2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Music and Theology and Religious Studies

Total credits: 365

Entry requirements:

ABB at A-level, to include Music A-level.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Theology & Religious Studies
Music

Programme specification:

The programme will:
- enable students to work across more than one discipline by providing the flexibility to study three disciplines at level one;
- allow the study of two disciplines to the same depth as any single honours student but with less breadth in each discipline;
- provide a basis for further advanced study in either of the disciplines or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.

General
- The distinctiveness, appeal and strength of University of Leeds joint honours programmes lie in the unusual combination of depth, breadth and flexibility which they offer, as well as in the exceptional range of degree combinations available.
- They permit students to study two disciplines, in depth and to degree level while acquiring a broader range of skills than is typically possible within a single honours degree.
- They are emphatically joint honours programmes, rather than integrated programmes: students can therefore make the links they choose from the wide choice of optional modules available within each discipline. Within certain parameters, they thus effectively make connections and devise pathways according to their own preferences, rather than being faced with a prescribed combination of modules chosen for them by others.
- The students must acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines.
- A further element of distinctiveness is the flexibility of the programme structure, which allows joint honours students to change direction more easily, and more radically, than single honours students.
- Many of these programmes also allow the opportunity to undertake a work placement, field work or study abroad.

The programme will enable students to understand scholarship and recent research in both Music and Theology and Religious Studies. They will have the opportunity to deploy various techniques of analysis and enquiry within both Music and Theology and Religious Studies. Students will be offered a breadth of awareness of the intellectual disciplines through which religions may be approached, and will develop an understanding of theoretical, methodological, contextual, ethical and other debates within the broad field of Theology and Religious Studies. The Music aspect of the programme lays a foundation of discipline-specific knowledge through the study of a variety of periods, genres, styles and contexts. Within this broadly-based syllabus, there is also provision for specialisation in particular aspects of musical study (e.g. composition, performance, musicology, psychology of music, music technology, aesthetics and criticism). Within Music students will develop flexible and transferable skills including self-expression and communication (in written and other forms) and the use of new technology. All teaching is informed by the research strengths of staff, and students will have opportunities for research-based learning throughout their programme.

Study in the programme is structured in ways that provide depth and opportunities for demonstrating proficiency in the application of method and theory in both subjects. Opportunities will be provided for students to develop interests and skills develop their own informed opinions and to undertake autonomous study.

The Industrial variant of the programme allows students to spend a year on placement in an appropriate graduate setting. The International variant allows students to spend a year studying abroad as part of their degree programme.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must study 125 credits.

In level 1, students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects, plus a 5-credit Academic Skills module. The further 40 credits may consist of Discovery Modules in a third subject or may consist of further modules in one or both main subjects. Students must pass 100 credits and all core modules as identified in the programme.

Candidates are required to take a total of 40 credits of Music modules at level 1.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates must study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates must study at least 40 credits from the following modules:

Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Candidates are required to study in addition a minimum of 20 credits from the following list.

Discovery modules:

Candidates may choose to study up to 40 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must study 120 credits.

Over levels 2 and 3 taken combined students must pass:

- Music: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Theology and Religious Studies: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)

- Plus 40 credits in the named subjects and used to ensure that credits at the appropriate level for award are taken.
- Plus 40 credits in elective modules or further modules in the named subjects.

In order to be eligible for an honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3). Students must pass at least 100 credits at Level 2 and all core modules to proceed to the next level of the programme.

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules. Candidates must ensure that at level 2 they take modules that are prerequisites for any modules they anticipate taking at level 3.

Candidates may not take more than one the following modules as part of their core 40 credits of music: MUSS2320 Performance, MUSS2324 Ensemble Performance. The other performance module may be taken as an discovery, however.
Candidates will not usually take more than one Music in Context or Music in Practice module. If you are thinking about taking more than one please consult your personal tutor first, as this has consequences for your module choices at level 3.

Candidates are required to study at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may choose to study up to 40 credits of Discovery modules over both Level 2 and 3 or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must study 120 credits.

Over levels 2 and 3 taken combined students must pass:

- Music: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Theology and Religious Studies: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)

- Plus 40 credits in the named subjects and used to ensure that credits at the appropriate level for award are taken.
- Plus 40 credits in elective modules or further modules in the named subjects.

In order to be eligible for an honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3). Students must pass at least 100 credits at Level 3 and all core modules to proceed to gain the degree.

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to take ONE of the following modules:

Candidates are required to select at least sufficient credits from the following modules to fulfil the programme requirements. Candidates who have already selected a Final Year Project in Music may select a second Final Year Project from the list above.

Discovery modules:

Candidates may choose to study up to 40 credits of Discovery modules over both Level 2 and 3 or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.

Last updated: 08/05/2017

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