Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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• Unit Title

  Musicology 2

• Unit Code

  MUS4124

• Year

  2016

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  20

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

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Description

This unit allows students to undertake independent research with guidance from a supervisor, to produce an in-depth study of a specific topic in musicology. This unit will develop intellectual abilities encouraged by engaging with critical debate through a sustained argument over an extended piece of work. It is intended to be a preparation either for a further degree or for research-related tasks encountered in the workplace.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate bibliographic mastery in the area of the dissertation.
2. Demonstrate competent academic writing skills.
3. Develop and sustain sophisticated arguments; and,
4. Undertake original musicological research.

Unit Content

1. Academic writing techniques.
2. Completion of research on approved dissertation topic.
3. Development of arguments.
4. Dissertation layout and presentation.
5. Specialised musicological research techniques.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Individual supervision.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Text References

• Barzun, Jacques (2001). From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present. Harper Perennial.
• Burkholder, Peter and Claude V. Palisca, and Donald J. Grout (2006). A History of Western Music, (7th ed.). NY: WW Norton & Co.
• Burns, R (2000). Introduction to Research Methods. (2nd ed.). Melbourne: Longman Cheshire.
• Treitler, Leo and Oliver Strunk (1998). Source Readings in Music History. NY: WW Norton & Co.
• Everist, Mark (editor) (1999). Rethinking Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Kerman, Joseph (1985). Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology. MA: Harvard University Press.
• Sadie, S and J. Tyrell (ed.)(2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan.
• Crist, Stephen A and Roberta Montemorra Marvin (2004). Historical Musicology: Sources, Methods, Interpretations. Rochester: University of Rochester Press.

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