MUS-30059 - 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

The Dissertation module invites you to consider music, sound and associated arts in relation to the world of ideas, research and practices. The world of Music Production and Sound Design is not only a practical one: there are many experts in music and sound producing research regarding the use of technology in the contemporary world, the creation and dissemination of music and sound in the digital arena, psychological aspects of sound and music, the impact of soundscapes, the creation of sound applications for the health industry, the impact of sound design on the human mind and emotions, among other fascinating topics. The sky is the limit! In conjunction with your supervisor, you will design a project and develop research techniques, methodologies and strategies to complete this project. The final dissertation will be an important demonstration of your versatility as a professional of music and sound, as well as your level of written research. It has the potential to open doors for postgraduate study and can be utilised as a public-facing example of your employability.

To enable students to engage in an area of research on a topic of their choice and pertinent to their discipline
To enable students to successfully apply research methodology on an extended piece of research
To facilitate student engagement on an extended piece of writing under supervision

Intended Learning Outcomes

critically assess and evaluate arguments, assumptions, theories and concepts relating to specialist areas within Music Production, Sound Design, the Creative Music Industry and Music and Sound in general, in order to come to reasoned conclusions.: 1
describe and make critical judgments about current areas of research in the Creative Music Industry and Music and Sound in general.: 1
plan, research and produce a substantial, coherent and academically mature piece of work: 1
make critical use of scholarly texts and primary sources to inform the articulation of a research focus: 1
make an appropriate and justified selection of methods of enquiry: 1

Study hours

22 hours of contact time, to include:
10 hours seminars and group work
12 hours individual supervisions

Individual study:
70 hours of preparation for formative assignments and group work
70 hours of preparation for seminars, group work and individual supervisions
138 hours of preparation for the final assessment

School Rules

Students must take at least ONE ISP module (MUS-30055 or MUS-30059). They can also take both these modules.

Description of Module Assessment