Emner: MUG105 Music in World Cultures - Vår 2019
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Studienivå (studiesyklus)
Bachelor
Undervisningsspråk
Engelsk
Undervisningssemester
Spring
Undervisningsstad
Bergen
Mål og innhald
This course presents a survey of music in selected cultures of the world, drawing from areas including Native America, Africa, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Middle East, and Latin America. The course will also present an overview of research methods in ethnomusicology, which the students will apply in their own individual field work research projects. The course should be of interest to students in music and other students in the humanities.
Læringsutbyte
Students who have completed the course:
- can recognize and place specific musical traditions within their cultural, geographical, historical and stylisitic contexts
- apply ethnomusicological concepts and methods to the study of music in their own society
Krav til forkunnskapar
Basic knowedge of music theory, but this does not need to be formally documented.
Tilrådde forkunnskapar
Studiepoengsreduksjon
Krav til studierett
The course is open for students in subjects within the humanities and/or social sciences.
Undervisningsformer og omfang av organisert undervisning
One semester of lectures including listening examples.
Obligatorisk undervisningsaktivitet
Students will carry out and report on, in both written and oral form, a fieldwork project on a local musical culture.
Two assignments totalling 4000-6000 words (12-15 pages doublespaced).
All mandatory instruction must be completed and approved of before the exam. All instruction is compulsory. Absence of more than 20% leads to loss of right to take the exam. Approved compulsory activities are valid for 2 semesters after they are completed.
Vurderingsformer
Grading of assignment portfolio. The student will turn in 2 assignments totalling 4000-6000 words (12-15 pages doublespaced).
Internal evaluation. All assignments must be completed with a passing grade.
Hjelpemiddel til eksamen
Karakterskala
Letter grade from A to F.
Vurderingssemester
Litteraturliste
Approx. 800 pages as well as listening examples.
Emneevaluering
Programansvarleg
Emneansvarleg
Administrativt ansvarleg
Kontaktinformasjon
Griegakademiet - Institutt for musikk. E-post: studieveileder@kmd.uib.no