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MUSI402H Music Hons Dissertation

Updated: 29 July 2010
Credit Points 24
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Year Long Off Campus A- Internet access required
Armidale Year Long On Campus A- Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Mandatory By arrangement
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in BA(Hons); MUSI401H (part-time students)
Co-requisites MUSI401H (full-time students)
Restrictions CMPO400 or ETHN400 or MUCO400 or MUSI400 or PERF400
Notes

Honours candidates only
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Jenny Game-Lopata (jgamelop@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This course work unit consists of four integrated assignments which can be completed in either This unit is specifically directed to the writing of a thesis in either Ethnomusicology or Musicology or a portfolio of compositions with the expectation that candidates will gain high quality insight into their field of study.
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Dissertation 100% 14,000-16,000
Assessment Notes
Dissertation or portfolio of compositions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. formulate questions relevant to research or creative music making as related to either Ethnomusicology or Musicology or Composition;
  2. undertake higher order, independent research skills;
  3. apply advanced analytical abilities in combining a broad range of research materials, often from several media, in order to answerhis/her dissertation question;
  4. either write up an extended research dissertation or compose a series of works based upon the student's own question and independent research or examine a compositional principle/set of principles;
  5. understand the methodological issues and demonstrate a broad knowledge of the overall subject area relating to either Ethnomusicology or Musicology or Composition as developed through the course work unit.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of recent advances in Ethnomusiocology or Composition is essential for the production of a thesis or portfolio, and this attribute will be formally assessed in that task. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Communication skills will be assessed in the production of the dissertation. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
A high level of information literacy is required for research in preparation for the Honours dissertation in Musicology or Ethnomusicology. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
An Ethnomusicology or Musicology dissertation by definition addresses a research problem. For those students who will be producing a portfolio, composition at this level requires them to solve problems of form and coherence. 		True True True
   

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