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MUS50030

Academic Year 2024/2025

Teaching Practice 1 (MUS50030)

Subject:
Music
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Music
Level:
5 (Doctoral)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Laura Anderson
Trimester:
Autumn and Spring (separate)
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module may be taken by PhD students who are working as tutors or occasional lecturers in the School of Music. Students who take this module for credit will gain practical experience teaching tutorials and/or lectures to undergraduates. The module also consists of close mentoring with a member of the academic staff. Through self-assessment, discussion, and practice, students registered for this module will reflect critically on the pedagogical tools and strategies necessary for university teaching.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students will have:
- gained practical experience teaching undergraduate students in either tutorials or lectures.
- amassed a set of class plans and/or prepared lectures for future teaching.
- acquired pedagogical tools and strategies necessary for strong undergraduate teaching by working closely with their academic mentor.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

28

Placement/Work Experience

24

Cont Professional Development

48

Total

100


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Experiential learning through the preparation and delivery of tutorials and/or lectures in the School of Music.
Critical reflection on the preparation process and teaching experience with mentor in the School of Music.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students registering for this module must be selected to work as a tutor or occasional lecturer in the School of Music.


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

Not yet recorded.


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
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

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.