- Department: Music
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
In this module, we build and consolidate the research skills that are required for postgraduate-level research on music-related topics.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
This module aims to equip you with the necessary research skills to carry out independent postgraduate-level research on music-related topics. It deals with issues such as the identification and use of appropriate primary and secondary sources; editorial principles; and advanced referencing. Critical thinking is examined and put into practice. The module also covers presentation skills and is assessed via presentation.
By the end of the taught part of the module you should be able to:
Evaluate sources and account for their use in research contexts
Understand and apply methodologies related to the use of different sources
Recognise and apply different forms of critical thinking
Create a successful presentation on a topic of your own choice
Carry out independent postgraduate-level research on a music-related topic
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 50 |
Oral presentation/seminar/exam | 50 |
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Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 50 |
Oral presentation/seminar/exam | 50 |
You will receive written feedback in line with standard University turnaround times.
Gottlieb, Jane. (2017) Music Library and Research Skills. Second edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Sampsel, Laurie J. (2009) Music Research: A Handbook. New York: Oxford University Press.
Strunk, Oliver and L. Treitler. (1998) Source Readings in Music History. Revised edition. New York: Norton.
Weiss, Piero and Richard Taruskin. Music in the Western World: A History in Documents. New York: Schirmer Books; London: Collier Macmillan, 1984.