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MUS41210

Academic Year 2024/2025

Graduate Colloquium (MUS41210)

Subject:
Music
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Music
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Professor Wolfgang Marx
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The Graduate Colloquium is an important milestone in the MMus programme where students have an opportunity to present a twenty-minute paper to peers and faculty in a collegial environment. The topic for presentation is usually related to the student’s final dissertation topic and the colloquium provides a valuable opportunity to test ideas and receive constructive feedback.
The Graduate Colloquium takes place towards the end of trimester two and is a full-day event. Students will receive guidance on technical and organisational aspects of the colloquium from the Graduate Studies Coordinator. During trimester two, each student will choose a dissertation supervisor from among the full-time members of staff of the school and will work closely with that person in preparing the dissertation for submission in August. Students should also consult the same supervisor and avail of that person’s expertise and knowledge when preparing the colloquium paper.
Students will be guided by their respective supervisor with regard to the possible integration of AI in their work.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module students should be able to:
- write and structure a formal academic paper of 20 minute's duration
- work within the time constraints imposed by the Colloquium format
- deliver an oral presentation/paper in a clear and audible manner
- distinguish between essential and less-relevant aspects of a topic for presentation purposes
- read, assess, digest and summarise large quantities of reading material and express complex ideas and concepts with clarity and brevity
- converse with confidence on the major questions and debates of contemporary ethno/musicological discourse

Indicative Module Content:

- developing presentation skills
- determining the difference between written and oral academic delivery
- practicing academic discussion after an oral presentation

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

40
Autonomous Student Learning

120
Online Learning

40
Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
- active / task-based learning
- reflective learning
- enquiry & problem-based learning
- debates
- student presentations

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Individual Project: Students are assessed on the delivery of an oral presentation at the School's Graduate Colloquium, including the group discussion following the presentation. Week 14 Graded Yes

100

 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

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