| a) | Delivering broad-based music training in performance and pedagogy with special emphasis on music fundamentals, creativity and leadership, and collaborative experience; |
| b) | Helping and nurturing students to train themselves to create, realize and express their own artistic concepts, and to project their musical ideas fluently and confidently in a wide variety of contexts; |
| c) | Guiding and encouraging students to develop into articulate advocates of the performing arts and potential leaders in the profession; |
| d) | Developing students' awareness of the role of the musician in society, and encouraging their active contribution to and participation in the artistic life of the community. |
The BA (Hons) in Music Studies is made up of Major Core Courses (52 units), Major Elective Courses (12 units) and Complementary Studies Courses (36 units). As the programme is designed for Associate Degree/Higher Diploma graduates, they will be admitted directly into the second year of study. HKBU Associate Degree graduates in the relevant concentration will be considered to have fulfilled the Complementary Studies of 36 units.
The number of courses/units the students are required to complete will depend on the number of courses/units for which exemption and/or unit transfer will be granted. All unit transfer or course exemption shall be considered on a case-by-case basis upon admission.
| Major Core Courses | 52 units | |||
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MUSS | 2110 | Advanced Musicianship I | 3 units |
| MUSS | 2120 | Advanced Musicianship II | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 2130 | From Bach to Brahms (Music History & Literature) | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 2140 | Mahler, Debussy & the Global Era (Music History & Literature) | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 2150 | Practical Writing & Public Speaking for Musicians | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 2160 | Research Methods for Performers (Sources, Genres & Performance) | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 2210 | Music Practicum I | 4 units | |
| MUSS | 2220 | Music Practicum II | 4 units | |
| MUSS | 2310 | Performance Seminar I | 0 unit | |
| MUSS | 2320 | Performance Seminar II | 0 unit | |
| MUSS | 2410 | Ensemble I | 0.5 unit | |
| MUSS | 2420 | Ensemble II | 0.5 unit | |
| MUSS | 3110 | Analysis: Tonal & Post-tonal Theory | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 3120 | Arts in Context & Music Advocacy | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 3130 | Introduction to Music Entrepreneurship & Business | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 3140 | Creative Project | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 3210 | Music Practicum III | 4 units | |
| MUSS | 3220 | Music Practicum IV | 4 units | |
| MUSS | 3310 | Performance Seminar III | 0 unit | |
| MUSS | 3320 | Performance Seminar IV | 0 unit | |
| MUSS | 3410 | Ensemble III | 0.5 unit | |
| MUSS | 3420 | Ensemble IV | 0.5 unit | |
| MUSS | 3591-2 | Honours Project | 4 units | |
| Major Elective Courses | 12 units | |||
| Four of the following courses: | ||||
| MUSS | 2010 | Internship I | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 2020 | Internship II | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 2170 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 2180 | Special Topics in Music | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 3010 | Internship III | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 3020 | Internship IV | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 3150 | Orchestral Performance & Literature | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 3160 | Instrumental Pedagogy | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 3170 | Collaborative Piano | 3 units | |
| MUSS | 3180 | Piano Pedagogy Seminar | 3 units | |
| Complementary Studies Courses | 36 units | |||
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Core Requirements | 15 units | ||
| English Language course | ||||
| Chinese Language course | ||||
| Values & the Meaning of Life course | ||||
| Information Management Technology course | ||||
| Physical Education course | ||||
| University Life course | ||||
| Distribution Requirements | ||||
| Any two courses outside Humanities, of which one must be Science course | 6 units | |||
| Any two non-major/option courses | 6 units | |||
| Free elective courses | 9 units | |||
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| 100 units | ||||
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2011-2012
Last modified: August 2011
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