ATS3825 Western art music in the 20th and 21st century
Faculty of Arts
ATS3825 Western art music in the 20th and 21st century is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2026. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3825
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3825
No unit lists ATS3825 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit investigates the primary musical styles and compositional trends of the twentieth and twenty-first century. The unit analyses representative source works and discusses major musical figures of the period. Topics may include the transition from nineteenth century Romanticism, impressionism, expressionism, the atonal revolution, neo-classicism, the twelve-tone system, serialism (including integral serialism), constructivism (electronic music and extended techniques), indeterminacy, neo-Romanticism and minimalism. The unit also considers Contemporary Australian within this broad context.
Offerings in 2026
The 2026 handbook lists no offerings for ATS3825.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the major trends of twentieth-century composition, in particular, and the ways in which these trends relate to one another;
- 2
Analyse specific areas of twentieth-century music in some depth, providing further insight into the styles, composers and works important to the specific area in question;
- 3
Understand the principles of modern musical notation (i.e., graphic notation).
Workload and teaching
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.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Adrian McNeil
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Adrian McNeil
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3825?
ATS3825 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3825 offered?
ATS3825 has no offerings listed in the 2026 handbook.
How much work is ATS3825?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.