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Undergraduate Course: Music in the Community 4 (MUSI10039)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThis course will build upon the experience gained in Music in the Community 3. An individual programme of study will be worked out in consultation with the course organiser and will include a year-long placement with some leadership responsibilities.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Music in the Community 3 (MUSI10038)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Travel expenses to placements are reimbursed by the University.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  10
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 26, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 16, Fieldwork Hours 8, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Placement Study Abroad Hours 44, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 276 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 85 %, Practical Exam 15 %
Additional Information (Assessment) A detailed impact study of not more than 5000 words (35%). The impact study can draw on either the placement or the 2nd semester project.
Assessment of the placement work by professional project leaders (50%).
Assessment of contribution to project work by professional project leaders (15%)
Feedback Throughout the academic year students will receive oral and formative feedback in 1-2-1 or small group sessions. These will take place before or after the weekly placement. Post-assessment visit the students will receive written feedback on placement feedback sheet. In Semester 1 this will indicate progress and areas for development.
Students will also receive regular advice and feedback by email if they should wish, in respect to their plans for placement sessions.
During practical workshops students will receive formative feedback from the course organiser, visiting specialists and their peers.
They will receive written feedback on the assessed essay including comments on the accompanying feedback sheet.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Students will have consolidated their ability to work independently in a community context leading a small team of students, developing leadership qualities
  2. They will have gained further experience in using creative and improvisational skills with individuals and groups
  3. They will have reflected and assessed the impact of their own practical work in the community
  4. They will have learned about the role that community arts plays in wider culture and to some extent the historical context of this work
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.music.ed.ac.uk
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Seminars: Semester 1 and 2, Weeks 1,2,3,5,7,9,11.
Placements: Semester 1 and 2, Weeks 1-11
Project work: Semester 2, Weeks 1-11 (Wednesday afternoons).

Some classes are taught jointly with Music in the Community 3.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Dee Isaacs
Tel: (0131 6)51 4097
Email: D.Isaacs@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Annabelle Evans
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: Annabelle.Evans@ed.ac.uk
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