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The Research Process for Musicians (MUSI40064)

HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)

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This subject provides students with the tools and skills necessary to devise and conduct professional research in music at graduate level. Through group discussions and peer review sessions students will engage with the key principles of research and academic writing and apply them to a context relevant to them.

Students will be supported in defining and focusing their research questions, developing a critical summary of the literature, constructing an adequate conceptual framework, adhering to and meeting deadlines, and presenting their work persuasively, both in oral and written form. The main outcome will be a full research project that could potentially serve as the basis of an application for a graduate program.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • devise and develop a successful research proposal within their field;
  • frame their creative work or performance into research questions and conceptual frameworks;
  • engage critically with the relevant scholarly literature;
  • position their creative work or performance practice within the current state of research;
  • communicate effectively about their compositional or performing practices within the conventions of academic language;
  • reflect critically on their own work;
  • work constructively yet rigorously with peers.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should have developed:

  • critical thinking and analytical skills;
  • ability to seek out, organise and evaluate relevant information;
  • time management skills;
  • advanced communication skills, both oral and written;
  • collaborative skills;
  • capacity for independent, self-reflective and critical enquiry.

Last updated: 31 January 2024