MUS2013 : Elements of Hip Hop (Inactive)
- Inactive for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Dr William Edmondes
- Owning School: Arts & Cultures
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
- To explore key concepts in Hip Hop culture from its 1970s inception through to the present day, including parallel developments in settings outside the USA.
- To relate these concepts to broader critical discourses in contemporary cultures
- To trace, through selected key works, the evolution of Hip Hop through traditions in Black American and Afro-Diasporic musics.
- To explore the broader cultural background to Hip Hop's elements and its contribution to a wider global society.
Outline Of Syllabus
Lectures analyse key concepts in Hip Hop as a cultural movement comprising rap, turntablism, graffiti and break-dancing. The course will trace Hip Hop's evolution out of more established Black American music, particularly Jazz, R&B, Soul and Funk. The module will also try to assess the extent of its influence on wider cultural discourses and contemporary creative practice.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 10 | 2:00 | 20:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | Seminars |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 3 | 1:00 | 3:00 | Tutorials |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 167:00 | 167:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
- The basis of the course is a recognition of Hip Hop as a multi-disciplinary subculture whose narratives and connect with contemporary cultural discourses on numerous levels
- The lectures will introduce a critical approach to Hip Hop, Funk and Soul as part of a wider cultural discourse
- The module will suggest new strategies and criteria for analysing contemporary popular music as well as its evolution over the course of fifty years.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2 | A | 100 | 3,000 words |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2 | M | 300-500 words summarising the chosen topic of final essay. Students will be given feedback as guidance to complete final submission. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
- The essay will provide the opportunity to apply critical and analytical concepts and strategies to a specific area of work to be selected by the student from options provided at the start of the module
- It will demonstrate a critical engagement with the material based on concepts discussed during the course
- It will illustrate development in the student's capacity to apply critical thinking to specifically identified source material and examples
- The formative assessment provides students with the opportunity to consider a topic relating to course materials which they feel they can see through to the final ca. 3,000 word essay and to be given some guidance as to the viability of the topic, their research sources and materials, along with some suggestions as to how they might complete the main essay.
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Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- MUS2013's Timetable