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MUSI2102

Researching Australian Music

10 Units 2000 Level Course

Available in 2013

Newcastle City Precinct Semester 2

Previously offered in 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

This elective is designed to introduce the student to Australian Music from the earliest days of the colony to the present times. The course encompasses three main areas of learning: research, analysis and evaluation.

Objectives At the conclusion of the semester, students will be required to demonstrate:
1. an understanding of developments in music in Australia
2. an understanding of the social and cultural context of Australian music over the last 200 years, and the wider, global context
3. analytical skills
4. research skills
Content 1. Series of lectures on Australian Music and its context 1820-2005 encompassing historical and cultural information, as well as analysis of key works
2. Series of seminars presented by students facilitated by lecturer
Replacing Course(s) NA
Transition NA
Industrial Experience 0
Assumed Knowledge Musi 1632
Modes of Delivery Internal Mode
Teaching Methods Lecture
Tutorial
Assessment Items
Essays / Written Assignments Written assessment 40%

Approximately 2000 words

Due two weeks after the group presentation
Journal Log Book 15%

Due last teaching week of semester
Presentations - Individual Seminar 30%
20 minutes

This will be timetabled from approximately mid semester
Presentations - Individual Small Research Task 15%

Due from early semester
Contact Hours Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Timetables 2013 Course Timetables for MUSI2102