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Course and Unit Catalogue 2012

Armidale, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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MUSI330 Asian Musical Traditions

Updated: 04 November 2011

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2012
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites	MUSI101 or MUSI109 or MUSI180 or MUSI184 or MUSI209 or ETHN180 or ETHN181 or ETHN184 or MUSP103 or MUSP104
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	ASMU368 or MUSI316 or MUSI313
Notes	offered in odd numbered years
Combined Units	None
Coordinator(s)	Hugh de Ferranti (hdeferra@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	This unit provides a broad introduction to musical concepts and processes and their socio-cultural origins in Asian history, followed by a detailed case study of one or more of the following nations' or regions' representative music traditions: Southeast Asia, the Middle East, East Asia, Japan, Indonesia or India.
Materials	Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

identify the major general social and religious concepts and practices of Asian musical traditions;
identify the major technical musical concepts and practices of Asian musical traditions;
describe the major musical parameters of one or more specific Asian traditions.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Knowledge of discipline will be demonstrated in lectures and through monitored class discussions and assessed and practised through written assignments and in-class tests.
2	Communication Skills Communication skills and information literacy will be demonstrated in lectures and through monitored class discussions, and assessed and practised through written assignments and in-class tests.
3	Global Perspectives The content of this unit ensures a global perspective (musical/cultural traditions of Asia).
4	Information Literacy Communication skills and information literacy will be demonstrated in lectures and through monitored class discussions, and assessed and practised through written assignments and in-class tests.
5	Life-Long Learning Lifelong learning and problem solving are inherent in the critical skills and analysis taught, assessed and practised in this unit which students can apply to other life/profession contexts.
6	Problem Solving Lifelong learning and problem solving are inherent in the critical skills and analysis taught, assessed and practised in this unit which students can apply to other life/profession contexts.
7	Social Responsibility Social responsibility and teamwork will be taught and practised in the group-based class activities.
8	Team Work Social responsibility and teamwork will be taught and practised in the group-based class activities.