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Research in Music Therapy (MUSI90037)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Southbank)

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Overview

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Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery
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This subject will provide students with an overview of research methods used in music therapy. This will include understanding different worldviews and the beliefs and values that are congruent with diverse approaches to research. Students will be challenged to consider the relevance of different approaches for discovering new knowledge relevant to music therapy.

Assessment will include: a written report, evaluating the quality of two research articles using appropriate assessment criteria, a written research proposal for a specified music therapy program as well as completing a modified research ethics application for the proposed project.

Note: This subject is offered in two cohorts:

  • Melbourne based students attend on-campus classes and activities
  • Interstate or regional students attend online classes and activities, and on-campus intensives in Melbourne

Intended learning outcomes

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

  • delineate criteria for assessing the quality of music therapy research across objectivist and interpretivist approaches;
  • identify and explain ethical issues related to research in music therapy;
  • discuss and debate current issues in music therapy research for health and wellbeing.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should have developed:

  • high level critical analysis skills;
  • the capacity to contribute to intellectual debate;
  • skills in appreciating subjective and objective understandings.

Last updated: 1 March 2024

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

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: 1 March 2024

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Written report on two research articles using appropriate assessment criteria.

  • 1500 words
First half of the teaching period30%

Written research proposal within a specified therapy program.

  • 1500 words
Second half of the teaching period30%

Completed research ethics form for the proposed project.

  • 2000 words
During the assessment period40%

Last updated: 1 March 2024

Dates & times

  • Semester 2
    CoordinatorGrace Thompson
    Mode of deliveryDual-Delivery (Southbank)
    Contact hours36 hours, comprising regular tutorials and asynchronous online lecture materials and content
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024
    Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024
    Census date 2 September 2024
    Last date to withdraw without fail20 September 2024
    Assessment period ends15 November 2024

    Semester 2 contact information

    Grace Thompson: graceat@unimelb.edu.au

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Additional delivery details

Delivery

This subject is co-delivered with CREA90009 Creative Arts Therapies Research 1.

Last updated: 1 March 2024

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    B Wheeler, (2005). (Ed), Music Therapy Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives (2nd Ed.). Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    CourseMaster of Music Therapy

Last updated: 1 March 2024