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Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music (MUSI30015)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Linda Kouvaras: lindaik@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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An examination of examples of Western music from Hildegaard to the present, including “popular” songs, which contain one or all of the themes of sex, death, and the ecstatic in their compositional circumstances, title, pre-compositional intent, or lyrics (if song or aria).
Consideration of these works will be viewed through perspectives from key cultural theories of the late-twentieth and early twenty-first century.
Students attend a weekly seminar, with discussion of set readings and musical works.
Delivery
This subject is co-delivered with MUSI40058 Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- describe and analyse contemporary attitudes toward music;
- articulate elements of sex, death, and/or the ecstatic in music;
- contextualise work within broad social and cultural considerations.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- communicate effectively, in oral, written and digital forms;
- respond openly and imaginatively to new ideas;
- articulate, integrate and adapt knowledge from different domains.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
AMEB Grade 5 or equivalent.
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: 11 April 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Three short seminar responses
| During the teaching period | 30% |
10-minute presentation submitted with presentation notes (200 words)
| Mid teaching period | 30% |
Essay
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Linda Kouvaras Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour seminar per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Linda Kouvaras: lindaik@unimelb.edu.au
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Additional delivery details
Delivery
This subject is co-delivered with MUSI40058 Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Select readings will be made available through Readings Online via LMS.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Music Course Diploma in Music Informal specialisation Music Electives - 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 Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- 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.
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
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: 11 April 2024