Undergraduate Course: Dissertation in Music (MUSI10016)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 40 | 
 
| Home subject area | Music | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Students will research in depth some aspect of musical history or analysis of their own choosing and will write a c.10,000 to 12,000 word dissertation, under the supervision of a member of staff. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
 Students MUST have passed:    
Research Methods in Music (MUSI10066)  
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
	| Class Delivery Information | 
	1 hour per week for 2 weeks. Each semester begins with hour long classes.  Then, as this course is an individual programme of research, the teaching allocation of 30 minutes for 6 weeks refers to individual tutorials which provide preparation, guidance and quality control. | 
 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
400
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 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4,
 Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5,
 Summative Assessment Hours 4,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
379 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
- Students will have learned how to carry out systematic and extended research into a musical topic. 
- They will have gained experience in planning and writing a piece of extended written work. 
- They will have learned how to synthesise information and views from a variety of sources. 
- They will have learned how to present a dissertation, properly referenced and with bibliography, appendices and all necessary scholarly apparatus. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Dissertation of c.10,000 to 12,000 words (100%). |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | Dis music history dissertation extended essay | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Raymond Macdonald 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2424 
Email: Raymond.MacDonald@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Annabelle Evans 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422 
Email: Annabelle.Evans@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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