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Musicology, MRes
University of Surrey
Department of Arts
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,983 - ≈ € 13,020 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Guildford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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A distinctive part of the Department’s postgraduate provision in music, the primary aim of this programme is to train students in the preparation and submission of a research project in musicology.
It is structured as a one year full-time, or two years part-time, Masters degree in which you take a research training module and select one optional module in preparation for a substantial dissertation (40,000 words) in musicology. It is designed to appeal to those who wish to pursue a more focused and developed research interest. It may also be viewed as a ‘fast track’ to registration for the PhD programme.
You will gain from complementary and integrated learning experiences, benefiting from seminar or class teaching in a specialist area of musicology, research training in seminars attended by postgraduate students working in a range of artistic fields, as well as one-to-one supervision with an academic who supports and guides the research for the dissertation. The programme therefore offers the flexibility necessary for you to develop to the full your interests in the academic study of music.
Contents
All students will take a 30-credit research training module in preparation for a substantial dissertation (120 credits) in musicology.
Optional Modules
Students will choose one of the following Musicology modules:
Popular Musicology
This module explores the recent development of academic discussion of popular music. Students will develop strategies to relate contemporary debates in musicology through the medium of popular music.
Critical Musicology
This module covers a range of recent approaches to music as a cultural practice. Rejecting the idea of art as an autonomous sphere of activity, musicologists have recently developed ways of addressing issues around power, identity and subjectivity.
Cultural Theory and Music
This module explores cultural theory models dominant in the study of popular music and popular music cultures. It engages critically with the dominant theoretical models used in contemporary popular musicology.
Analysis
Students develop a working knowledge of the most widely used analytical methodologies, together with the appropriate critical skills and an awareness of analytical and theoretical literature.
Aesthetics
Topics covered by this survey of musical aesthetics of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries include: organicism, genius, nationalism, realism, the relationship between music and language, symbolism, and modernism.
Screen Music Studies
This module addresses a range of historical, theoretical and aesthetic aspects of cinema and TV media and their music, including the role of music in film form and narrative, screen music and cultural studies, film interpretation, and 'postmodern£ approaches to scoring the moving image.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Normally a First or Upper Second class honours degree, with music being a prominent part of the degree. Approved equivalent qualifications or experience will be considered, particularly in the case of overseas students and candidates with less conventional educational backgrounds. Non-native speakers of English will normally be required to have IELTS 6.5 or above (or equivalent).
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
Accreditation
The University of Surrey School of Management is unique as the only business school in the world to hold simultaneous accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). MBA and Tourism students can be assured of the quality of their programme and the School as recognized by these awards.
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is an international body which assesses business schools on the quality of their programmes and operational management. AACSB International accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools, worldwide.
Institutions that earn accreditation confirm their commitment to quality and continuous improvement through a rigorous and comprehensive peer review.
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* Manage resources to achieve a vibrant and relevant mission.
* Advance business and management knowledge through faculty scholarship.
* Provide high-calibre teaching of quality and current curricula.
* Cultivate meaningful interaction between students and a qualified faculty.
* Produce graduates who have achieved specified learning goals.
An AACSB accredited business school gives an assurance that it is amongst the best in the world.
The Association of MBAs (AMBA) accreditation is widely recognised as the global standard for MBA programmes. The association has acted as an advocate for MBA programmes around the world since 1967 and assesses business schools and their post-experience management programmes against rigorous criteria. These criteria include:
* The institution offering an MBA should have a clear strategy and mission, explicitly expressed and regularly updated. It will have a clear understanding of the market for its products.
* Staff should be credible in terms of their academic qualifications, their ability to teach business at postgraduate level, the quality of their research and the extent of their business contacts and consultancy activities.
* As the MBA is a post-experience, postgraduate degree, students admitted onto an accredited MBA must have a minimum of three years work experience, with the cohort averaging 5 years experience.
* The curriculum should be generalist in nature and must cover the core business skills: marketing, the economic and legal environment of a business, accounting and quantitative methods, finance, organisational theory, interpersonal skills, information technology, and the processes and practices of management.
The School of Management has a long association with the tourism industry and a worldwide reputation for excellence in tourism education. It was the first institution in the UK to receive UNWTO TedQual certification for both its undergraduate and postgraduate tourism programmes.
The UNWTO TedQual certification system contributes to the quality and efficiency of tourism education training and research. It proposes a methodology and voluntary standards with universal scope to more clearly define the quality of tourism education systems. The UNWTO TedQual certification system is a quality assurance system for tourism education, training and research. The specific aims of the UNWTO TedQual certification system are:
* Establish a quality standard for tourism education and training systems.
* Smooth the way towards greater pedagogic productivity in tourism.
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