VICM2623 - Music and the Victorians (Extended)

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 demonstrate an advanced understanding of the place and significance of music in Victorian culture, and of key events and themes in the musical history of this period
2 apply high-level historical, critical, and comparative methodologies to the study of selected examples of Victorian musical culture.
3 apply an advanced understanding of how developments in Victorian musical culture reflect aspects of the Victorian period.
4 demonstrate self-direction and critical independence in a sophisticated extended argument that uses a suitably wide range of evidence/illustrations for a 6,000-word essay, and also engages extensively and with a high level of independence with contextual/critical literature.

Content:

Taught sessions as for VICM 2225, followed by an individual research project.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Students taking this module will take seminars for VICM 2225. In addition, they will undertake an individual research project, supervised in two individual tutorials of 30 minutes. This time may be used in a combination of different ways (e.g. face-to-face discussion, e-mail consultations) as appropriate to the individual student. As part of this supervision, students will be encouraged to submit a proposal and drafts for feedback before final submission.

Seminars
Contact hours: 6 x 2 hours
Intended Group size: 12

Individual tutorials
Contact hours: 2 x 30 mins per student
Intended group size: 1

Assessment: