Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43
This course provides students with an opportunity to reflect on and develop their own research practices. Engaging with topics and methods relevant to all six of the MMus study paths (community music, composition, music education, musicology, performance, and sonic arts) the course will encourage students to engage with both novel and well-established approaches to music studies.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Course meetings will involve discussion and collaboration with small-group tasks ahead of the final written summative assessment.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 20 | Feedback Weeks | 23 | |
| Feedback |
Either a 3,000-word essay or a 15-minute lecture recital or a 7 minute composition or a combination/adaptation agreed with the course coordinator.
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 16 | Feedback Weeks | 19 | |
| Feedback |
1,000-word critical report responding to material discussed in class (students can decide what to respond to) Feedback provided within three weeks of submission.
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Word Count | 1000 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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Feedback provided in writing at end of course following formative midterm report. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Feedback |
Either a 3,000-word essay or a 15-minute lecture recital or a 7 minute composition or a combination/adaptation agreed with the course coordinator. Feedback 3 weeks after submission |
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| Factual | Remember | ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide. |
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