C10276v2 Bachelor of Music and Sound Design
Award(s): Bachelor of Music and Sound Design (BMusSoundDesign)UAC code: 600006 (Autumn session)
CRICOS code: 092409B
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 144
Course EFTSL: 3
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Inherent (essential) requirements
External articulation
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Honours
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Music and Sound Design at UTS is built on the understanding that good practitioners have a strong base in artistic, professional and theoretical skills. Combining the domains of music, sound and screens, the Music and Sound Design course focuses on developing real-world skills for the digital sound industry, giving students the ability to apply their craft to films, TV, games, online platforms and music production. Students learn from leading industry figures – such as sound designers, songwriters and producers – in this practice-led course.
Working with UTS’s specialist sound facilities and equipment in the creative precinct of inner-Sydney, students develop and advance their interest in popular music, sound design, sound engineering and interactive media. Throughout the course students build a portfolio of sound works that demonstrates their creativity and professional skills to employers. They will have opportunities to run a music label, record in professional sound studios, collaborate with likeminded students in both this course and other disciplines, and design and compose sound and music for film, games and digital media. This is a future-focused course that provides students with the tools to succeed in the industry of today and tomorrow.
Course aims
This course aims to provide students with core skills in digital music production and sound design. Students' learning outcomes include the capacity to think creatively and critically about, and contribute to, developments within the music, sound and digital media industries; an awareness of industry practices in sound design and music production; and the capacity to collaborate, develop and critically revise their own work.
Career options
Possible careers are varied and include working in sound design and music production across a range of media like television, advertising, film, web and digital media. Careers as a composer, sound engineer, or music business professional are open to graduates of the Bachelor of Music and Sound Design.
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Transdisciplinarity and Innovation at UTSAll UTS students have the opportunity to develop distinctive capabilities around transdisciplinary thinking and innovation through the TD School. Transdisciplinary education at UTS brings together great minds from different disciplines to explore ideas that improve the way we live and work in the world. These offerings are unique to UTS and directly translate to many existing and emerging roles and careers.
Diploma in InnovationThe Diploma in Innovation (C20060) teaches innovation, supports personal transformation and provides the hard skills needed to support the inventors and inventions of the future. Students come out of the Diploma in Innovation, with the hard skills to create and support sectoral and societal transformation. Graduates are able to fluently integrate ideas, across professional disciplines and are inventors of the future.
All UTS undergraduate students (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation) can apply for the Diploma in Innovation upon admission in their chosen undergraduate degree. It is a complete degree program that runs in parallel to any undergraduate degree. The course is offered on a three-year, part-time basis, with subjects running in 3-week long intensive blocks in July, December and February sessions. More information including a link to apply is available at https://dipinn.uts.edu.au.
Transdisciplinary electives programTransdisciplinary electives broaden students' horizons and supercharge their problem-solving skills, helping them to learn outside, beyond and across their degrees. Students enrolled in an undergraduate course that includes electives can choose to take a transdisciplinary subject (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation). More information about the TD Electives program is available here.
Course intended learning outcomes
This course engages with the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs), which are tailored to the Graduate Attributes set for all graduates of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:
| 1.1 | Graduates possess a well-developed awareness of culture and professional practice of music and sound in the context of the technological and creative industries |
| 1.2 | Graduates are able to present, explain and evaluate their own and others' work in independent and collaborative contexts |
| 2.1 | Graduates are reflexive critical thinkers and creative practitioners who are intellectually curious, imaginative and innovative |
| 3.1 | Graduates are able to engage responsibly and respectfully with the musics and sound practices of a wide range of cultures |
| 3.2 | Graduates are able to adapt their critical thinking and creative enterprise to intercultural contexts |
| 4.1 | Apply knowledge of Indigenous issues in professional practices and engage responsibly in communicating with and about Indigenous people and communities |
| 5.1 | Graduates possess the awareness and skills to behave ethically in personal and professional contexts |
| 5.2 | Graduates are innovative agents for change in the creative industries of their local and wider communities |
| 6.1 | Graduates possess reflective and analytical skills enabling them to synthesise ideas from a diverse range of sources and communicate effectively to different audiences using appropriate media and modes |
| 6.2 | Graduates possess the technical and creative skills to express themselves in multi-platform contexts |
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The Faculty has an optional Music and Sound Design Portfolio Scheme which awards up to five (5) adjustment points towards the selection rank, based on an applicant’s portfolio of music and sound design work.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Inherent (essential) requirements
Inherent (essential) requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course.
Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course. This Statement should be read in conjunction with the UTS Student Rules.
Prospective or current student concerned about their ability to meet these requirements should discuss their concerns with the Academic Liaison Officer in their faculty or school and/or UTS Accessibility Service on 9514 1177 or at accessibility@uts.edu.au.
UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.
For course specific information see the Bachelor of Music and Sound Design, Bachelor of Communication (Media Arts and Production), Bachelor of Communication (Journalism), Bachelor of Animation Production Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.
Local students
Local students apply through the Universities Admissions Centre.
International students
International students apply through UTS International.
External articulation
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has established credit recognition packages with the following institution:
- TAFE, Australia
Details of all arrangements are available via the credit recognition search tool.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a three-year, full-time basis.
Course structure
Students must complete 144 credit points, comprising 80 credit points of major subjects, 16 credit points of core subjects and 48 credit points of electives.
For their electives, students can choose to complete either 6-credit point, 8-credit point or a combination of 6 and 8-credit point subjects by selecting the relevant elective choice block. Students must ensure their electives total 48 credit points.
Industrial training/professional practice
Studio-based subjects are highly flexible, allowing students to foster their specialisation and interests through practical professionally oriented projects. Songwriting, production and sound design skills are applied to real-world needs, and all students have the opportunity for a professional internship. Students run a public-facing digital music label releasing and promoting their own work. Broadcast opportunities are also available for student podcast productions. Entrepreneurship training provides a strong foundation for professional graduate enterprises.
Course completion requirements
| MAJ10062 Music and Sound Design | 80cp | |
| STM91648 Communication Literacies stream | 16cp | |
| CBK92109 Electives | 48cp | |
| Total | 144cp |
Course diagram
Course program
The typical program shown below is for a full-time student commencing in Autumn session who has chosen to complete 8-credit point (cp) electives. Students who would like to choose 6cp or a combination of 8cp and 6cp electives may need to enrol in two electives per session to maintain progression and complete the course in 3 years.
| Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 50817 Audio and Music Production | 8cp | |
| 50816 Audio Cultures | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK92109 Electives | 48cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 54001 Digital Literacies | 8cp | |
| 50824 Songwriting and Composition for Context | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK92109 Electives | 48cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 54002 Communicating Difference | 8cp | |
| 50818 Podcasting | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK92109 Electives | 48cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 50819 Composing with Sound | 8cp | |
| 50820 Sound Design | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK92109 Electives | 48cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 50826 Music Business and Professional Practice | 8cp | |
| 50825 Screen Soundtrack Production | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK92109 Electives | 48cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 50823 Sound Project | 8cp | |
| 54003 Creative Entrepreneurship | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK92109 Electives | 48cp | |
Honours
The Bachelor of Communication (Honours) (C09047) is available with an additional year of full-time study for eligible students to pursue music and sound design research or advanced creative practice.
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
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or +61 2 9514 1222
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