The musicology minor aims to develop students’ critical understanding of music making and its significance in human experience. Through research-led teaching, musicology courses teach conceptual tools for analysis of musical sounds and how they are situated in social, cultural, and historical contexts. The musicology minor develops students’ capacity to think critically and creatively about music making and to carry out independent research on a musical topic. Students will have the opportunity to engage with topics across the areas of ethnomusicology, historical musicology, and popular music studies. Musicology courses challenge students to consider critical perspectives on contemporary musical practices and social change.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate skills and knowledge of the languages, forms, materials, and techniques of a range of musics;
- develop and evaluate musical, cultural, and artistic ideas, concepts and processes by thinking creatively, critically and reflectively, and through engaging with genuine scholarship and research;
- interpret, communicate and present ideas, problems and arguments to do with music and the arts in modes suited to a range of audiences, informed by inquiry and scholarship; and
- recognise and reflect on social, cultural, and ethical issues, and apply local and international perspectives to practice in music.
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
24 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
MUSI2234 Music, History, and Culture
MUSI2235 Critical Music Studies
MUSI2236 Music and Globalisation
MUSI3327 Ethnomusicology
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MUSI 1104: Turning Points Music History | ||
| MUSI 1109: Music from 1900 to the Present |
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MUSI 2205: Music Project | ||
| MUSI 2211: Writing about Music 1 | ||
| MUSI 2213: Indigenous Music and Media | ||
| MUSI 2214: Music Research Project 1 | ||
| MUSI 2215: A History of Rock 'n' Roll | ||
| MUSI3317 | Music and Politics | 6 |
| MUSI 2217: A History of Jazz | ||
| MUSI 2218: Music and Meaning | ||
| MUSI 3307: Creative & Prof Music Proj 2 | ||
| MUSI 3310: Music and Globalisation | ||
| MUSI 3311: Music and Politics | ||
| MUSI 3313: Writing about Music 2 |