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Music and Health (MUSI40074)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This subject will provide an overview of the ways that music can be used to promote physical health and healthy behaviours for a range of people. Topics covered will include music for expression, relaxation, anxiety reduction and communication. Students will be involved in experiential activities underpinned by theoretical knowledge. They will also contribute to weekly web-based discussion that furthers understanding of topics covered in class.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject students should be able to:
- identify areas for musical development outside the technique/competency spectrum;
- skills in using music to reduce anxiety and improve communication in others;
- critically appraise the relationship between music and health.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have:
- greater awareness of healthy behaviours for life;
- improved non-verbal communication skills enhanced capacity to consider subjective and objective;
- enhanced capacity to consider subjective and objective aspects of life experiences.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
MUS140074 Music and Health cannot be taken if MUS120150 Music and Health has been taken.
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written responses to online readings (four times throughout the semester)
| Throughout the semester | 25% |
Ten interactive multiple choice quizzes
| From Week 1 to Week 10 | 25% |
Essay
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Lucy Bolger Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour lecture per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Delivery
This subject is co-delivered with:
- MUSI20150 Music and Health
- MUSI90188 Music and Health Research
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Levitin, D.J. The world in six songs: How the musical brain created human nature. London: Dutton Publishers, 2008.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Music Informal specialisation Composition Informal specialisation Performance Informal specialisation Musicology/Ethnomusicology - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022