Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

will refine and develop their editing skills to produce a finished,
polished product.
CMM5124 30 Credit Points
Masters Project 1
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The study for, and submission of, the Masters project.
CMM5125 30 Credit Points
Masters Project 2
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The study for, and submission of, the Masters project.
CMM5137 20 Credit Points
Project Preparation
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit is the first stage in the preparation of a project
submission. Students will develop a range of skills necessary for
independent project work. These include an understanding of the
role of supervision, the phases of project development, the
acquisition of research skills, the processes of research, such as
formulating research questions, finding an appropriate
methodology and writing a literature review, the management of
time and resources and the responsibilities involved in
independent project activity.
CMM5202 20 Credit Points
Thesis Preparation 2
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
In this unit students will prepare their thesis proposal to
submission standards.
CMM5222 20 Credit Points
Communications Project 1
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
CMM4137 Project Preparation
This communications project unit will provide students with the
opportunity for guided independent study leading to the
development of a significant product in the area of the student’s
interest and expertise based on a process of inquiry, analysis and
synthesis. For some students it will be a piece of written work, for
others it may be a film, photographic or multimedia development.
CMM5223 20 Credit Points
Communications Project 2
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
CMM4137 Project Preparation
This communications project unit will provide students with the
opportunity for guided independent study leading to the
development of a significant product in the area of the student’s
interest and expertise based on a process of inquiry, analysis and
synthesis. For some students it will be a piece of written work, for
others it may be a film, photographic or multimedia development.
CMM5224 20 Credit Points
Communications Project 3
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This communications project unit will provide students with the
opportunity for guided independent study leading to the
development of a significant product in the area of the student’s
interest and expertise based on a process of inquiry, analysis and
synthesis. For some students it will be a piece of written work, for
others it may be a film, photographic or multimedia development.
CMM5225 20 Credit Points
Communications Project 4
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This communications project unit will provide students with the
opportunity for guided independent study leading to the
development of a significant product in the area of the student’s
interest and expertise based on a process of inquiry, analysis and
synthesis. For some students it will be a piece of written work, for
others it may be a film, photographic or multimedia development.
CMM6102 30 Credit Points
Masters Research Project
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The study for, and submission of, the Masters thesis.
CMM6200 0 Credit Points
Masters Research Project
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The study for, and submission of, the Masters thesis.
CMM7200 0 Credit Points
Doctor of Philosophy Thesis
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Research work undertaken as part of Doctor of Philosophy in the
field of interactive multimedia
CON4019 10 Credit Points
Music and Technology 2
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit is divided into two parts:
1. Electronic music synthesis and sequencing software;
2. Computer generated music typography.
CON4108 20 Credit Points
Composition Studies 1
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
In this unit students prepare a major composition such as an opera,
symphony, sound installation, dance or screen score.
CON4135 20 Credit Points
Performance Studies 1
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit is designed to prepare the student for high-level musical
performance. Emphasis will be placed on developing
interpretative ability to provide the student with the means to give
performances of works of an advanced nature relevant to the
principal-study instrument or voice. In addition, students will also
learn skills of marketing and concert promotion enabling them to
plan and execute a public concert.
CON4136 20 Credit Points
Colloquium
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The unit is concerned with developing critical and communicative
skills. The colloquium format emphasises the importance of oral
presentation and cogent argument in the presentation of ideas and
opinions.
CON4137 20 Credit Points
Musicological Methods
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit will provide an introduction to the scope, bibliography,
and prominent methodologies of musicology. Emphasis will be
placed on acquiring research skills and on developing solid
research and writing strategies.
CON4139 20 Credit Points
Advanced Music Skills
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit effectively completes the undergraduate music theory
sequence by presenting evermore-challenging repertoire to study
sing and analyze. Emphasis is placed on improvisation, and also
on the ability to correctly recognise and comment upon a predefined
listening list of masterpieces from the Western Canon.
CON4208 20 Credit Points
Composition Studies 2
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
CON4108 Composition Studies 1
Students will organise and present a public performance of their
major composition at a professional level.
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