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Popular Music Studies (MUSI20227)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Not available in 2024
Overview
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This subject introduces students to major concepts in the field of popular music studies. Students examine major academic perspectives on popular music and genre, historiography, audience, gender, sexuality, race, technology and media through a range of case studies selected from around the world.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- identify major historical and contemporary debates in the academic literature on popular music;
- find and assess secondary literature on popular music; and
- craft and answer a research question related to the historiography of popular music.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Prior musical knowledge (e.g, notational literacy or performance experience) not expected.
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: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Two written responses
| During the teaching period | 25% |
Annotated bibliography
| First half of the teaching period | 25% |
Essay proposal - (excluding references)
| Mid semester | 10% |
Research essay - (excluding references)
| During the examination period | 40% |
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2024
Time commitment details
146
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Music - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- 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.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 27 April 2024