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This course will provide students with the opportunity to produce an individual creative project agreed with a supervisor, alongside a developed piece of academic writing contextualizing their creative project and its relevance in the context of the curriculum/relevant professional arena.

7 x 1 hr Lectures as scheduled on MyCampus

4 x 1 hr project supervision

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into Music, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation

Dissertation in Music - MUSIC4071P

Applied Dissertation GMAC (FTV4112P)

None

The standard assessments for this course are: 

■ Dissertation (4000 words) - 40%  

■ Creative Project (12 minutes duration) - 40%  

■ Research Log (2000 words) - 20% 

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available: 

■ There is no alternative to the Dissertation, but a flexible deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustment (Students should follow the usual process for extensions). 

■ There is no alternative to the Creative Project, but a flexible deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustment (Students should follow the usual process for extensions). 

■ There is no alternative to the Research Log, but a flexible deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustment (Students should follow the usual process for extensions). 

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.  

This course aims to:

■ enable students to develop an individual project on a topic agreed with the subject area/supervisor;

■ build students' planning and time-management skills for a programme of independent research and

applied creative practice;

■ develop students' capacity for independent research and writing;

■ engage students with theoretical and practical knowledge of the chosen area of inquiry / relevant

professional arena;

■ develop Graduate Attributes and enhance students' perspectives on their graduate employability.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ discuss and evaluate, at an advanced level, a particular topic in terms of subject-specific context/theories.

■ employ skills learned within the academic curriculum as part of a practical creative project;

■ plan for, and carry out, an efficient programme of well-managed independent research and creative activity/output;

■ synthesise and write up independent research findings and material;

■ analyse crucial terms of discussion and incorporate relevant critical and theoretical approaches into the written and practical components of their project;

■ analyse the findings/outputs of their chosen project within the context of their relevant academic field