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Undergraduate Course: Dissertation in Music (MUSI10016)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryStudents 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Research Methods in Music (MUSI10066)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course can only be taken by 4th year students in Music.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  22
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 4, Summative Assessment Hours 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 380 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Dissertation of c.10,000 to 12,000 words (100%).
Feedback Students will receive formative feedback throughout the year from their supervisor.
Formative feedback is also provided for the presentation in week 10, Semester 1.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Students will have learned how to carry out systematic and extended research into a musical topic within the approach of a relevant discipline (e.g. musicology; music history; music sociology; music psychology)
  2. They will have gained experience in planning and writing a piece of extended written work.
  3. They will have learned how to synthesise information and views from a variety of sources.
  4. They will have learned how to present a dissertation, properly referenced and with bibliography, appendices and all necessary scholarly apparatus
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.music.ed.ac.uk
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information 1 hour per week for 2 weeks. Each semester begins with one hour-long class. Students are assigned to a supervisor who provides 8 x 30 minute tutorials over the year to support the individual programme of research, providing preparation advice, guidance and quality control.
Presentations are held in week 10, Semester 1
Keywordsmusic,history,psychology,sociology,review,extended,essay
Contacts
Course organiserDr Annette Davison
Tel: (0131 6)50 2426
Email: A.C.Davison@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Carrie Parker
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: Carrie.Parker@ed.ac.uk
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