Postgraduate Course: Musicology B (MUSI11039)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Music |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
This course will introduce students to methodologies and theories that have developed in the musicological field in the last twenty years. It will include influences from New Criticism, Semiotics and their related new methods of music analysis. After a general overview of Semiotics in various fields, students will be introduced to the problematics of the new terminology, to new syntactic and semantic methods of musical interpretation, and they will inspect these in view of their cultural and historical context. |
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 |
n/a |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will have become familiar with range of methodologies and theories in the New Musicology and in Semiotics. They will also be familiar with terminology applied in contemporary musicological discourse. This will inform their own research and prepare them for the writing of their dissertation. |
Assessment Information
1 5,000-word essay. |
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 |
Ms Tammy Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)51 4230
Email: Tammy.Kelly@ed.ac.uk |
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