Please note: there may be some adjustments to the teaching arrangements published in the course catalogue for 2020-21. Given current circumstances related to the Covid-19 pandemic it is anticipated that some usual arrangements for teaching on campus will be modified to ensure the safety and wellbeing of students and staff on campus; further adjustments may also be necessary, or beneficial, during the course of the academic year as national requirements relating to management of the pandemic are revised.

MRes Dissertation in Music (120) MUSIC5086P

  • Academic Session: 2020-21
  • School: School of Culture and Creative Arts
  • Credits: 120
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Summer
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Available to Erasmus Students: No

Short Description

Students will pursue an independent, in depth research project on a relevant topic, related to their particular research interest in music. They will complete a substantial piece of work, which will present their original research and demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of their field of study.

Timetable

4 x tutorial hours with supervisor.

Requirements of Entry

A candidate will be permitted to progress to preparation of the dissertation only if he or she has obtained a grade point average of 12 (equivalent to C3) or above in the taught courses, with at least 75% of the credits at grade D3 or better and all credits at grade F or above.

Excluded Courses

MRes Dissertation in Music (100)

Assessment

A dissertation 27,000 words (100%).

Course Aims

This course aims to:

■ develop and sustain an argument in an area of the student's personal research interest in Music studies

■ promote an engagement with other scholarly, critical, conceptual or theoretical arguments relevant to that area

■ enable the student to gain experience in research, and in the organisation and interpretation of information

■ encourage the application of acquired research skills to a supervised project

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

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

■ define, plan and execute a sustained, focused, coherent and original research project in an area relevant to Music;

■ source, select and critically evaluate appropriate primary and secondary sources in their chosen subject area and then utilise such sources effectively within the final dissertation;

■ utilise substantial and detailed first-hand knowledge of their chosen area of investigation;

■ apply appropriate academic conventions with regard to referencing and provision of bibliographic information;

■ work independently to execute a substantial piece of written work in clear and appropriate academic English.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.