MUS-10118 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

none

Barred Combinations

none

Description for 2024/25

This module will allow you to express yourself creatively. You can create and/or produce and/or perform one or more creative works such as creating music tracks in any style, experiment with the creative potential of sound, do mixes, record/produce your own or someone else's piece, create a commercial and/or social media work(s), etc. You can also explore pre/post production techniques through practical technical and creative work, which will improve your techno-fluency as well as your ability to listen critically. It will also introduce to some relevant technology for music production using digital audio workstation (DAW), including sequencing, sampling, arrangement, and a variety of other audio transformation techniques, such as synthesis, sequencing, sampling, editing, as well as mixing.

This module will provide the opportunity to:
- develop students' individual technologically mediated creative practice
- develop independence in planning and managing creative projects
- develop technical skills in working with sound and technology

Intended Learning Outcomes

produce a small scale, technologically-mediated creative project: 1
solve technical problems through the development of new and existing skills: 1
apply sound manipulation technologies: 1
apply listening and analytical skills in creating and manipulating sound: 1
apply a critical reflection and contextual understanding to their own creative practice and aesthetic objectives: 2

Study hours

6 hours of lectures
18 hours of small group workshops and individual tutorials
26 hours of reflection, revision and consolidation of lecture, workshop and individual supervision content
40 hours of practical work in the lab or student¿s own digital audio workstation on preliminary tasks, to carry out studio tasks, familiarise with equipment and experiment with relevant techniques
60 hours of preparation of creative project portfolio and supporting documentation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment