UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

ATS3141 Composition and music technology 6: Final project

Faculty of Arts

ATS3141 Composition and music technology 6: Final project is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2025
Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
4 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before ATS3141

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After ATS3141

No unit lists ATS3141 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: ATS3831

Prerequisite: ATS3140 or ATS3830

This unit is only available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Music single or double degree - Composition and music technology specialisation.

Overview

The unit extends advanced skills in composition and music technology by requiring you to refine a personal creative methodology influenced by various techniques and approaches. You will then apply this methodology to develop well-articulated concepts for original work that integrate several distinct layers of material. You will also organise a concert recital of your work or a produce recording of your work(s).

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterClaytonOn campus

Assessment

  • Project ProposalWritten
    15%
  • Work in ProgressPresentation
    20%
  • Writing About Creative WorkWritten
    25%
  • Final Creative ProjectProject
    40%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Formulate and apply a compositional methodology from a range of acquired techniques and approaches to original work;

  2. 2

    Generate original work for performance and/or recording;

  3. 3

    Organise a concert recital or produce a recording of original work;

  4. 4

    Produce an exegesis that accompanies original work.

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials-
  • Workshops-
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

Where it fits

ATS3141 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Professor Cat Hope
Chief Examiners
Professor Cat Hope

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS3141?

ATS3141 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ATS3141 offered?

In 2025, ATS3141 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.

How much work is ATS3141?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATS3141 have an exam?

No. ATS3141 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS3141?

ATS3141 is part of Composition and music technology.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Available