This distinctive course offers opportunities to develop the critical and analytical techniques needed to evaluate and evidence the relationship between musical engagement and wellbeing. You’ll gain skills that are directly related to careers in areas including arts therapies, education, community music, music administration, policymaking, and research impact employment or to continue to PhD study. Your understanding of the topic will be expanded and you’ll develop the skills needed to conduct independent research while learning to identify the methodological and ethical challenges of researching in real-world settings. The core Applied Professional Practice module will provide you with opportunities to take a proactive and self-reflective role in your work, developing professional relationships with our partner organisations. Your major project will be a dissertation on an aspect of music and wellbeing of your own choosing, and you can pursue an optional module in another area of music such as music psychology, musicology, performance, or arts management.
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUS5003M | Dissertation | 60 | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | PFP |
| MUS5351M | Empirical Research Techniques | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| MUS5353M | Music, Wellbeing and its Evaluation | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| MUS5355M | Ideas and Impact for Wellbeing: Developing Professional Skills | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUS5131M | Issues in Musicology | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUS5232M | Global Music Education Futures | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MUS5241M | Short Recital | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUS5251M | Facilitating Music in Communities | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MUS5331M | Short Dissertation | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUS5332M | Individual Project | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUS5352M | Case Studies in the Applied Psychology of Music | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PECI5207M | Arts Management and Cultural Leadership | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
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