The university has formally agreed to reinstate the core music subjects and remove the forced cross disciplinary requirements from our degree program. We have secured a written commitment to honor the curriculum as it was originally advertised upon our enrollment. We will monitor the upcoming semester registration portal to ensure …
June 6, 2021
Final supporters
This petition is on behalf of the students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music Degree at the University of Newcastle (UoN).
When searching for a university to attended many of us were drawn to UoN so we could study such subject as Music Recording and Production Techniques, Entering the Music Industry and Engaging in the Music Industry. These subjects were regarded as core subjects due to their importance for those wishing to gain employment in the music industry.
All of these subjects have been removed from the degree program and have been replaced with cross disciplinary subjects such as Entrepreneurship. Due to their nature of being core subjects, we as music students are being forced to study and pay for them.
Such major alterations to a degree program, affecting students midway through their degree, is unacceptable.
The University should relinquish these changes and honor the degree program as it was advertised when we enrolled. We request that all non music subjects are removed from the core list and relevant music subjects are reinstated. If this is not possible we are requesting for our HECCS debt to be removed as the degree program as it is, is very different to the degree we signed up to.
Thank you.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 15, 2021
May 14, 2021
We have reached one hundred signatures. I am formatting these results into a formal brief to be delivered to the Faculty Board this week.
Reached 100 supporters
May 11, 2021
99 Comments
I remember when the Conservatorium of Newcastle, it’s degrees and Early Childhood Music where significant cultural icons in Newcastle. The University of Newcastle have carelessly destroyed this .... and for what?
As a graduate of the UON Bachelor of Music in 2018, it is very disappointing to hear about the recent changes to the once great music degree. The music subjects should continue to form the core teaching areas of the degree, and not be swept aside for non music core subjects which could be offered as electives instead.
This is appalling. How can UoN justify this change to syllabus mid degree. Students did NOT enrol in a Bachelor of Music to be forced to study and pay for vague design courses that a irrelevant to their chosen field Shame on UoN. Another example of profit over all else!!!
As a graduate of the BMus at Newcastle I’m appalled at the degradation of what was once considered a fantastic course and the disregard for music as a valid area of study. I certainly feel for the current students and agree that the course options should be reinstated. They shouldn’t be forced to pay for something their didn’t sign up for.
You can't change the terms of what you said youd originally offer without discussing it with students halfway through competition of a degree. People make long term career decisions and life choices surrounding their degrees and predicted subject choices, it's not fair to change the terms mid way through.
Changes should be made to future cources not in the middle of the current one.
The uni also cut the ancient department halfway through mine and it sucks
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The university has formally agreed to reinstate the core music subjects and remove the forced cross disciplinary requirements from our degree program. We have secured a written commitment to honor the curriculum as it was originally advertised upon our enrollment. We will monitor the upcoming semester registration portal to ensure …
June 6, 2021
Final supporters
This petition is on behalf of the students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music Degree at the University of Newcastle (UoN).
When searching for a university to attended many of us were drawn to UoN so we could study such subject as Music Recording and Production Techniques, Entering the Music Industry and Engaging in the Music Industry. These subjects were regarded as core subjects due to their importance for those wishing to gain employment in the music industry.
All of these subjects have been removed from the degree program and have been replaced with cross disciplinary subjects such as Entrepreneurship. Due to their nature of being core subjects, we as music students are being forced to study and pay for them.
Such major alterations to a degree program, affecting students midway through their degree, is unacceptable.
The University should relinquish these changes and honor the degree program as it was advertised when we enrolled. We request that all non music subjects are removed from the core list and relevant music subjects are reinstated. If this is not possible we are requesting for our HECCS debt to be removed as the degree program as it is, is very different to the degree we signed up to.
Thank you.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 15, 2021
May 14, 2021
We have reached one hundred signatures. I am formatting these results into a formal brief to be delivered to the Faculty Board this week.
Reached 100 supporters
May 11, 2021
99 Comments
The music degree that the students signed up for should be re-instated. If this is not possible then the students should be given the option to cease this degree and the HECS owed so far should not be charged to the respective students who were signed up.
I remember when the Conservatorium of Newcastle, it’s degrees and Early Childhood Music where significant cultural icons in Newcastle. The University of Newcastle have carelessly destroyed this .... and for what?
As a graduate of the UON Bachelor of Music in 2018, it is very disappointing to hear about the recent changes to the once great music degree. The music subjects should continue to form the core teaching areas of the degree, and not be swept aside for non music core subjects which could be offered as electives instead.
This is appalling. How can UoN justify this change to syllabus mid degree. Students did NOT enrol in a Bachelor of Music to be forced to study and pay for vague design courses that a irrelevant to their chosen field Shame on UoN. Another example of profit over all else!!!
As a graduate of the BMus at Newcastle I’m appalled at the degradation of what was once considered a fantastic course and the disregard for music as a valid area of study. I certainly feel for the current students and agree that the course options should be reinstated. They shouldn’t be forced to pay for something their didn’t sign up for.
You can't change the terms of what you said youd originally offer without discussing it with students halfway through competition of a degree. People make long term career decisions and life choices surrounding their degrees and predicted subject choices, it's not fair to change the terms mid way through.
Changes should be made to future cources not in the middle of the current one.
The uni also cut the ancient department halfway through mine and it sucks
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The music degree that the students signed up for should be re-instated. If this is not possible then the students should be given the option to cease this degree and the HECS owed so far should not be charged to the respective students who were signed up.