Requirements

All Level 2000 courses can be taken in either the second or third year, except MUSI2037, MUSI2047, and MUSI2066, which are courses for students in their second year of study only. All Level 3000 courses can only be taken in the third year. Prerequisites, if required, are stated in the course descriptions. In exceptional cases, these requirements may be waived. All major and other course selections are subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Humanities on the recommendation of the Department's Undergraduate Coordinator.

Music Majors and Specialists

A major in Music shall consist of 54 credit units of Level 2000 and 3000 courses from the music syllabus taken in the third to sixth semesters. As a prerequisite, second and third year music majors and specialists must take:

MUSI2010 Music of China (6 credits)
MUSI2015 Popular music: from Cantopop to techno (6 credits)
MUSI2052 Advanced tonal chromaticism and analysis (6 credits)
MUSI2070 Fundamentals of tonal music (6 credits)
MUSI2071 Topics in Western music history I (6 credits)

and at least ONE of the following two courses:

MUSI2072 Topics in Western music history II (6 credits)
MUSI2073 Topics in Western music history III (6 credits)

In addition, all music majors and specialists must take at least 18 elective credits from Level 2000 or 3000 courses.

Students may enrol in the Department’s "English in the Discipline" course MUSI2071, which combines English enhancement with the acquisition of disciplinary knowledge and skills.

Music Minors

A minor in Music shall consist of 36 credit units of Level 2000 and 3000 courses from the music syllabus taken in the third to sixth semesters, with no more than 12 credit units taken in performance courses (MUSI2047, MUSI2066, MUSI2068, MUSI3019, and MUSI3021). As a prerequisite, students must pass MUSI1004 Introduction to musics of the world and one of the following three music history courses: MUSI2071 Topics in Western music history I, MUSI2072 Topics in Western music history II, MUSI2073 Topics in Western music history III. The credits earned from the music history courses can be counted towards the 36 credit units mentioned above.

Capstone Courses

Third year students taking a major or minor in Music who fulfil the course enrolment requirements may choose to take the optional "capstone" course MUSI3016, which is designed to allow students to advance their analytical thinking by permitting the application of disciplinary knowledge and principles learned in the first and second years.

Non-Music Majors

Second and third year BA students who are not music majors, minors, or specialists may choose from our wide array of courses, many of which may also count as inter-Faculty broadening courses, if allowed by the student's home Faculty or Department.