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Music Composition major

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1st year sequence

A first year sequence in Music consists of:

Minor sequence

A minor sequence in Composition consists of core units to the value of 30 points including:

Unit Year Level

First semester

Second semester
First-year core
  • MUS1100 Exploring music I
  • MUS1110 Exploring music II
Second-year core
  • MUS2110 Analytical and compositional techniques I
  • MUS2660 Music composition and technology workshop
  • MUS2120 Analytical and compositional techniques II

Major sequence

The major consists of core units to the value of 54 points including:

Unit Year Level First semester Second semester
First-year core
  • MUS1100 Exploring music I
  • MUS1110 Exploring music II
Second-year core
  • MUS2110 Analytical and compositional techniques I
  • MUS2660 Music composition and technology workshop
  • MUS2120 Analytical and compositional techniques II
Third-year core
  • MUS3390 Music aesthetics, criticism, sociology and psychology
  • MUS3660 Music composition and technology workshop
  • MUS3580 Contemporary music
  • MUS3310 Contemporary compositional techniques

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