Musicology Dissertation

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Present the results of independent research in a standard humanities format
• Manage a large-scale independent research project

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate an original personal analytical or critical approach to your topic
• Argue and substantiate your conclusions to the research questions you have identified
• Show evidence of synthesising existing scholarly writing in your area

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Develop your own personal approach to the analytical or critical problems you have identified in relation to existing material
• Develop knowledge of primary and secondary literature related to your topic

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate familiarity with a wide range of specialist materials appropriate to your topic

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.