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MUS10120

Academic Year 2024/2025

Music, Culture and Society (MUS10120)

Subject:
Music
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Music
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Laura Anderson
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

While the experience of listening to music is fleeting, the discourses and artefacts of musical performance are rooted firmly in the conventions, conditions, and institutions of human society. In this module students will be introduced to the ways in which music is situated in social and historical conditions. Students will also be introduced to the ways in which scholars understand music's relationship to culture, including methods derived from musicology and music analysis. We will approach this by examining a series of topics, such as classical music and the canon; music for audio-visual media; and the impact of changing technology on classical and popular music, with an emphasis on selected works to be studied in detail.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

In this course students will:
- Undertake close and sustained study of several musical works.
- Examine and gain knowledge of the social significance and cultural contexts of these works.
- Develop the ability to write about music fluently and confidently.
- Investigate a number of scholarly approaches to the structure, history, and socio-cultural significance of music.

Indicative Module Content:

Series of topics, such as classical music and the canon; music for audio-visual media; and the impact of changing technology on classical and popular music, with an emphasis on selected works to be studied in detail.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Tutorial

12
Specified Learning Activities

42
Autonomous Student Learning

34
Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Tutorials
Critical writing
Task-based learning

Note on the use of AI: Red (CAH Traffic Light System: students must not use generative Al in this module's assignments for any
purpose).

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
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay (1500 words) Week 8 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

50

 No
Reflective Assignment: Learning journal comprising 6 entries (2 relating to each unit) submitted at the end of the trimester. Students will have the opportunity to discuss ongoing journal work in weekly tutorials. Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

50

 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

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

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

The lecturer will discuss the essay marking criteria with the class and will provide written feedback to each student post-assessment. Students will be given opportunities to self-assess in discussion of learning journal draft entries during weekly tutorials. Written feedback will be provided to each student following assessment of the submitted learning journal at the end of the trimester.

Name Role
Dr Chrysi Kyratsou Tutor
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