BSc Mathematics and Music(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

1. Situate music with respect to a range of analytical contexts and critical perspectives.
2. Analyse connections between theory and practice, and between music and other disciplines.
3. Apply a range of appropriate methodologies to the study of musical repertoire(s).
4. Exhibit competency with a range of techniques to solve mathematical problems.
5. Recognise the connection between mathematical models and the underlying reality that they seek to represent.
6. Develop a mathematical argument in multiple steps.
7. Understand how a mathematical concept can be represented in different ways.
8. Work with a formalism to express a mathematical concept.
9. Write a coherent mathematical argument.

Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Analyse sources to appraise, debate and defend scholarly arguments.
2. Communicate ideas in clear and structured ways.
3. Work together with partners to deliver work to deadlines.
4. Create and publish content in a variety of appropriate multimedia formats.
5. Identify and set academic goals.
6. Maintain and uphold academic integrity and professional ethics.

Assessment

We use a variety of assessment methods, each of which is chosen to best measure your achievement of a module’s learning outcomes and associated skills, so you and we can understand and support your progress and development. Depending on the modules you choose, you are likely to encounter a mix of written assignments (eg essays, reports, reviews, reflective logs), creative outputs and portfolios (eg compositions, technology projects, recordings, notation assignments), recitals and performances, presentations, project work, and online assessments. Some assignments will be completed individually, some collaboratively, and some may require elements of group working leading to individual submissions.
You might be given a brief, question or problem to be addressed, or you may have scope to determine your own question or approach under the guidance of a member of staff. You’ll be given clear instructions regarding the assessment requirements and criteria, and you’ll receive feedback on your work to support your learning as you progress through your course. Assessments will usually require you to synthesise and evaluate learning from multiple taught sessions and learning resources (eg a module’s lectures, seminars, set readings and other online resources), and you should think of your course as a whole, and apply your learning across your modules. Creative and practical work may offer you the chance to take risks and experiment with new ideas and concepts, and in all cases we encourage you to challenge yourself, to think critically and creatively, to move as far beyond your comfort zone as you can, and to reflect on your working process and achievement.
Our assessments are designed to be fair and inclusive, to engage you intellectually and to help prepare you for life beyond University through the development of relevant skills, knowledge and experience.