Undergraduate Course: Dissertation in Music (MUSI10016)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | Students will research in depth some aspect of musical history or analysis of their own choosing and will write a c.10,000 to 12,000 word dissertation, under the supervision of a member of staff. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Research Methods in Music (MUSI10066)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course can only be taken by 4th year students in Music. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 20 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 4,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
380 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Dissertation of c.10,000 to 12,000 words (100%). |
| Feedback |
Students will receive formative feedback throughout the year from their supervisor.
Formative feedback is also provided for the presentation in week 10, Semester 1. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will have learned how to carry out systematic and extended research into a musical topic within the approach of a relevant discipline (e.g. musicology; music history; music sociology; music psychology)
- They will have gained experience in planning and writing a piece of extended written work.
- They will have learned how to synthesise information and views from a variety of sources.
- They will have learned how to present a dissertation, properly referenced and with bibliography, appendices and all necessary scholarly apparatus
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
1 hour per week for 2 weeks. Each semester begins with one hour-long class. Students are assigned to a supervisor who provides 8 x 30 minute tutorials over the year to support the individual programme of research, providing preparation advice, guidance and quality control.
Presentations are held in week 10, Semester 1 |
| Keywords | music,history,psychology,sociology,review,extended,essay |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Raymond MacDonald
Tel: (0131 6)50 2424
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Rowan Paton
Tel:
Email: |
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