Conjoint: BA/BGlobalSt major in Music

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Within Music, you can study performance and hone your musical skills. Learn from some of the finest instrument teachers in the country. You can learn about music technology, gain an insight into the music industry and understand the relationship between music and the wider community. You will learn how to write about music and analyse different strategies of music education.
You also have the opportunity to participate in the University’s choir or orchestra during your studies.

Increase your musical knowledge and analysis, learn about the history of music, and explore music technology. You can gain a broad knowledge and understanding of Western musical techniques and styles. You can study the fundamental skills of harmony, counterpoint, aural and keyboard skills and analysis.
If you wish to study performance or composition, a Bachelor of Music provides a comprehensive music education for aspiring musicians.

The music industry runs on more than performers and composers. Behind the music there are people with an in-depth knowledge of artistic demands and industry standards. Our graduates have found careers in performance, education, broadcasting, journalism and academia.

You can take a major in Music as one of your two BA majors (a double major). Complementary BA majors with Music could be Anthropology or Drama. If you wanted to add another dimension to your studies, you could choose your second major from any other BA subject, such as Art History or Media, Film and Television.
You will need to pass at least 120 points (eight courses) towards each of your majors, including at least 45 points (three courses) at Stage III.

Complete 120 points comprising:

15 points for all Compulsory Course, and
105 points from Elective Courses

Selected courses must include at least 45 points at level 300.

Compulsory Course

Complete 15 points for ALL of the following:

MUS 125 - Music in Aotearoa New Zealand (15 points)

Elective Courses

Complete exactly 105 points from the following:

MAORI 190 - Kapa Haka 1 (15 points)

MUS 110 - Composition Studio 1  (15 points)

MUS 111 - Composition Studio 2  (15 points)

MUS 130 - Introduction to Musical Phenomena  (15 points)

MUS 145 - Western Music Across the Centuries (15 points)

MUS 149 - Rock to Reggae: Tracking Popular Music in New Zealand (15 points)

MUS 162 - Introduction to Music Teaching and Learning (15 points)

MUS 180 - Songcraft and Production Studio 1  (15 points)

MUS 181 - Songcraft and Production Studio 2  (15 points)

MUS 199 - Musicking (15 points)

PACIFIC 110 - Pacific Embodied Practices (15 points)

ANTHRO 202 - Music and Identity in World Music Cultures (15 points)

ANTHRO 217 - Rhythm, Blues and Rock (15 points)

ANTHRO 234 - Popular Musics of the Pacific (15 points)

MUS 203 - Classical Theory and Musicianship 1 (15 points)

MUS 204 - Classical Theory and Musicianship 2 (15 points)

MUS 205 - Classical Theory and Musicianship 3 (15 points)

MUS 206 - Conducting 1 (15 points)

MUS 225 - Music in Society (15 points)

MUS 230 - Music Production Studio 3  (15 points)

MUS 231 - Music Production Studio 4  (15 points)

MUS 245 - History, Music and Ideas: Rethinking the Classical Canon (15 points)

MUS 246 - Experimental Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries (15 points)

MUS 247 - Genre and Convention in Instrumental Music (15 points)

MUS 248 - Music on Stage and Screen (15 points)

MUS 258 - Composing with Computers (15 points)

MUS 259 - Special Topic (15 points)

MUS 262 - Music Psychology and Development (15 points)

MUS 276 - Jazz History (15 points)

MUS 299 - Musicking 2 (15 points)

ANTHRO 301 - Contemporary Research in Music and Culture (15 points)

ANTHRO 329 - Music of East Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation (15 points)

ANTHRO 357 - Gender, Sexuality and Popular Music (15 points)

MUS 306 - Conducting 3 (15 points)

MUS 325 - Music as History (15 points)

MUS 330 - Music Production Studio 5  (15 points)

MUS 331 - Music Production Studio 6 (15 points)

MUS 332 - Songcraft and Music Production Project 1  (15 points)

MUS 334 - Sound Design for Film and Video Games (15 points)

MUS 340 - Analytical Methods (15 points)

MUS 345 - History, Music and Ideas: Rethinking the Classical Canon (15 points)

MUS 346 - Experimental Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries (15 points)

MUS 347 - Genre and Convention in Instrumental Music (15 points)

MUS 348 - Music on Stage and Screen (15 points)

MUS 349 - Topic in World Music (15 points)

MUS 355 - Special Topic: Music Futures (15 points)

MUS 356 - Special Topic: Ragas of India (15 points)

MUS 357 - Special Topic (15 points)

MUS 358 - Musical Interface Design (15 points)

MUS 359 - Special Topic (15 points)

MUS 362 - Pedagogical Approaches for the School and Studio (15 points)

MUS 363 - Music and Community Engagement (15 points)

MUS 364 - Studio Pedagogy (15 points)

MUS 399 - Advanced Musicking (15 points)