Postgraduate Course: Music on Screen (MUSI11045)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course is designed to introduce Masters students from a range of programmes to key issues concerning the analysis and interpretation of music for screen(s), within a historical and institutional context. The course is organized around a series of lectures, seminars and set readings. Students will be asked to lead on specific issues with the support and guidance of staff. Throughout the course, students will also be expected to audio-view appropriate A/V material. Relevant screenings are provided and additional reading materials suggested week by week.
Course description	The course is organized around a series of lecture-seminars, set readings and screenings. Students will be asked to lead on specific issues with the support and guidance of staff. We hope to run at least one class as a debate, exploring contrasting responses to the music for a specific film/format such as are available for The Piano (1993), for example, or defending/critiquing musical approaches for specific formats, such as video-games. For such classes, readings will be distributed, with students required to speak for (and against) the article they have been assigned.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	100% Coursework There are 3 components: Assignment 1 (weighted at 25%): Analysis of a sequence chosen by the tutors (due during week 6) up to 2000 words. Assignment 2 (weighted at 25%): Presentation/audio-visual essay during class time, within second teaching block. Assignment 3 (weighted at 50%): Audiovisual essay 3000 words - due week 12/13 (exam weeks on timetable).
Feedback	The student will receive feedback on each of the assessed components.
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate your understanding of a wide range of contemporary and historical academic writing concerning music on screen(s). Demonstrate that you are able to use this knowledge in a sophisticated manner to articulate and develop cogent arguments concerning the aesthetics of music on screen. Demonstrate awareness of historical, technological, and economic issues affectig the development of music composed for screen (whether film, television, videogames, webpages, apps etc.) Demonstrate the ability to use audio-visual evidence in the development of musicological arguments.