C10269v1 Bachelor of Sound and Music Design
Award(s): Bachelor of Sound and Music Design (BSoundMusDesign)UAC code: 600006
CRICOS code: 068112G
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 144
Course EFTSL: 3
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Applications
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
This course is the first of its kind in Australia to combine the domains of sound and music, and prepare students for new emerging domains that require the confluence of sound in design and interaction.
The course appeals to students with an interest in music, creative arts, design and technology, or multimedia. It converges creative practice (art thinking) and innovative solution (design thinking) through music and sound. It offers a unique, contemporary sound and music degree experience by merging art and technology across domains of composition, entertainment and audio technology, as well as combining features of music and audio engineering with interaction design.
Course aims
Students' learning outcomes include expression through creative practice, and technical fluency across a range of technologies.
Career options
Career options include working in sound design or production across a diverse range of media, communication and design outlets including architecture, animation, exhibition design, gaming, music, product design and web applications.
Specific examples include computer musicians, e-fashion designers, electronic music composers, information system (sonification) designers, installation artists/sound sculptors, interactive media artists, mobile/smart-phone and device audio interface designers, new media artists, new sonic interface designers, product audio designers and software interface designers.
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 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; or CAE: 58-66
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.
Applications
Local students
Local students apply through the Universities Admissions Centre with first round applications closing 31 October, and final round closing 31 January each year.
International students
International students apply through UTS International.
Assumed knowledge
Any two units of English and computer literacy.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a three-year, full-time basis.
Course structure
Students must complete 144 credit points, comprising 96 credit points of core subjects (includes 42 credit points of interdisciplinary studio subjects), 24 credit points of sub-majors and 24 credit points of electives.
Industrial training/professional practice
Studio-based and professional practice subjects are highly flexible, allowing students to foster their specialisation and interests through practical projects, critical review, documentation development and collaboration with industry professionals.
Course completion requirements
| STM90225 Core subjects (SMD) | 54cp | |
| STM90580 Core subjects (PSM + SMD) | 42cp | |
| CBK90378 Sub-major choice (SMD) | 24cp | |
| CBK90380 Electives (SMD) | 24cp | |
| Total | 144cp |
Course program
The typical program shown below is for a full-time student undertaking the Creative Practice sub-major option.
| Creative Practice sub-major | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| STM90225 | ||
| 50830 Contemporary Music 1 | 6cp | |
| 50831 Sonology | 6cp | |
| 50832 Electronic Music Composition | 6cp | |
| STM90580 | ||
| 80064 Interaction-based Designing | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| STM90225 | ||
| 50833 Speech, Music, Sound | 6cp | |
| 50834 Audio Production | 6cp | |
| STM90580 | ||
| 50846 Situated Media Installation Studio | 12cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| STM90225 | ||
| 50835 Audio Culture | 6cp | |
| CBK90379 | ||
| 50839 Sound for Time-based Media | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| STM90225 | ||
| 50837 Contemporary Music 2 | 6cp | |
| STM90580 | ||
| 80046 Smart Object Studio | 12cp | |
| CBK90379 | ||
| 50843 Live Sound | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| STM90580 | ||
| 50847 Visualisation and Sonification Studio | 12cp | |
| CBK90379 | ||
| 50844 Musical Instrument Design | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| STM90225 | ||
| 50836 Sonic Art | 6cp | |
| 50838 Professional Practice (SMD) | 6cp | |
| CBK90379 | ||
| 50842 Electro-acoustic Composition | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
