Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Communicate complex ideas with clarity and confidence
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Engage in research-in-practice activities, including developing questions and contributing to discussion.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Current debates and critical research approaches in contemporary musicology and music / sound studies research
- Music research cultures, including how they are formed, sustained and challenged within the diverse subdisciplines of music studies
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Critically analyse live and developing research, evaluating methods and approaches
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 276 |
| Teaching | 24 |
| Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
Born, Georgina (2007). For a Relational Musicology: Music and Interdisciplinarity, Beyond the Practice Turn. Journal of the Royal Musical Association.
Textbooks
Robinson, Dylan. Hungry Listening Resonant Theory for Indigenous Sound Studies.
Canton, Wanda. Sonic Rebellions: Sound and Social Justice.
Herbert, Trevor (2001). Music in Words: A Guide to Researching and Writing about Music. Oxford University Press.
Musicology: Key Concepts.
Critical Musicology and the Responsibility of Response: Selected Essays.
Ewell, Philip. On Music Theory, and Making Music More Welcoming for Everyone.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
One written assessment One verbal presentationSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework Presentation | 50% |
| Written assessment | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Written assessment | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External