- Course type: PhD training component
- Year of study: First year of study.
- Final assessment: Oral presentation, Internal or external examiner.
- Prerequisites: Admission to the PhD programme.
- Language of instruction: Scandinavian languages and English.
Course description
The course deals with various ways of studying music practices. The course provides a broad overview of how different approaches understand the concept of music and the concept of practice.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of the course, the candidate is expected to be able to
- document a broad overview of various ways of studying music practices
- identify distinctive features of research and artistic development work in different disciplines, as well as the similarities and differences between them
- contextualise research on music practices from a community perspective
- reflect on their own research on music practices in light of existing research traditions.
Content
The course focuses on:
- understanding the concept of music within different music research traditions
- understanding of the concept of practice within various music traditions
- understanding of research on music practices from a community perspective
- reflexivity in music research
Syllabus: 500-600 pages
Structure
The teaching consists of lectures, presentations and discussions.
The candidate is automatically registered for teaching/supervision and assessment in the course in accordance with the progression set out in the programme plan.
Course requirements
The candidates will complete a group assignment in the form of a presentation for other participants in the course. The presentation will discuss how different research traditions approach a chosen phenomenon in music research.
Final assessment
The course ends with a presentation that is approved by the course coordinator. A presentation may, for example, be a 20-minute presentation at a researcher forum, a seminar organised by the research centres, etc.
New assessment
New or postponed assessment is a written paper.