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ME33MU: MUSIC, HEALTH, AND WELLBEING (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

This course will explore practices and research from the fields of music, therapy, public health and medicine, to rigorously explore the relationship between music, health and wellbeing. 

 

As well as engaging in the academic debate around music, health, and wellbeing the course will develop a working knowledge and understanding of the musical practices available to medical and music practitioners, and to their potential uses in a breadth of health care settings.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mr Christopher Gray

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4
  • Medicine (ME)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will explore practices and research from the fields of music, therapy, public health and medicine, to rigorously explore the relationship between music, health and wellbeing. 

 

As well as engaging in the academic debate around music, health, and wellbeing the course will develop a working knowledge and understanding of the musical practices available to medical and music practitioners, and to their potential uses in a breadth of health care settings.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Oral Presentation: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 70
Assessment Weeks 18 Feedback Weeks 21

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Feedback

Substantial written feedback will be provided via MyAberdeen.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseUndertake critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of ideas, concepts information and issues in Music, Health and Wellbeing contexts, settings and practices.
ConceptualApplyDemonstrate how the Medical or Musical Practitioners apply a critical understanding of principal theories, concepts and principles in a range of community and educational settings.
ConceptualApplyApply knowledge, skills and understanding in using a range of the principal professional skills, techniques and practices and materials associated with the field of community music.
ConceptualApplyApply knowledge, skills and understanding in practising routine methods of enquiry and research
FactualUnderstandDemonstrate and work with an understanding of the scope and defining features of the Music, Health, and Wellbeing field and an integrated knowledge of its main areas and boundaries.
ProceduralCreateExercise autonomy and initiative in some activities at a professional level in preparing for practice.
ProceduralCreateThe ability to articulate an understanding of defining features of this course’s content within Music, Health, and Wellbeing contexts.

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
Assessment Weeks 18 Feedback Weeks 21

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseUndertake critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of ideas, concepts information and issues in Music, Health and Wellbeing contexts, settings and practices.
ConceptualApplyDemonstrate how the Medical or Musical Practitioners apply a critical understanding of principal theories, concepts and principles in a range of community and educational settings.
ConceptualApplyApply knowledge, skills and understanding in using a range of the principal professional skills, techniques and practices and materials associated with the field of community music.
ConceptualApplyApply knowledge, skills and understanding in practising routine methods of enquiry and research
FactualUnderstandDemonstrate and work with an understanding of the scope and defining features of the Music, Health, and Wellbeing field and an integrated knowledge of its main areas and boundaries.
ProceduralCreateExercise autonomy and initiative in some activities at a professional level in preparing for practice.
ProceduralCreateThe ability to articulate an understanding of defining features of this course’s content within Music, Health, and Wellbeing contexts.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Resubmission of failed element

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualApplyApply knowledge, skills and understanding in practising routine methods of enquiry and research
ProceduralCreateThe ability to articulate an understanding of defining features of this course’s content within Music, Health, and Wellbeing contexts.
ConceptualAnalyseUndertake critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of ideas, concepts information and issues in Music, Health and Wellbeing contexts, settings and practices.
ConceptualApplyApply knowledge, skills and understanding in using a range of the principal professional skills, techniques and practices and materials associated with the field of community music.
FactualUnderstandDemonstrate and work with an understanding of the scope and defining features of the Music, Health, and Wellbeing field and an integrated knowledge of its main areas and boundaries.
ConceptualApplyDemonstrate how the Medical or Musical Practitioners apply a critical understanding of principal theories, concepts and principles in a range of community and educational settings.
ProceduralCreateExercise autonomy and initiative in some activities at a professional level in preparing for practice.

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