Musicology MMus
Current Issues in Musicology MUSIC5061
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Culture and Creative Arts
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
- Typically Offered: Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
The course deepens students' understanding of current discourses in musicology, allowing them to assess and discuss recent influential contributions in a number of different sub-fields and from a variety of approaches.
Timetable
10x1hr weekly lecture
10x1hr weekly seminar
5hs tutorials on presentations and essays.
Assessment
The standard assessments for this course are:
■ Essay of 3500 words, submitted at the end of the course - 70%
■ Presentation of 15 min, given during the course - 30%
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 essay, but a flexible deadline and extra time can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)
■ Recorded presentation, written script of equivalent length, or Powerpoint presentation with substantial notes as an alternative to the presentation
Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.
Course Aims
The course aims to provide students with intensive exposure to current approaches and methods in musicology and its various sub-disciplines. It is taught within a subject area with leading figures from a broad range of approaches and it reflects this diversity and vibrancy. More specifically, the course aims to:
■ deepen students' understanding of current directions within several sub-fields in Musicology, as evidenced in relevant publications
■ enhance their ability of and confidence in using specialist theoretical and methodological approaches
■ enable students to contribute to discourses in the discipline and to discussions on musical matters in wider public life
■ improve students' analytical, writing and presentation skills in the context of researching Music at postgraduate level
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ contribute to current debates in the field and to discussions on musical matters in wider public life orally and in writing
■ engage with chosen specialist theoretical and methodological approaches in the discipline
■ critically contextualise their own work in relation to specialist theoretical and methodological approaches in the discipline
■ write scholarly essays according to professional academic standards