Undergraduate Course: Music 1A: Music in Social Contexts (MUSI08011)
Course Outline
School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Music |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk |
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Course description |
This course is concerned with music as a social activity - a social activity that defines what it is to be human. It examines music's various roles in society and the effects of the various ways in which societies are organised on the ways in which music itself is made, heard and understood. It introduces students to the sociology and psychology of music and encourages them to think conceptually about their own musical activities. The course covers a wide range of musical practices, Western and non-Western, classical and popular, past and present, though it focuses on musical and social developments since the Industrial Revolution. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 15:00 - 15:50 | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Additional information |
Weekly lectures plus tutorials in Weeks 3,5,7,9,11. |
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 15:00 - 15:50 |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Additional information |
Weekly lectures plus tutorials in Weeks 3,5,7,9,11. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Students will have become familiar with a variety of social contexts in which music has played and plays an important role.
- They will understand the basic concepts that sociologists and psychologists bring to the study of music.
- They will have become familiar with issues in contemporary culture and in contemporary approaches to writing about music and its history. |
Assessment Information
One essay c.2,000 words (40%) and one 2-hour degree examination (60%).
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
One coursework submission c.2,000 words (50%) to be submitted by 4.00pm on the Wednesday of Week 11, and one further coursework submission c.2,000 words (50%) to be submitted by 4.00pm on the Wednesday of Week 13. |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Prof Simon Frith
Tel: (0131 6)50 2426
Email: Simon.Frith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Lindsay Hunter
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: Lindsay.Hunter@ed.ac.uk |
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