| Unit name | Special Study 1 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MUSIM0028 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Allinson |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Music |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit offers you an opportunity for detailed study of particular areas of interest in the field of historical musicology. Each Special Study (one or two chosen, in consultation with available staff each year) will be taught as supervised independent study in tutors' postgraduate office hour. You and your tutor(s) will cover topics and repertoires methodically in regular meetings by way of discussing bibliographies, outlines, critical approaches and methodological strategies and by reading out short essays. Additionally, the weekly departmental research seminars will encourage you to refine your critical responses and discussion skills. Overall, the tutorials should demonstrate an ability to research aspects of a topic effectively and sufficiently, leading naturally towards an MA dissertation in terms of approach (though not necessarily topic). Three 2000-word essays will be researched per 20-credit unit, discussed with and graded by the tutor at regular intervals through the semester. The best two grades of three carry forward, with the marks confirmed or adjusted when all the essays are handed in and moderated at the end of the semester.
(1) Profound familiarity with and command of a particular historical topic or genre and its data.
(2) Ability to present the topic with a high level of critical finesse in a short essay.
Attendance at the weekly departmental research seminars provides models for the independent studies; students are also given one preliminary tutorial to set up the topic, and three further tutorials (one to discuss each essay and, where relevant, to set up the following one).
Three 2000-word essays, the marks of the best two of which count for 50% of the unit mark each; all three essays must be completed to a passable level for the student to be awarded credit points. Each essay will demonstrate (1) by achieving (2).
varies according to the topic chosen
