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MU301B: UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITIES 1: IDENTIFYING COMMUNITIES (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

This course introduces music students to the idea of community, to key theoretical concepts used in describing and analysing communities and to methods of finding out about communities, including observation, interviews, creative engagement, community profiling and use of data.  It provides opportunities to think about the role of the arts in creating and sustaining communities, and develops skills in devising and delivering appropriate musical inputs in community settings and ways of evaluating impact on individuals, groups and communities. 

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Ms Christine Aldred

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

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course will consist of the following components:
  • Concepts of community and key terminology, including social capital, community capacity building, communities of practice, culture, empowerment, diversity and inclusion.
  • Methods of researching communities including eg questionnaires, interviews, observation, documentary analysis, and secondary data.
  • Analysis of expressed and hidden needs and distinguishing between demand and need.
  • Identification of the contribution of music and the arts to communities.
  • Evaluation of how to respond using music and the arts to promote empowerment and/or wellbeing of individuals and groups.

Contact Teaching Time

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

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


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

1st Attempt: One 3,500 word essay (coursework).

Resit: Resubmission of failed components within original essay.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

Oral feedback will be provided by the lecturer on draft work during the year. Written feedback will be provided on report forms following submission of the assessment.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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