Postgraduate Course: MMus Dissertation (MUSI11006)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 60 | 
 
| Home subject area | Music | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | On successful completion of coursework MMus students in Musicology and Musical Instrument Research prepare, under supervision, for the submission of a dissertation on a chosen topic.  MMus Musicology students may also submit an edition of a musical document. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  n/a | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14  Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
 
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Web Timetable | 
	| Class Delivery Information | 
	By arrangement with supervisor | 
 
 
| Course Start Date | 
21/04/2014 | 
 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| Students will have carried out an extended period of research into their chosen topic and will have learned how to present the results in an appropriate scholarly way. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| A disssertation of c. 15,000 words or an edition of a musical document accompanied by a commentary of c. 5,000 words.  The dissertation should include the appropriate scholarly apparatus (such as footnoting, musical examples, tables, a properly-organised bibliograpy), utilising appropriate forms of word- and music-processing software. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Simon Frith 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2426 
Email: Simon.Frith@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Lyndsay Hopes 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735 
Email: Lyndsay.Hopes@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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