- 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:
The syllabus is divided into two parts and consists of a compulsory common syllabus of approximately 400 pages and a self-selected syllabus of at least 100 pages. undefinedcourse syllabus can be chosen from a list of recommended literature presented at the start of the course.
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.
Participation in research presentations and group work is mandatory.
Final assessment
Course requirements must be approved in order for the candidate to take the final assessment.
The course concludes with a 20-minute oral presentation that is clarified with and coordinated by the course coordinator.
The candidate is assessed in relation to the course's learning objectives. The final assessment is expressed as pass/fail and is determined by two internal examiners. After the presentation has been completed, the candidate will receive oral feedback from the examiners.
New assessment
New or postponed assessment is a written paper.