Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
• To develop an understanding of the place of music in early modern England
• To introduce and explore a range of musical repertoires from the period – both sacred and secular, popular and art music, instrumental and vocal
• To place musical practice during the period in its wider social, cultural, political and religious contexts
• To develop research skills for dealing with relevant primary source materials
• To develop an understanding of the scholarly field of early modern studies, and musicological studies and methodologies within this field
This module is be split into units of study. Across these units, topics typically covered will include the place of music in early modern thought, attitudes to music and gender, the use of music in court politics, music and the Reformation, the impact of print technology on musical practice and transmission and the music making activities of both professional and amateur musicians in early modern England. Through these topics a range of repertoire will be introduced from court songs, instrumental music and sacred music to popular ballads and metrical psalms. All topics will be introduced through lectures and enriched by close studies of relevant primary sources and current scholarship in the field in the seminars.
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 9 | 2:00 | 18:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 12 | 2:00 | 24:00 | Preparation for seminars or work set after seminars |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 9 | 2:00 | 18:00 | Seminars |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 2 | 0:15 | 0:30 | 15 minute slots |
| Guided Independent Study | Student-led group activity | 4 | 3:00 | 12:00 | Seminar presentation preparation work |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 127:30 | 127:30 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Lectures introduce overarching topics, themes, music, musicians and sources while seminars allow for more detailed explorations of primary sources and secondary scholarship in small groups. Source-based seminar activities include workshops, discussion and presentations.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1 | A | 20 | 1000 words. Focuses on primary materials to develop the skills required for the final essay. |
| Essay | 2 | A | 80 | 3000 words, research question developed by student and approved by module leader. |
Essay 1 is set and directed by the module leader to develop primary source research skills and to provide the student with mid-semester feedback. The research question for the final essay is developed by the student and agreed by the module leader. It will give the student the opportunity to focus in detail with a particular aspect of the module, and they will be required to engage directly with primary sources and relevant secondary literature that has been introduced during the module.