Module Details
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Title Major Project: Music and Audiovisual Media
Code MUSI550
Coordinator Dr AE Skjerseth
Music
A.Skjerseth@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2023-24 Level 7 FHEQ Summer (June-September) 60

Aims

• To pursue a large-scale research or composition project in a specialised area
• To effectively manage a largely self-directed project
• To produce a body of original research / compositions to a high standard

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Effectively conduct a large-scale project that involves or relates to music and the moving image.

(LO2) Demonstrate technical or scholarly proficiency in the chosen specialism.

(LO3) Manage time effectively in a mainly self-directed project.

(LO4) Communicate ideas sufficiently clearly in a written or compositional context.

(S1) Contextualisation of knowledge.

(S2) Technical control of a musical medium or methodology.

(S3) Interpretation and critical judgment.

(S4) Personal management.

Syllabus
 

Content for each student will depend on the chosen specialism/output type.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Tutorials: one-to-one teaching with a relevant specialist tutor.

Self-directed learning: according to the needs of chosen project. This may include research activity, wider reading, observations, development of writing skills, assessment preparation, etc.

The majority of teaching will be delivered face to face on campus. Online delivery will be used to complement the on-campus delivery and where technology affords a better learning experience.

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours     6

       6
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 144
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Students to choose one of the following assessment methods: Dissertation (15,000 words) Composition portfolio (20-minute portfolio of compositions plus 2,500-word commentary) Research project (7  0    100       

Recommended Texts
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