methods – two modules (18 credits)
Any approved course offered in the Graduate School of Humanities, subject to the approval of the SACM Higher Degrees Committee and the programme convenor.
(36 credits)
NOTE: These courses are subject to availability of staff; students should check course availability with the departmental postgraduate office at the beginning ofeach year.
Honours in Musicology
Programme structure:
The programme comprises a research essay, public lecture and coursework (totalling 180 credits).
Compulsory:
MUZ5033X Research Essay (100 credits)
MUZ5034X Public Lecture (8 credits)
Electives (totalling 72 credits):
MUZ5023X Advanced Music Analysis (18 credits)
MUZ5024X Advanced Jazz Arrangement (18 credits)
MUZ5037Z Advanced Applied Piano Pedagogy (18 credits)
MUZ5040Z Advanced Orchestration (18 credits)
MUZ5035Z Music Ethnographic Methodology (18 credits)
MUZ5036Z Selected Topics in Ethnomusicology (18 credits)
SOC4051Z Research Methods – two modules (18 credits)
Any approved course offered in the Graduate School of Humanities subject to the approval of the SACM Higher Degrees Committee and the programme convenor.
(36 credits)
NOTE: These courses are subject to availability of staff; students should check course availability with the departmental postgraduate office at the beginning ofeach year.
Honours in Performance
Programme structure:
The programme comprises a set number of public recitals, a minor research essay, or an original composition, or an orchestration project [totalling 180 credits].
Compulsory for all students:
MUZ5025X Major Recital (64 credits)
Compulsory for students doing Western classical instruments, chamber music and accompaniment, and Western classical voice:
MUZ5027X Minor Recital I (32 credits)
MUZ5028X Minor Recital II (32 credits)
NOTE: The two minor recitals are to be presented in a single session with a 5-minute break between them.
Compulsory for African music students and jazz students:
MUZ5029X Minor Recital (64 credits)
One elective from the following:
MUZ5030Z Composition (52 credits)
MUZ5032Z Orchestration Portfolio (52 credits)
MUZ5039X Minor Research Essay (Performance) (52 credits) |
