Bachelor of Contemporary Music

Learning Resources

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The web-based study environment Blackboard Learn delivers an advanced online learning environment for students and lecturers to communicate and collaborate through virtual meeting spaces, classrooms, and discussion boards. They can share files, presentations and applications. If a tutorial or lecture is recorded, students can view it afterwards.

Learning materials include the provision of unit information guides, study guides and readings. Students may need to purchase or access prescribed text books.

The SCU Library provides a wide range of services that include face-to-face and online help, and access to print and electronic resources.

The Student Learning Zone supports student learning by offering online and on-campus academic skills workshops, assignment reviews and small group or one-on-one face-to-face, phone or Skype consultations with a Learning Coach during business hours 9am to 4.30pm. Appointments can be made via the MySCU Hub 'Connect Now' button or on the Learning Zone. Students can also book appointments online in Career Hub.

Grammarly Premium is free to all Southern Cross University students. Grammarly is a great tool to help improve your writing in conjunction with the help of Learning Coaches at the Student Learning Zone.

Equipment and facilities

Southern Cross University provides students with modern well equipped teaching spaces such as lecture theatres, classrooms, and studios or laboratories tailored to meet the needs of specific study disciplines. Contemporary audiovisual equipment is standard in most teaching venues, and students have access to computer labs for individual study purposes.

Students access state-of-the art equipment and facilities at the Coomera or Lismore campus for tuition, rehearsals, performance, recording and production. These include recording studios, music production labs, keyboard lab, and professional standard performance spaces.

At Lismore there is a state-of-the-art recording studio which has been designed in collaboration with internationally renowned acoustic designer David Connor. The main control room offers an exceptional sound quality experience for both the recording and mixing phases of music production, incorporating the latest digital audio advances, including a Solid State Logic (SSL) AWS 948 Delta analog recording console.

Students have access to the latest audio technology and a Mac lab equipped with the latest music software. There are comprehensive practice facilities for individual and band performance. Students have ample opportunity to perform on campus and at local venues.

Students at Coomera have access to four soundproofed rehearsal rooms with vocal PA and backline gear and a live performance space with a full line array sound system and professional lighting rig. Our main studio is a world-class recording facility with an SSL Duality mixing desk, offering the best in analogue and digital recording. 

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Admission requirements

Course requirements

Schedule of units

The specific units (subjects) students will study over the duration of this course, including any majors or specialisations, will be available early June. For any specific course enquiries please contact us.