• Offered by School of Music
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject ANU College
  • Areas of interest Music
Turning Points in Music History 2: A Century of Crisis and Change (1900 to the Present) (ANUC1119)

ANUC1119 offers Diploma students the same content and learning as MUSI1109 in a more highly supported and extended teaching environment. This ensures that students are appropriately prepared for Bachelor level study.

This course will offer students an overview of the major recent 'turning points' in music history, and in the way we study that history, that can help explain the particular character of music and musical culture in contemporary society. The course will introduce students to core skills that are required to research and communicate about musical issues in an effective manner appropriate to the tertiary level.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Critique historical developments in music of the recent past through the examination and discussion of significant changes in the historical, social, and aesthetic contexts of music and its languages
  2. Demonstrate listening skills through the study and discussion of selected works
  3. Undertake research and analysis of musical topics
  4. Communicate about music using written, visual, oral and multimedia forms.
 

Indicative Assessment

Two listening Tests (one hour each) (15% each) [learning outcomes 1-2]
Essay Plan (plus bibliography) (1200 words) (30%) [learning outcomes 1-4]
Essay (3000 words) (40%) [learning outcomes 1,3-4]
 

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Workload

160 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 75 hours of contact: 75 hours of workshop and workshop-like activities.
b) 85 hours of supported and independent student research, reading and writing.

 

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must be studying a Diploma of Music. You are not able to enrol in this course if you have previously completed MUSI1109.

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2017 $3198
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2017 $4260
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
9575 24 Jul 2017 31 Jul 2017 31 Aug 2017 27 Oct 2017 In Person N/A

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