2021/22 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Music and Music Psychology (Industrial) (No Direct Recruitment)
| Programme code: | BA-MU/PSY4 | UCAS code: | W355 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Scott Bannister | Contact address: | S.C.Bannister@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 480
Entry requirements:
As for MABA-MU/PSY (no direct recruitment)
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Music
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Music
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Music
Programme specification:
The BA Music and Music Psychology programme is the first of its kind in the UK. It builds upon a strong foundation of music psychology teaching and research within the School of Music and is aimed at students who are interested in music education, performance, community music, music therapy, music technology, computer science and/or applied fields such as marketing, consumer behaviour and film music composition. Students enrolling on this programme will develop their skills and knowledge in music and music psychology simultaneously; music degrees at Leeds encompass western art music, popular and world music and these are studied from the perspectives of history, theory, criticism, composition, performance and music technology. The diverse nature of this programme offers considerable freedom of choice in subject areas, allowing students to experience both breadth and focus.
On the core music psychology modules, students will learn about existing research in psychology of music alongside developing domain-specific research methods. The teaching staff on this programme cover all approaches to music psychology research within their research activity which means that students will be able to pursue areas of study that are of interest and relevance to them and their future careers.
Between Levels 2 and 3 suitably qualified students may have the opportunity to extend their studies by taking a work placement in the music industry. Graduates may gain employment as practicing musicians, or work in the related cultural sector, the media or education. They may also progress to post-graduate study or research.
The Music Industrial variants are, to the best of our knowledge and research, the only such programmes available in any Russell Group University.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits comprised from a mix of compulsory and optional or discovery modules adding up to 120 credits.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| MUSS1020 | Understanding Music Pre-requisite for: MUSS2020 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MUSS1120 | Music in History and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUSS1125 | Music Research Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS1920 | Introduction to the Psychology of Music Pre-requisite for: MUSS1920 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules:
| MUSS1220 | Composition Pre-requisite for: MUSS2220 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS1320 | Performance Pre-requisite for: MUSS2320 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS1324 | Ensemble Performance | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUSS1620 | Sound, Technology, and Music Pre-requisite for: MUSS2620 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| MUSS1816 | Introduction to the Music Business | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates maystudy 0-20 credits of discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits comprised from a mix of compulsory and optional or discovery modules adding up to 120 credits.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| MUSS2920 | The Psychology of Listening and Performance Pre-requisite for: MUSS3940 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20-80 credits from the following options.
| MUSS2123 | Music in the Judeo-Christian Tradition | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUSS2124 | British Music and National Identity | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MUSS2125 | Music, Culture, Politics: the Long Sixties | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MUSS2126 | The Tools of Music Making | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MUSS2127 | Music and Culture in Late Seventeenth-Century London | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUSS2128 | Duke Ellington and the Twentieth-Century Jazz Environment | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUSS2721 | Music in Context A | 20 credits | Not running in 202122 | |
| MUSS2722 | Music in Context B | 20 credits | Not running in 202122 |
Candidates will be required to study 0-80 credits from the following optional modules
| CSER2207 | Students Into Schools (Arts Humanities and Culture) | 20 credits | Not running in 202122 | |
| FOAH2020 | Towards the Future: Skills in Context | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS2020 | Interpreting Music Pre-requisite for: MUSS3020; MUSS3040; MUSS3420; MUSS3440 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS2220 | Composition Pre-requisite for: MUSS3240 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS2320 | Performance Pre-requisite for: MUSS3340 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS2324 | Ensemble Performance | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUSS2520 | Aesthetics and Criticism Pre-requisite for: MUSS3520; MUSS3540 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS2620 | Music Technology Skills and Techniques Pre-requisite for: MUSS3640 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS2820 | Music in Practice | 20 credits | Not running in 202122 | |
| MUSS2822 | Music in Practice | 20 credits | Not running in 202122 | |
| MUSS2823 | Music in Practice | 20 credits | Not running in 202122 | |
| MUSS2824 | Film-Score Creation and Production | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MUSS2825 | Opera North: Opera in Practice | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS2826 | Studies in Conducting | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MUSS2827 | Marketing for Musicians | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MUSS2828 | Synthesizer Ensemble | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| FOAH8001 | Work Placement Year | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits comprised from a mix of compulsory and optional or discovery modules adding up to 120 credits.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| MUSS3940 | Music Psychology | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS3945 | Researching Music Psychology | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following modules:
| MUSS3020 | Analysing Music | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MUSS3120 | The Supernatural in Opera | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUSS3121 | Special Study in Musicology A | 20 credits | Not running in 202122 | |
| MUSS3122 | Special Study in Musicology B | 20 credits | Not running in 202122 | |
| MUSS3128 | Music and Postcolonial Politics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MUSS3129 | Music as Performance: People, Bodies and Instruments | 20 credits | Not running in 202122 | |
| MUSS3140 | Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS3240 | Composition | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS3324 | Ensemble Performance | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUSS3325 | Applied Project | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS3340 | Performance | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS3420 | Editing and Source Studies | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MUSS3520 | Contemporary Aesthetics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUSS3640 | Music Technology | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUSS3820 | Music in the Real World | 20 credits | Not running in 202122 | |
| MUSS3825 | Opera North: Opera in Practice | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study 20 credits of discovery modules.
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