Music History 2: C19th Music and Ideas (MUSI20198)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank) and On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | Summer Term - On Campus Semester 1 - On Campus Semester 1 - On Campus |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
An overview of musical works and ideas from the 19th century. Representative works of the period are introduced in their social and cultural contexts. The subject also looks at music and its audiences, and the role of music institutions in shaping music history. The focus will mainly be Western Europe with a segment on music in Australia.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should have developed:
- appraise and contextualise music from the 19th Century;
- apply a range of approaches to music history;
- critically analyse music of the 19th Century;
- apply research methods basic to the scholarly study of music of this period and have an awareness of the latest research in the area.
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Musical literacy, to a standard equivalent to AMEB grade 4 or higher.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Assessment
Semester 1
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Essay 2,000 words
| Week 10 | 60% |
1-hour Listening Test (equivalent to 1000 words)
| During the examination period | 20% |
Tutorial Assignments (2)
| From Week 3 to Week 6 | 20% |
Summer Term
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Essay 2,000 words
| Week 6 | 60% |
1-hour Listening Test (equivalent to 1000 words)
| During the examination period | 20% |
Tutorial Assignments (2)
| From Week 2 to Week 4 | 20% |
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Dates & times
- Summer Term - On Campus
Principal coordinator Kerry Murphy Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising four 1-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorials per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 8 January 2019 to 12 February 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 January 2019 Census date 18 January 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 February 2019 Assessment period ends 22 February 2019 - Semester 1 - On Campus
Principal coordinator Kerry Murphy Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 - Semester 1 - On Campus
Principal coordinator Kerry Murphy Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week. PLEASE NOTE this availability has a lecture stream component, please see 'Additional Delivery Details'. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Parkville Semester 1 On-Campus Delivery Information
This subject is delivered in person at the Southbank campus and lectures will be live streamed to Parkville. Students enrolled in the Parkville campus availability can attend at Parkville.
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Diploma in Music Course Graduate Diploma in Music Major Composition stream Major Performance stream Major Musicology/Ethnomusicology stream Informal specialisation Performance/ Composition/ Musicology/ Ethnomusicology Breadth Track Studies in western music - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 9 April 2025