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MUSI403H Bachelor of Music Hons Dissertation

Updated: 12 November 2012
Credit Points 24
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 1 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 1 On Campus
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 BMus(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) Alan Davison (adaviso3@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit consists of guided research in the theoretical and/or practical study of several discipline areas. It is specifically directed to an integrated research project containing major and minor components drawn from the sub-disciplines of either composition, or ethnomusicology, or musicology or performance or a broader combination in the case of community music. It is expected 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%
Assessment Notes
EITHER a combination of major (66%) and minor (34%) components as follows: ethnomusicology and musicology - (major 10,000 words; minor 5000 words); composition (major 30 minutes; minor 15 minutes); OR community music: a complete performance program (66%) and a 5000 word report (34%) on the nature of the work undertaken
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6 LO: 1, 3, 4, 5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. formulate questions pertaining to either ethnomusicology or musicology or composition or performance or music in the community;
  2. apply higher-order, independent research skills to research tasks in one or more of these areas;
  3. use analytical skills, in combining a broad range of research materials, often from several media;
  4. either write up extended research, based on independent enquiry; or compose a series of works based upon an understanding of compositional principles; or present performance(s) which demonstrate research into performance practice; or develop and execute a program of composition and performance in a specific locale and write up the outcomes of that program; and
  5. demonstrate an understanding of methodological issues and a broad knowledge of the overall subject area relating to either ethnomusicology or musicology or composition or performance or combined areas.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain knowledge of recent advances in ethnomusicology or musicology or composition or performance. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Communication skills will be assessed in the production of the written dissertation components. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Information literacy is developed through research preparation for the dissertation and performance. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Problem solving skills will be developed by addressing the research question of the dissertation in the form of writing, composition and/or performance 		True True
   

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