MArts, BA Music and Music Psychology (Integrated Masters)(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

At the end of this level you will be able to:
1. Situate music and music psychology with respect to a range of analytical and applied contexts, and critical perspectives.
2. Analyse connections between theory and practice, and between music psychology and other disciplines.
3. Critically evaluate empirical and theoretical work in the psychology of music.
4. Discuss the ethical implications of research in the psychology of music.

Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Analyse sources to appraise, debate and defend scholarly arguments.
2. Reflect analytically on your own learning, achievement, and personal/professional development.
3. Communicate ideas in clear and structured ways.
4. Work together with partners to deliver work to deadlines.
5. Create and publish content in a variety of appropriate multimedia formats.

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, across your degree you are likely to encounter a mix of written assignments (e.g. essays, reports, reviews, reflective logs), creative outputs and portfolios (e.g. compositions, editions), recitals and performances, presentations, and project work. Assignments will generally be completed individually, though 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 (e.g. 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, applied 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.