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Programme code | 1INOV004U |
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Programme type | Single Honours |
Programme director(s) |
Neal Farwell
Kirsten Cater |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Centre for Innovation |
Second School/department | Department of Music |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups | Music (2019) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 4 years (full time) |
The digital and creative innovators of the 21st Century will bring together arts and humanities, design, science, engineering and enterprise to deliver new products, services and ways of working and living. This degree combines an in-depth subject specialism in Music with interdisciplinary breadth, creative teamwork and entrepreneurial skills. Students undertaking this course will spend half their time studying Music to gain a solid discipline strength whilst spending the other half of their time applying that knowledge to innovate and translate their ideas into plans for digital and creative enterprises, both social and commercial.
The programme provides an intellectual training through study of the historical, technical, analytical, compositional and performance aspects of music, examines contemporary cultural and social settings for music and provides opportunities for the acquisition of a broad range of intellectual, critical and creative skills in preparation for
The programme aims to give a wide understanding of the European musical tradition from medieval times to the present day as well as giving them the knowledge to apply their discipline to innovate and have the skills to see those innovations through to create successful enterprises.
Within their innovation units students will be able to:
Students studying across the different specialisms on the innovation degrees come together as a cohort to learn and apply design and systems thinking for digital and creative innovation and put it into practice their working in transdisciplinary project teams. From the second year, students learn from past and present success and failure case studies to help students think about future opportunities. The transdisciplinary project work in the second year works with real world clients where students develop empathy for the people they are designing for, explore solutions, iterating to develop an unexpected range of possibilities, and create prototypes to take back to the client to test with real customers or users. In their third year students explore innovative and disruptive ideas, potentially designing things that people don’t yet know they want by exploring the potential of new technologies to enable disruptive innovation, changing the way people live and work. Students will learn about different ways to generate ideas, ranging from brainstorming to crowd-sourcing, exploring project opportunities and creating prototypes to test with real people. Alongside this students will learn about different kinds of enterprise that can be used to take forward their ideas supported by mentors and coaches. The final year pulls together all the students have learnt to create an enterprise which may be an innovative digital and creative product, service or social innovation.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition of knowledge through lectures, seminars, tutorials and directed reading with emphasis, where appropriate, on primary materials and their interpretation. Independent learning is pursued through written coursework and supervised research projects. Acquisition of knowledge and understanding for innovation, design and entrepreneurship occurs through lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials (13, 14, 15 & 16). Workshops and demonstration to develop student practical innovation skills acquisition (13, 16). Innovation challenges to develop students’ skills in practical innovation and entrepreneurship (13, 14 & 16). Innovation project supervision and design challenge mentoring meetings to provide formative feedback (13, 14 & 16). |
Methods of Assessment | |
Examination (Level C/4 'Historical Studies'; Level I/5 'Approaches to Music History I' & Approaches to Music History II'; Level I/5 & H/6 split-level music-history options. Coursework (Level C/4 'Historical Studies'; Level C/4 'Technical Studies I' & 'Technical Studies II'; Level C/4 'Practical Studies: Instrumentation and Conducting' (instrumentation coursework); Level C/4 'Composition'; Level I/5 and Level H/6 'Further Technical Studies' and 'Advanced Technical Studies'; Level I/5 'Compositional Strategy', 'Studio Composition Live' and 'Writing for Orchestra'; Level I/5 'Performance' (logbook); Level I/5 'Transcription and Editing'; Level I/5 & H/6 split-level music-history and analysis options; Level H/6 Extended Study Performance' (programme notes). The following units are wholly assessed by coursework submissions (written exercises, dissertation or portfolio): Level C/4 'Criticism and the Arts'; Level I/5 & H/6 options 'The Film Musical' and 'Discourses of Cultural Degeneration'; Level H/6 option 'Aesthetics and Criticism'; Level H/6 'Extended Study' (in 'Musicology', 'Composition' or 'Studio Composition'); Level H/6 'Musicology Project', 'Composition Project', 'Studio Project' and 'Editing Project' Recital or other demonstration of practical skill (Level C/4 'Practical Studies'; Level C/4 'Composition' (participation in workshops); Levels I/5 and H/6 'Performance' options). Individual and group innovation coursework portfolios (including rapid prototyping and proof of concepts) and presentations (13-16). Reflective accounts of practical work and learning (13-16). Iterative and agile practice based innovation and entrepreneurship challenges (13-16). |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition of knowledge through lectures, seminars, tutorials and directed reading with emphasis, where appropriate, on primary materials and their interpretation. Independent learning is pursued through written coursework and supervised research projects Acquisition of skills to innovate, design and create enterprises occurs through lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials (9-12). Workshops and demonstration to develop student practical innovation skills acquisition (9-12). Innovation challenges to develop students’ skills in practical innovation and entrepreneurship (9-12). Innovation project supervision and design challenge mentoring meetings to provide formative feedback (9-12). |
Methods of Assessment | |
Examination (Level C Historical Studies I & II; Level I and C 'Split Level' options Coursework (Level C Technical Studies I and II; Level I and H technical options – eg. Further Tonal Harmony) Individual and group innovation coursework portfolios (including rapid prototyping and proof of concepts) and presentations (9-12) Reflective accounts of practical work and learning (9-12) Iterative and agile practice based innovation and entrepreneurship challenges (9-12) |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition of knowledge through lectures, seminars, tutorials and directed reading with emphasis, where appropriate, on primary materials and their interpretation. Independent learning is pursued through written coursework and supervised research projects Acquisition of skills to innovate, design and create enterprises occurs through lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials (12-17). Workshops and demonstration to develop student practical innovation skills acquisition (12-17). Innovation challenges to develop students’ skills in practical innovation and entrepreneurship (12-17). Innovation project supervision and design challenge mentoring meetings to provide formative feedback (12-17). |
Methods of Assessment | |
Examination (Level C Historical Studies I & II; Level I and C 'Split Level' options Coursework (Level C Technical Studies I and II; Level I and H technical options – eg. Further Tonal Harmony) Individual and group innovation coursework portfolios (including rapid prototyping and proof of concepts) and presentations (12-17) Reflective accounts of practical work and learning (12-17) Iterative and agile practice based innovation and entrepreneurship challenges (12-17) |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
By the end of their studies at level C, students are expected to be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of the fundamental principles of musicology (including a grasp of appropriate repertoires and texts and a satisfactory level of competence in the relevant bibliographic skills) as well as an ability to apply these in written texts of different kinds; confidence in handling elements of musical notation and language (for example, intervals, rhythms, modes, metres and sonorities); competence in the memorising of musical materials sufficient to enable accurate realisation of notation in sound; where appropriate, demonstrate a degree of personal expression and creativity in practical music-making; foundational knowledge of composition (whether acoustic or studio), and including the basics of sound recording and manipulation, MIDI and notation software. The expectation is that their work may require substantial direction from members of staff at this stage (supplied tutorially and in dedicated support seminars). They will also have gained an understanding to how design and systems thinking can be applied to problems to innovate and unearth novel and creative solutions that may have been missed from undertaking a purely analytical approach whilst gaining experience in working in multidisciplinary teams. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
At level I students are expected to be able to demonstrate that they have expanded the range and depth of their knowledge of the various sub-disciplines and their capacity to evaluate these using a variety of critical perspectives. They should also have developed a higher level of competence in the relevant technical and/or practical skills. At this stage, students should be developing a capacity for mature reflection on specific aspects of the subject and for self-directed learning (for example, through the researching and writing of approved seminar projects). It is expected that at least a part of this gradual process of absorption will occur in seminars, in which second-year students are taught together with third-years and have the opportunity to gain insight and confidence from observing the contribution of more experienced students. Composers are expected to develop a critical relationship to their evolving musical language such that a personal 'voice' can be recognized intuitively and rationalized in the specific handling of and inter-relation between musical elements. Analytical studies may play a part in the acquisition of this skill. Performers are expected to refine the technical and interpretative aspects of their craft both as soloists and in an ensemble situation. Student will be expected to critically reflect on past and present case studies and develop further their transdisciplinary working to real world digital and creative client problems. Students will be encouraged to broaden their perspective beyond the subject provisions in Music with Innovation and take either an open unit, learn how to program or design specifically for human computer interaction. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
At level H students are expected to expand the breadth of their knowledge through their study of optional subjects and to develop further their ability to gather and assimilate information. They are expected to synthesise material in an appropriate way, engage in sophisticated critical evaluation of texts about music, construct effective and detailed arguments (both orally and in writing) that display competence in the practices, processes, techniques and methodologies that underpin musicological practice. As composers, they are expected to refine the creative imagination, lateral thinking skills, and disciplined objectification of original ideas in a practical form. As performers, they are expected to develop a sensitivity to the musical demands of pieces in a variety of styles, and/or an affinity with the relevant performance practices of one particular style, and to communicate their interpretations with confidence in a performance setting. At this level students are expected to be able to demonstrate their capacity for self-directed study using the skills acquired and developed at level C and I. NB Note that at Level H, students are expected to meet the additional learning outcomes specified for List C options taught to both second years and third years together. These may be described generically as follows: Incorporate a consistently strong grasp of detail with respect to content Argue effectively and at length (including an ability to cope with complexities and to describe and deploy these effectively) Display to a high level skills in selecting, applying, interpreting and organising information, including evidence of a high level of bibliographical control Describe, evaluate and/or challenge current scholarly thinking Discriminate between different kinds of information, processes, interpretations Take a critical stance towards scholarly processes involved in arriving at historical knowledge and/or relevant secondary literature Engage with relevant theoretical, philosophical or social constructs for understanding relevant works or traditions Demonstrate an understanding of concepts and an ability to conceptualise Within the transdisciplinary group project the students will be expected to innovate for their own chosen problem by exploring the potential of new technologies to enable disruptive innovation to change the way people work and live. They will be supported by mentors and coaches to explore how their proposed solutions may be turned into an enterprise. |
Level M/7 - Masters |
At level M, students are expected to pull together all that they have learnt in prior years to create an enterprise; this may focus on an innovative digital and creative product or service, or a social innovation. Students will be required to assess the market, feasibility, IP, sustainability, finance and desirability of the proposition and create a proof of concept prototype to test with real world users. For the Music component of the Level M year, expectations depend on the focus of study: Musicology students are expected to expand the breadth of their knowledge through their study of prescribed readings and to develop further their ability to gather, synthesise and assimilate information, and to present their findings in written form to a high level. They are expected to display a considerable degree of sophistication in their critical evaluation of texts about music and to construct effective and detailed arguments (both orally and in writing) that display a professional approach to the processes, techniques and methodologies that underpin musicological practice. As composers, they are expected to refine their deployment of professional compositional skills, develop their creative imagination, to broaden their stylistic base considerably through sympathetic exposure to a variety of modernist and postmodernist positions, to able to select influences intelligently, focusing on creating a personal voice in compositions submitted for the final portfolio. In all strands of the MA programme, students are expected to be able to demonstrate their capacity for self-directed study using the skills acquired and developed at bachelor's degree level. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
Workload Statement
In common with the rest of the University, units in the Faculty of Arts
adhere to the credit framework which sets out that 20 credits normally
equates to some 200 hours of student input. Some of this time will be spent
in class, with the remainder divided between preparation for classes and
preparation for, and completion of, the assessment tasks. Some of this
activity may occur within the University’s online learning environment,
Blackboard, which you may use to prepare wikis, to interact with other
students, to download tutorials or to receive feedback.
Assessment Statement
Please select the following link for a statement about assessment. This is University of Bristol access only.
https://www.bris.ac.uk/arts/current/under/assessment.html
This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type III: Professional in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
Minimum requirement of pass mark 40% in each unit
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Design and Systems Thinking for Innovation | INOV10001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Transdisciplinary Group Project 1: Being Human | INOV10002 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Choose 80CP from the units listed below but must include units in at least three of the four strands History / Technical / Composition / Practical | |||||
Technical Studies I: Harmony and Harmonic Analysis | MUSI10047 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Practical studies: Performance | MUSI10058 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Historical Studies 1: Western Art Music (up to 1750) | MUSI10045 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Historical Studies II : Western Art Music (1750 to the present day) | MUSI10046 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Composition | MUSI10059 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type III: Professional in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
Minimum requirement of pass mark 40% in each unit
Students must achieve a year mark of 50 or more out of a hundred at the end of the second year to be able to progress on to the four year programme.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Students must take ONE of the core units MUSI20142 / 3 Approaches to Music History I / II | |||||
Approaches to Music History I | MUSI20142 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
Approaches to Music History II | MUSI20143 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
Past, Present and Futures | INOV20001 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
Transdisciplinary Group Project 2: Solving Someone's Problem | INOV20002 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
List A - Students must select at least one option from the following list: | |||||
Further Technical Studies | MUSI20099 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Writing for Orchestra | MUSI20141 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Studio Composition Live | MUSI20057 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Transcription and Editing | MUSI20056 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Compositional Strategy | MUSI20047 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Performance | MUSI20058 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
LIST C - Students may select up to two options from List C (but no more than one in each Teaching Block) | |||||
Music and the Holocaust | MUSI20105 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Russian Opera | MUSI20102 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Hip-hop Music and Culture | MUSI20071 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Music and Migration in the 20th Century | MUSI20085 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
The Romantic Imagination | MUSI20121 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Music, Technology and Cultural Change, 1900 - present day | MUSI20117 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Introduction to Computer Programming | EMAT10007 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Human-Computer Interaction | COMS21301 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 | |
20 credit points of Open Units | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Students may take up to 20CP of open units such as a language but note this will take them to 130CP for their second year | |||||
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type III: Professional in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
Minimum requirement of pass mark 40% in each unit.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Creativity and Innovation | INOV30001 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
Transdisciplinary Group Project 3: Doing something completely new | INOV30003 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
New Venture Creation | INOV30004 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
Select 60cp from List B and List C. At least one 20cp unit must be chosen from List C | |||||
LIST B | |||||
Advanced Technical Studies | MUSI30113 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Musicology Project 1 | MUSI30063 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Composition Project | MUSI30064 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Studio Project | MUSI30065 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Performance | MUSI30066 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Aesthetics and Criticism | MUSI30029 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Extended Study: Musicology | MUSI30058 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Extended Study: Composition Portfolio | MUSI30059 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Extended Study: Studio | MUSI30060 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Extended Study: Performance | MUSI30061 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Editing Project | MUSI30139 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 | |
Music recording and production | MUSI30132 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Composing Live Electronics | MUSI30141 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Select at least one 20cp unit from List C: | |||||
LIST C | |||||
Hip-hop Music and Culture | MUSI30107 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Music in Soviet Russia 1917-1991 | MUSI30079 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
African-American Music in the 20th Century | MUSI30105 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Intertextuality in Music | MUSI30106 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Medieval Music Palaeography | MUSI30121 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Music and Sex | MUSI30120 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Opera & Politics | MUSI30129 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Music in Times of War | MUSI30128 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Music with Innovation (BA) | 120 |
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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