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ApprovedStatus PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION(UNDERGRADUATE) 1. TARGET AWARD2. Award 3. TitleBA (Hons) Popular Music

4. DATE OF VALIDATION Date of most recent modification (Faculty/ADQU use only) Version Number (ADQU use only)

03-SEP-14

427-APR-16

5. AWARDING INSTITUTION Edge Hill University 6. TEACHING INSTITUTION

7. ADMINISTRATIVE BASE Faculty of Arts & Sciences 8. PLANNING UNIT Media

9. UNIT OF PERIODIC REVIEW MediaPW33 10. UCAS 11. EHU COURSE CODE BAS000245

12. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Applicants for BA (Hons) Popular Music normally require 280 points, or BTEC National

DDM (or equivalent), in line with national patterns for entry to popular music courses. The minimum duration of the degree Programme is three years of full-time study. The maximum duration of the Programme is six years of part-time study, with an expectation that students will normally complete 60 credits per year - although this can vary. Entry to the Programme is normally at the beginning of Level 4, with the exception of RP[E]L applicants or transfers from other institutions. In the case of the latter, applicants will be expected to present a transcript of modules completed at the releasing institution in order to establish level of achievement (120 credits) and the suitability of prior study to the receiving programme. The programme will be advertised and available to both UK and international students. It is recommended that international students applying for the course will be able to demonstrate evidence of English language competence equivalent to IELTS 6.5 or above. International students applying with an IELTS score below the recommended 6.0 may be eligible to apply for a Pre-Sessional or International Foundation Programme available via Edge Hill International Education office. Entry to module MUS1008 requires prior experience of playing a specific instrument or singing to a level of musicianship normally related to that achieved by certificate holders of a Grade 7 or 8 performance examination set by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) or BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Music (Performing). Entry will therefore generally be determined by audition and/or presentation of compositional portfolios.

13a. ALTERNATIVE AWARD(S) Award Title BADiploma of Higher EducationCertificate of Higher Education

Popular MusicPopular Music

14. AVAILABLE MODES OF STUDYMode of Study Course Duration Delivery TypeFull TimePart Time

36

ClassroomClassroom

13b SUPPLEMENTARY AWARD OPTIONS Award Programme Title Programme

Code Supplementary Award Option

Course Code

8b. SECONDARY PLANNING UNIT (JOINT AWARDS)

15a. PRIMARY QAA SUBJECT BENCHMARK STATEMENT

Music (2008)

15c. OTHER ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL BENCHMARKS The Popular Music programme will invite an extensive list of music

professionals representing many aspects of the music industry, as well as associate cultural industry representatives, from which it will draw upon annually for guest lectures, workshops and site visits. This degree takes 'responsible creative professional practice' to be an essential part of our students' training and work experience. Teaching 'key production processes and professional practices' relevant to the music industries and 'a knowledge of the legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks that affect media and cultural production, distribution, and consumption' lay at the heart of the curriculum. Our proposal has been inspired by the following the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education principle that: 'the cultural, media and communication industries are significant areas of employment, and responsible creative professional practice within these industries requires systematic, critical and reflective education'.

17. PRIMARY SUBJECT AREA / JACS Code

18. SECONDARY SUBJECT AREA (if applicable) / JACS Code

19. TERTIARY SUBJECT AREA / JACS CodeW315-Popular music performance

W388-Popular music composition

W341-Popular music

20. PROGRAMME AIMS

To provide students with an opportunity to study popular music in depth and appreciate its complexities; To furnish students with the instructive, aesthetic and physical resources through which they can develop skills in musicianship, composition, musicology, and the study of popular music; To provide students with a sense of the wide range of opportunities and possibilities that exists within the practice and comprehension of popular music; To provide students with a solid grounding in the specific creative traditions of popular music and encourage an interdisciplinary approach to critical thinking; To encourage students to explore and develop their specific interests within the study of popular music informed by their work as performers, practitioners, songwriters, composers, arrangers, producers, teachers, researchers and reflexive thinkers; To encourage students to recognise the inextricable relationship between theory, practice and the creative process in the production of music; To encourage and develop the individual student's initiative and independence, leading progressively towards autonomous study and inquiry, in the context of a commitment to life-long learning in the field of popular music; To produce confident graduates who are equipped with a collection of specialist and transferable skills that can be employed in a wide range of contexts within or beyond the university.

21. PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES

The programme learning outcomes shown here describe the knowledge, understanding and skills that students will have demonstrated on achievement of their intended qualification award. Students who do not complete their full programme ofstudy may qualify for an alternative award and the validated exit awards for this programme are listed at the front of this programme specification. For an Honours degree, exit awards are available at level 4 (Certificate of Higher Education), level 5 (Diploma of Higher Education) and level 6 (Ordinary degree on achievement of 60 level 6 credits). The precise learning outcomes of an Ordinary degree are determined by the modules taken and passed at level 6 and can be identified from the table below.

LEVEL 4

15b. OTHER QAA SUBJECT BENCHMARK STATEMENT

Music (2008)

16. Accreditation by Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Bodies (PSRB) Name of PSRB Name of Accreditation / Relationship

LEVEL 5

Intellectual Skills

Knowledge and Understanding

Practical Skills

Transferable Skills

Review the histories of popular music, interpreting the specific cultural and physical conditions of production, performance and reception, including the constituency and role of the audience.Demonstrate comprehension of music through good practice in production and execution, and summarise the results of such understanding and practice.Exercise theoretical awareness in personal creative practice, with reference to a comprehensive understanding of the technical and aesthetic characteristics of music and relevant critical traditions.Express understanding of a range of musical and aural characteristics intexts, scores, and other models of music and sound production, performance and presentation.

Outline theories relating to the origins, histories, repertoires, forms and traditions of popular music.Offer an overview of the cultural, social and political contextualisations of popular music.Describe and discuss critical perspectives on music performance, production and practice and its possible future directions.Undertake basic applications of theory and musicological concepts in popular music.Discuss contrasting traditions and emergent perspectives, and how theyrelate to and shape the history and nature of popular music.Identify and describe key concepts and theories of popular music.

Examine aspects of contemporary music, its practices and influences.

Utilise creative skills and strategies to the creation, development and performance of popular music.Document and manage the preparation and presentation of live or recorded music and sound.Develop competence within a collective process and recognise the partnerships necessary in the creative sector.Develop competence within a chosen area of music practice, expanding relevant skills and a related autonomous, personal, creative perspective.Listen to, read and demonstrate understanding of the musical and aural characteristics in texts, scores, recordings and other models of production.

Demonstrate awareness of health and safety principles and act and operate safely in all aspects of music practice and creation.Show assurance and creativity in the presentation of self in a public setting.Retrieve information and select appropriate learning materials.

Reflect on learning and personal development.

Engage in creative solutions to problems.

Utilise appropriate information technologies in communication.

Cooperate and collaborate in group contexts with self-awareness, self-confidence and sensitivity to others.Review material and construct arguments in written form.

Manage time, prioritise and meet deadlines appropriately.

MUS1168; MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011




MUS1013; MUS1168; MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1014; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1011MUS1168; MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1168; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1168; MUS1014; MUS1013; MUS1010; MUS1011MUS1168; MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1168; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1168; MUS1011

MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1168; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1168; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1168; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1168; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1168; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011

MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1168; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1168; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1168; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1168; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1013; MUS1168; MUS1014; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1168; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1168; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1168; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1008; MUS1010; MUS1168; MUS1013; MUS1014; MUS1011; TLC1000; TLC1001; TLC1002

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Practical Skills

Apply a developed theoretical awareness to the explanation, articulation and research of popular music, to the specific cultural, historical and physical conditions of production, performance and reception, without neglecting the constituency and role of the audience.Apply knowledge of a range of musical and aural characteristics in texts,scores and other models of popular music production, performance and presentation.Appraise and place in context personal creative practice, with reference to a comprehensive understanding of the technical and aesthetic characteristics of popular music and relevant critical traditions.Apply a developing understanding of music, good practice in creation, execution and research, summarising clearly the results of such understanding and practice.

Analyse and elucidate critical theories and practices relating to the origins, histories, repertoires, forms and traditions of popular music.

Develop an analytical comprehension of the contrasting critical traditionsand emergent perspectives, and how they relate to and shape the history and nature of popular music.Analyse and articulate the cultural, social and political contextualisations of popular music.

Articulate and analyse aspects of contemporary music, its practices and diverse traditions.

Explain and interpret critical perspectives in music production and practice, and its possible future directions.

Recognise, and work competently within, professional, entrepreneurial and industry practices.

Document and manage the preparation and presentation of live or recorded music and sound.

Listen to, read, and interpret the musical and aural characteristics in texts, scores, recordings and other models of production.

Develop competence within a collective process and recognise the partnerships necessary in the creative sector.

MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2058; MUS2060; MUS2170; MUS2067; MUS2166; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2062

MUS2056; MUS2060; MUS2166; MUS2170; MUS2067; MUS2057; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2058; MUS2062MUS2056; MUS2060; MUS2170; MUS2067; MUS2166; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2057; MUS2058; MUS2062MUS2056; MUS2060; MUS2170; MUS2067; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2057; MUS2058; MUS2062; MUS2166

MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2058; MUS2060; MUS2067; MUS2170; MUS2166; MUS2062; MED2204; MUS2004MUS2060; MUS2170; MUS2067; MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2166; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2058; MUS2062MUS2056; MUS2060; MUS2170; MUS2067; MUS2057; MUS2166; MUS2058; MUS2062; MUS2004; MED2204MUS2056; MUS2058; MUS2170; MUS2067; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2057; MUS2060; MUS2062; MUS2166MUS2166; MUS2170; MUS2067; MUS2058; MUS2062; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2060

MUS2060; MUS2166; MUS2170; MUS2062; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2058; MUS2067MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2060; MED2204; MUS2058; MUS2062; MUS2067; MUS2166; MUS2170; MUS2004MUS2060; MUS2170; MUS2058; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2062; MUS2067; MUS2166MUS2060; MUS2062; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2058; MUS2067; MUS2166; MUS2170

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LEVEL 6

Transferable Skills

Intellectual Skills

Manage time, prioritise, and meet deadlines appropriately.

Show assurance and creativity in the presentation of self in a public setting.

Retrieve information, analyse, and select appropriate learning materials.

Review critical material and construct arguments.

Think creatively and laterally and find inventive solutions to problems.

Present the outcome of research and engagement with the subject, adhering consistently to the required standards of academic scholarship.

Reflect on learning and personal development.

Demonstrate awareness of health and safety principles and act and operate safely in all aspects of music practice and creation.

Apply a comprehensive theoretical and critical awareness to an explanation and articulation of the generation and circulation of popular music, to the specific cultural and physical conditions of production, performance and reception, including the constituency and role of the audience.Critically evaluate existing material within the context of a specified research area.

Compare and contrast ideas in popular music, good practice in composition and execution, and evaluate clearly the results of such practice.Evaluate and justify personal creative practice with reference to a comprehensive understanding of the technical and aesthetic characteristics of popular music and relevant critical traditions.Analyse, explain and evaluate a wide range of musical and aural characteristics in texts, scores and other models of popular music production, performance and presentation.Apply conceptual, theoretical and methodological approaches to independent work that demonstrate your ability to engage in an in-depth and systematic debate within the discipline.

MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2058; MUS2060; MUS2166; MUS2170; MUS2067; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2062MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2058; MUS2060; MUS2166; MUS2170; MUS2067; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2062MUS2060; MUS2170; MUS2067; MUS2058; MUS2166; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2062MUS2058; MUS2166; MUS2170; MUS2067; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2060; MUS2062MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2058; MUS2060; MUS2166; MUS2170; MUS2067; MUS2004; MUS2062; MED2204MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2058; MUS2060; MUS2166; MUS2170; MUS2067; MUS2062; MED2204; MUS2004MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2058; MUS2060; MUS2166; MUS2170; MUS2067; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2062; TLC2000MUS2056; MUS2057; MUS2058; MUS2060; MUS2166; MUS2170; MUS2067; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2062

MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3060; MUS3061; MUS3062; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3064

MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3062; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3060; MUS3061; MUS3064MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3061; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3064MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3001; MUS3061; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3064MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3001; MUS3061; MUS3062; MUS3064MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3061; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3064

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Practical Skills

Critically evaluate key theories and practices relating to the origins, histories, repertoires, forms, and influences of popular music.

Demonstrate critical understanding of the historical, social, cultural contexts of production, performance and consumption of music in its historical, present and possible future contexts.

Appraise contrasting critical traditions and emergent perspectives, and how they relate to and shape the history and nature of popular music.

Evaluate cultural, social and political contextualisations of popular music.

Justify a personal critical perspective on contemporary music, production and practice and its future directions.

Research, develop, create, organise and produce popular music in the domains of public performance, composition, songwriting, and studio production.Deploy sophisticated creative and technical skills and strategies to the production, performance and understanding of popular music.

Perform, listen to, read, comprehend and critically evaluate the musical and aural characteristics supplied in texts, scores, recordings and other models of production.Engage in sophisticated documenting and management of the preparation and presentation of live or recorded music.

Demonstrate high levels of time management skills.

Demonstrate and critically evaluate project management, problem solving, report writing and presentation skills.

Apply and exercise advanced skills within a collective process, and recognise the partnerships necessary in the creative sector.

MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3065; MUS3060; MUS3061; MUS3062; MUS3161; MED3057; MUS3160; MUS3064MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3061; MUS3062; MUS3160; MUS3161; MED3057; MUS3060; MUS3065; MUS3064

MUS3001; MUS3058; MED3057; MUS3060; MUS3061; MUS3062; MUS3065; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3064MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3061; MUS3062; MUS3065; MUS3160; MUS3161; MED3057; MUS3064MUS3058; MUS3161; MUS3060; MED3057; MUS3001; MUS3061; MUS3062; MUS3065; MUS3160; MUS3064

MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3001; MUS3061; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3064MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3160; MUS3062; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3060; MUS3061; MUS3161; MUS3064MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3001; MUS3061; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3064MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3061; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3064MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3160; MUS3161; MED3057; MUS3061; MUS3065; MUS3064MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3061; MUS3062; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3064MUS3060; MUS3062; MED3057; MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3061; MUS3065; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3064

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22. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Transferable SkillsDemonstrate awareness of health and safety principles and act and operate safely in all aspects of music practice, performance, and creation.Appraise critical material, construct arguments, and write effectively.

Cooperate and collaborate in group contexts with self-awareness, self-confidence and sensitivity to others.

Present the outcome of research and engagement with the subject, adhering consistently to the required standards of academic scholarship.

Show confidence, assurance, and creativity in the presentation of self in a public setting.

Critically reflect on own learning and personal development.

Manage time, prioritise and meet deadlines appropriately.

Think creatively and laterally and find inventive solutions to problems.

MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3061; MED3057; MUS3065; MUS3064MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3061; MUS3001; MUS3064MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3061; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3064MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3061; MUS3064MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3061; MUS3001; MUS3064MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3160; MUS3161; MED3057; MUS3061; MUS3065; MUS3064MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3160; MUS3161; MED3057; MUS3061; MUS3065; MUS3064MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3060; MUS3062; MUS3160; MUS3161; MUS3065; MED3057; MUS3061; MUS3064

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LEVEL 4

LEVEL 5

LEVEL 6

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MUS1006MUS1007MUS1008MUS1010MUS1011MUS1013MUS1014MUS1168

TLC1000TLC1001TLC1002

MED2204MUS2004MUS2056MUS2057MUS2058MUS2060

MUS2062MUS2067MUS2166

MUS2170TLC2000

MED3057

STUDIO COMPOSITIONMUSIC COMPOSITION AND SOUND DESIGNPERFORMANCE STUDYEAR, VOICE, SONGMUSIC AND SOCIETY A & RPOPULAR MUSIC HISTORYMUSIC LITERACY

LANGUAGE 1 FRENCHLANGUAGE 1 SPANISHLANGUAGE 1 MANDARIN

MUSIC VIDEOMUSIC & MEDIARECORDING AND MIXINGPRODUCTION AND MASTERINGRESEARCHING MEDIA AND CULTUREPERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT

THE ARTWORK OF MUSICLISTENING STUDIESMUSIC INDUSTRY: RECORDING AND LIVE MUSIC IN BUSINESSSOUNDTRACKSLANGUAGE 2

EVENT MANAGEMENT

2020202020202020

202020

202020202020

202020

2020

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COMPULSORYCOMPULSORYOPTIONALOPTIONALCOMPULSORYOPTIONALCOMPULSORYOPTIONAL

OPTIONALOPTIONALOPTIONAL

COMPULSORYOPTIONALOPTIONALOPTIONALCOMPULSORYOPTIONAL

OPTIONALOPTIONALCOMPULSORY

OPTIONALOPTIONAL

OPTIONAL

Not yet achived ABRSB Grade Five Theory

PASS MUS1008

23ai. STUDENT 'LEARNING JOURNEY'

MUS3001MUS3058MUS3060MUS3061MUS3062

MUS3064MUS3065

MUS3160

MUS3161

MUSIC ETHNOGRAPHIESDISSERTATION PROJECTDIGITAL PERFORMANCESOCIAL MEDIA CONTEXT AND PRACTICEADVANCED PERFORMANCE

POPULAR MUSIC JOURNALISMARRANGING POPULAR MUSIC

MUSIC MANAGEMENT, POLICY, SUBSIDY, AND MEDIA LAWEMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

2040202020

2020

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COMPULSORYCOMPULSORYOPTIONALOPTIONALOPTIONAL

OPTIONALOPTIONAL

COMPULSORY

OPTIONAL

PASS MUS2060

PASSED MUS1168 OREQUIVALENT THEORY TEST

24. TEACHING AND LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

The programme aims to involve students in an integrated learning experience of theory and practice. It provides a programme of study that encourages the student to understand the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to music as a constituent in the field of sound. Our aim is to produce confident graduates capable of creative thinking and who are able to apply their knowledge to achieve practical outcomes in professional contexts associated with the

23aii. Student Learning Journey

creative industries, as well as those who choose of the path of post-graduate research.. Teaching strategies are varied and include task-based learning, experiential learning, personal projects and peer assisted learning. Students are encouraged to take an holistic approach to personal development, making connections between modules in order to encourage an understanding of the links between theory and practice. This requires a delivery that is not only based on lectures and seminars, but also small group and individual tutorials. This requires a delivery that includes group activity such as rehearsals and other exploratory sessions and masterclasses, where the development of experience and the sharing of knowledge is paramount. Throughout the programme there will be: An ongoing commitment to professionalism and industry relevance, facilitated by a continuing dialogue between academics, employers and professional training agencies and representative bodies. An integrated approach to teaching, learning and assessment utilising a variety of appropriate strategies, which include,academic writing, practical projects and work related learning. A responsive and supportive tutorial system that recognises the individual and varied needs of students. Graduates from this degree programme will be entering industries that are rapidly changing. To prepare students for work within the creative industries it is essential that students are equipped with broad subject knowledge and expertise. Graduates will need to be flexible, appreciate, assess and negotiate difference, and be able to engage in a constant process of lifelong learning. The department has an established L&T committee that meets regularly and is attended by all members of staff, and is also represented on the Faculty and Institutional L&T committees. Learning and teaching strategies are discussed at L&T meetings and developed in line with current departmental and Faculty practices. Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) The department recognises that the main emphasis of Technology enhanced learning (TEL) is on supporting the delivery of flexible and personalised learning to students, focussing on the technological interface between the learner and their learning environment; flexible in the sense that students can engage with the learning process at times that best suit them when working independently; personalised in the sense that they can adapt the resources and facilities available for the objectives of their own learning. TEL is, at present, mediated via Learning Edge at Edge Hill University.The Media department uses the facilities that Learning Edge provides in an information rich way, whereby we offer a repository of course materials which includes lecture presentations, digital readings, media files, social media links, online video materials and other relevant internet resources. These materials are made available with the aim of directing independent study and amplifying themes covered in teaching activities (lectures, seminar, workshops). In order to provide an assistive and immersive learning environment we use Learning Edge to communicate directly with our students outside of the classroom, with announcements, online seminar discussions, bulletin boards and discussiongroups. These modes of communication give a sense of an ongoing dialogue with and between students and staff, and it is very supportive of independent learning, and indeed of cohort identity. All popular music lecture slides, music examples, and video clips will be posted on Blackboard for continuous access by students and fellow staff. Teaching and learning mechanisms In line with the institutional Teaching and Learning Strategy, a range of learning experiences and teaching methods will be used across modules to ensure that the programme aims and learning outcomes will be achieved. The central philosophy of delivery revolves around students' gradual transformation towards becoming more self-directed, autonomous learners, conscious of professional practice principles and ethics. Besides tutor-focused instruction in lectures, seminars and workshops, there will be opportunities for students to take responsibility for their own learning, particularly in group activities, individual tutorials, self-directed study, and self-evaluation. A gradual development from dependant to independent learning will be achieved. This strategy ensures that students gain experience of successful study in various learning situations, including professional contexts. Instructor-led approaches include: * Lectures providing students with the underpinning theoretical knowledge and understanding about subject-specific issues and academic skills. * Seminars enabling students to apply theoretical knowledge to a context that involves problem-solving through tutor leddiscussion and debate. Students will be actively encouraged to develop skills and knowledge progressively, and seminars will facilitate gradual development of key academic skills, including communication and interpersonal skills.

25. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

* Workshops providing opportunities for students to conduct practical work in small groups with tutor-input to develop a deeper understanding of subject-specific knowledge. * Tutorials facilitating in-depth exchange and guidance *Work Related Learning This programme incorporates work related tasks and projects. The use of practice modules provides ample opportunities for continuing engagement with the industry and its professional/ethical standards. To achieve these aims we work closely with practitioners across the north west . All students studying at Edge Hill University are allocated a Personal Tutor in their first year of study. This tutor will retain their role throughout the student's programme of study so that the tutee can oversee personal development, linked to the principles of PDP (personal development planning), which is linked to the development of employability and entrepreneurialism. The programme team use the PDP as an essential support structure that runs throughout the degree programme. The Music programmes use an embedded PDP within the students' programme of study in order to facilitate the development of a range of key and transferable study and employability skills that are essential for creative graduates. In addition a key component within themodules and PDP is the development of entrepreneurial skills, self-actualisation and the consideration of career progression and employability. A Career Action Plan (CAP) is discussed and reviewed by each student's Personal Tutor during a schedule of formal meetings during the Employability Weeks. Skills audits are also completed to track personal and entrepreneurial development.

Ongoing feedback is essential to this programme, especially in the field of performance, whether in one-to-one classes orin group rehearsal. In fact, rehearsals are primarily arenas for progressive formative assessment. Formative assessment strategies that promote active participation in the learning process will help to motivate students at a personal and peer group level. Formative assessment and Student-led approaches include: * Group activities enabling students to work in small groups on applied issues, specific problems, practical tasks, or varied forms of aural exploration with minimal tutor-guidance and to take responsibility for their own learning whilst working as part of a team. * Individual tutorials provide opportunities for students to lead discussions with a personal tutor on specific difficulties and achievements, whilst gaining a sense of their own strengths and weaknesses as learners. Tutorials of this nature include one-to-one performance classes, where technique and other skills are explored alongside the development of aesthetic perspectives. * Self-directed study allows students to acquire knowledge and skills independently and autonomously, whilst taking their own responsibility for the quantity and quality of their learning. * Self-evaluation enables students to undertake self-reflection, whilst taking stock of their own strengths and weaknesses as learners, to develop an understanding of their own learning by reflecting on their own learning strategies, and by developing their range of learning skills.

26. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

b) LEVEL 4 Assessment Code

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CW1

15 minutes10-20 minutes

15 minutes10 minutes

2000 words15 minutes

3000

2,000 words15 minutes

1 Class Test1 class test

3070

3070

30

70

60

40

70

30

100

70

30

30

70

100

100

100

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

MUS1006

MUS1007

MUS1008

MUS1010

MUS1011

MUS1013

MUS1014

MUS1168

TLC1000

TLC1001

TLC1002

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

STUDIO COMPOSITION

MUSIC COMPOSITION AND SOUND DESIGN

PERFORMANCE STUDY

EAR, VOICE, SONG

MUSIC AND SOCIETY

A & R

POPULAR MUSIC HISTORY

MUSIC LITERACY

LANGUAGE 1 FRENCH

LANGUAGE 1 SPANISH

LANGUAGE 1 MANDARIN

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

b) LEVEL 5 Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Written Assessment (incEssay)

Project Work


PortfolioPractical

PortfolioPractical

Report

Practical

Project WorkPractical

PortfolioPractical



Written Assessment (incEssay)Project Work

CW1

CW2

CW1

PR1

CW1PR1

CW1PR1

CW1

PR1

CW1PR1

CW1PR1

CW1

PR1

CW1

PR1

CW1

CW2

1500 - 2000 words1 music video production

1 essay

1 presentation

2500 words1 viva

20 mins20-30 minutes

20001000

2,500 words15 minutes solo, 20 minutes duo.

1 essay

1 presentation

2000 words1 music score or soundscape

30

70

70

30

3070

3070

80

20

3070

7030

70

30

70

30

30

70

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

MED2204

MUS2004

MUS2056

MUS2057

MUS2058

MUS2060

MUS2062

MUS2067

MUS2166

MUS2170

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

MUSIC VIDEO

MUSIC & MEDIA

RECORDING AND MIXING

PRODUCTION AND MASTERING

RESEARCHING MEDIA AND CULTURE

PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT

THE ARTWORK OF MUSIC

LISTENING STUDIES

MUSIC INDUSTRY: RECORDING AND LIVE MUSIC IN BUSINESS

SOUNDTRACKS

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

Assessment Code

Assessment Type

Volume

Weighting

Written Assessment (incEssay)Written Assessment (incEssay)

CW1

CW2

2000 wordsEquivalent 1000 words

60

40

Module CodeTLC2000

Module TitleLANGUAGE 2

Credit Value20

c) LEVEL 6 Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Written Assessment (inc Essay)Written Assessment (inc Essay)Practical

Project Work

Practical

DissertationDissertation

PortfolioPractical

PracticalPractical

Dissertation

Practical

Written Assessment (inc Essay)Practical

Practical

Practical

CW1

CW2

PR1

CW1

PR1

CW1CW2

CW1PR1

PR1PR2

CW1

PR1

CW1

PR1

PR1

PR2

2,000

2,000

1 group viva

3000 wordsIndividual viva

20008000 written, 3000 practical

20001000

2,000 words.30-40 minutes

3,000 words15 minutes plus 5 mins question and comments.

15 minutes plus 5 minutes questions and comments.20 mins

40

40

20

70

30

2080

3070

7030

20

80

70

30

30

70

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

MED3057

MUS3001

MUS3058

MUS3060

MUS3061

MUS3062

MUS3064

MUS3065

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

EVENT MANAGEMENT

MUSIC ETHNOGRAPHIES

DISSERTATION PROJECT

DIGITAL PERFORMANCE

SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEXT AND PRACTICE

ADVANCED PERFORMANCE

POPULAR MUSIC JOURNALISM

ARRANGING POPULAR MUSIC

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

20

20

40

20

20

20

20

20

27. NON-MODULAR TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Volume

Volume

Weighting

Weighting



CW1

PR1

CW1

PR1

3000 words1 presentation

3000 words1 presentions

70

30

70

30

Module Code

Module Code

MUS3160

MUS3161

Module Title

Module Title

MUSIC MANAGEMENT, POLICY, SUBSIDY, AND MEDIALAW

EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES INTHE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

Credit Value

Credit Value

20

20

LEVEL 4

LEVEL 5

149Total Hours of Non-Modular Teaching & Learning Activities

Category

Category

Type

Type

Hours

Hours

Description

Description

Rationale

Rationale

Scheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activities

Scheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activities

Scheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching

External Visits

Tutorial

Tutorial

Lecture

Seminar

Seminar

Seminar

Supervised time in studio/workshop

External Visits


Seminar

Lecture

Tutorial

60

2

6

12

10

20

15

24

60

24

10

12

2

Study trips

Careers

Personal tutor meetings

Guest speakers

Employability Week

Academic transitions (Week 13)

Firstweek

Rehearsal projects

study trips

Rehearsal projects.

Employability Week

Guest speakers

Careers

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LEVEL 6

134

134

Total Hours of Non-Modular Teaching & Learning Activities

Total Hours of Non-Modular Teaching & Learning Activities

Category Type Hours Description Rationale

activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activities

Scheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activities

Tutorial

Seminar

External Visits



Tutorial

Seminar

Lecture

Tutorial

6

20

60

24

20

6

10

12

2



Study visits

Rehearsal projects.



Employability Week

Guest speakers

Careers

28. INTENDED MARKET

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