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Master of Music Studies (161IN) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Majors, minors and specialisations
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Coordinator
Prof Catherine Falk
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this course, students should:
- Have acquired a high standard and an advanced level of competency, skills and expertise relevant to their professional need;
- Have acquired appropriate ancillary skills in research and writing;
- Have expanded their knowledge of scholarship in music in a range of specialisations;
- Value and participate in projects requiring team-work;
- Recognise and respect the highest international standards in their chosen area of specialisation in music;
- Pursue an informed program of independent further study in their chosen area of specialisation in music;
- Have developed the capacity to apply the knowledge and experience gained in their training to the musical needs of society;
- Provide leadership in the profession in their chosen area of specialisation in music.
Generic skills
The University expects its postgraduate coursework graduates to have the following qualities and skills:
- An advanced understanding of the changing knowledge base in the specialist area;
- An ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the discipline
- Advanced skills and techniques applicable to the discipline;
- Well-developed problem-solving abilities in the discipline area, characterised by flexibility of approach;
- Advanced competencies in areas of professional expertise and/or scholarship;
- A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations;
- An advanced understanding of the international context and sensitivities of the specialist area;
- An appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of original research;
- A capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work;
- A profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship;
- An appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the student to offer leadership in the specialist area;
- The capacity to value and participate in projects which require team-work;
- An understanding of the significance and value of their knowledge to the wider community (including business and industry);
- A capacity to engage where appropriate with issues in contemporary society; and
- Where appropriate, advanced working skills in the application of computer systems and software and a receptiveness to the opportunities offered by new technologies.
Graduate attributes
University of Melbourne postgraduate coursework degrees seek to develop graduates who demonstrate a capacity for contemporary professional practice and/or specialist knowledge and theory. Postgraduate coursework degrees have multiple purposes. They are designed to provide students with the opportunity for advanced knowledge and understanding in a specialist area; to enhance professional knowledge and skills; and to engage with new and emerging fields of study.
Last updated: 18 December 2020