C10425v1 Bachelor of Music and Sound Design Bachelor of Languages and Cultures
Award(s): Bachelor of Music and Sound Design (BMusSoundDesign)Bachelor of Languages and Cultures (BLangCultures)
CRICOS code: 103071F
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: City campus
Notes
There is no direct admission to this course. Current UTS students in combined Bachelor of Arts in International Studies courses may be able to submit an Internal Course Transfer (Continuing) application to transfer into this course. Check with the Student Centre.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Applications
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Languages and Cultures offers students studies in languages other than English, culture and society focused on developing their intercultural and linguistic capabilities. It also offers a capstone subject that allows students to design and carry out a small-scale research project that requires them to apply their linguistic skills and cultural knowledge.
The combined Bachelor of Music and Sound Design Bachelor of Languages and Cultures provides students with intercultural and linguistic skills that raise their awareness of the international implications of music and sound design. Students develop an understanding and awareness of a language other than English languages and another culture and refine their intercultural skills. Students also develop their professional skills in writing, research and evaluation.
This course appeals to students with an interest in popular music, sound design, creative arts or interactive multimedia. It offers a contemporary music and sound design degree that focuses on the production and analysis of sound for various media including interactive environments. By graduation students have a professional portfolio of music production and sound design work demonstrating their creativity and professionalism.
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 develop and critically revise their own work. The course also provides an opportunity to acquire knowledge and understanding of another language and culture, enhancing professional and training career opportunities.
Career options
Examples include working in sound design and production across a diverse range of media, including popular music, film, television, advertising, animation, web, gaming, interactive digital media, and locational sound.
Other career options include sound designer, music supervisor, audio engineer, computer musician, music producer, new media artist, interactive media designer, and music business professional.
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. In 2022, 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). From 2023, all students enrolled in most undergraduate courses will complete a transdisciplinary subject as part of their course of study. 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:
| Com.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 |
| Com.1.2 | Graduates are able to present, explain and evaluate their own and others' work in independent and collaborative contexts |
| Com.2.1 | Conduct independent research into contemporary societies and cultures. |
| Com.2.1 | Graduates are reflexive critical thinkers and creative practitioners who are intellectually curious, imaginative and innovative |
| Com.2.1 | Graduates are reflexive critical thinkers and creative practitioners who are intellectually curious, imaginative and innovative |
| Com.2.2 | Graduates will be able to creatively design and conduct independent, engaged and ethical research in and about other cultural contexts and societies |
| Com.3.1 | Graduates are able to engage responsibly and respectfully with the musics and sound practices of a wide range of cultures |
| Com.3.2 | Graduates are able to adapt their critical thinking and creative enterprise to intercultural contexts |
| Com.4.1 | Graduates can consult with appropriate Indigenous Australian organisations in their management of Indigenous content and resources |
| Com.4.2 | Graduates have respect for Indigenous Australians and can manage Indigenous content and resources in an effective, ethical and culturally appropriate manner |
| Com.5.1 | Graduates possess the awareness and skills to behave ethically in personal and professional contexts |
| Com.5.2 | Graduates are innovative agents for change in the creative industries of their local and wider communities |
| Com.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 |
| Com.6.2 | Graduates possess the technical and creative skills to express themselves in multi-platform contexts |
| LC.1.1 | Employ effective cultural strategies to operate within professional settings in Australia and internationally. |
| LC.2.1 | Conduct independent research into contemporary societies and cultures. |
| LC.2.2 | Evaluate research findings and creatively use research methods in International Studies |
| LC.3.1 | Reflect on and use knowledge of contemporary societies to engage with diverse cultures |
| LC.3.2 | Communicate effectively for everyday and/or professional purposes in an additional language |
| LC.4.1 | Value Indigenous knowledges, Language and sovereignty in Australian and international contexts |
| LC.5.1 | Develop capacity to engage with current issues and to act ethically in Australian and international settings. |
| LC.6.1 | Communicate clearly and effectively in written and spoken English |
Key
COM = Communication course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
LC = Languages and Cultures course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
The first digit of each CILO indicates the relevant graduate attribute:
- Professional Readiness
- Critical and Creative Inquiry
- International and Intercultural Engagement
- Indigenous Competencies
- Active Citizenship
- Effective Communication
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 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.
Applications
Local students
This course is not available via direct entry. Current UTS students wishing to transfer may submit an Internal Course Transfer - Continuing application. To confirm eligibility, check with the UTS Student Centre.
International students
This course is not available via direct entry. Current UTS students wishing to transfer may submit an Internal Course Transfer - Continuing application. To confirm eligibility, check with the UTS Student Centre.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a five-year, full-time basis.
Course structure
Students must complete 240 credit points, comprising 144 credit points in music and sound design and 96 credit points in Languages and Cultures. The music and sound design component is made up of 48 credit points of major subjects, 24 credit points of professional subjects, 24 credit points of core subjects and 24 credit points of electives. The Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Cultures is not offered as a separate degree but is completed only in combination with the professional degree program.
Industrial training/professional practice
Studio-based subjects are highly flexible, allowing students to foster their specialisation and interests through practical projects. Songwriting skills are applied to real-world needs, and all students have the opportunity for a professional internship. Professional practicalities are built into the core subjects.
Course completion requirements
| MAJ10025 Music and Sound Design | 48cp | |
| STM91009 Professional Development stream | 24cp | |
| STM90959 Core subjects (Music and Sound Design) | 24cp | |
| CBK91142 Electives | 48cp | |
| CBK91972 Language Major Choice | 96cp | |
| Total | 240cp |
Course program
The example program below is for a student commencing in Autumn session with the Germany major as the chosen language and culture major.
| 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 | |
| CBK91142 Electives | 48cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 54001 Digital Literacies | 8cp | |
| 50824 Songwriting and Composition for Context | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91142 Electives | 48cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 97601 German Language and Culture 1 | 8cp | |
| 50818 Podcasting | 8cp | |
| 976001 Foundations in International Studies | 8cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 50819 Composing with Sound | 8cp | |
| 97602 German Language and Culture 2 | 8cp | |
| 50820 Sound Design | 8cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 54002 Communicating Difference | 8cp | |
| 97603 German Language and Culture 3 | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91142 Electives | 48cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 976421 Contemporary Germany | 8cp | |
| 97604 German Language and Culture 4 | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91142 Electives | 48cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 99218 Intercultural Communication | 8cp | |
| CBK91976 Elective | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91975 Language Choice | 16cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 992219 Languages and Cultures Capstone Project | 16cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91975 Language Choice | 16cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 50825 Screen Soundtrack Production | 8cp | |
| 50826 Music Business and Professional Practice | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91142 Electives | 48cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 50823 Sound Project | 8cp | |
| 54003 Creative Entrepreneurship | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91142 Electives | 48cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from:
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