2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

MUS5354M Applied Professional Practice

30 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Dr Hyunah Cho
Email: h.cho@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

Applied Professional Practice provides opportunities for students to take a proactive and self-reflective role in their work and to develop professional relationships with others, for example via their own practice networks and our partner organisations. The assessment for this module will involve students working to a brief (provided by a partner organisation) and developing an appropriate research project and drafting the content for a funding application to address this, necessitating reflecting on musical practices for wellbeing.

Objectives

This module aims to develop skills relating to professional practice as it relates to work in the field of music and wellbeing. By working with academic literature, policy and information directly from professional practice, practitioners currently working in the field, observations and reflections on own/other’s practice, students will develop understanding of what it means to work as a music and wellbeing practitioner and the ways in which that practice can be supported and enhanced.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to

1. evaluate different forms of evidence of the relationship between music and wellbeing

2. identify key methodological and ethical challenges of music and wellbeing research and practice

3. reflect on the realities, opportunities and challenges of working as a music and wellbeing practitioner

Skills Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the module you will able to:

4. develop, support and communicate arguments

5. evaluate the impact of music activities and interventions on wellbeing in a contextually sensitive fashion

6. Promote music and wellbeing project ideas to stakeholders such as community organisations

7. Use knowledge of appropriate funding sources and formulate funding proposals to support music and wellbeing activity

Syllabus

Through a series of seminars with academic staff and workshops with music and wellbeing practitioners, students will learn about the realities of professional practice in the field. Typical course content may include: exploring different models of funding, the process of grant applications, the nature of working with multiple client groups in the community and in partnership with others, making a case/argument for funding, presenting ideas in writing or verbally, reflexivity and reflection in professional practice.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision	1	1.00	3.00
Supervision	4	0.50	0.00
Practical	6	2.00	12.00
Seminar	5	2.00	10.00
Private study hours			275.00
Total Contact hours			25.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

The seminars will be run as discursive sessions where students relate their own practice and previous experiences to the content of the teaching. Their contributions will allow the teaching team to monitor student learning and progress and to identify those students who are thriving or struggling to cope with the course material. The type of discussions arising from this more interactive teaching approach provides weekly opportunities for students to obtain feedback on their ideas – both from peers and from teaching/visiting staff. Additional tutorial support will provide opportunities to work with individuals on their assessment preparation, which provides an additional means of monitoring progress, learning and engagement and for providing feedback on the development of ideas and work. Staff drop-in hours will be advertised to all students, and these are a useful additional point of contact if required by students.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Presentation	Verbal presentation	60.00
Assignment	Draft grant proposal	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 29/01/2024

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