- Course Code
- MU 2518
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Professor J Stephens
Pre-requisites
Level 1 of BMus Hons or equivalent.
Co-requisites
Entry to the course is by interview and audition.
Notes
Available only to students who are intending to follow the BMus (Education) programme.
Overview
Educational principles and practice, with particular regard for music. Links between primary and secondary phases of education. Links between formal and non-formal educational contexts prior to the school and community experience.
Structure
14 two-hour Lecture/Seminars (28 hours)
1 one-hour feedback session
Three x 5 days (15 days) school and community experience
Assessment
1st Attempt: Production of a classroom arrangement for ensemble (50%); 1,500 word essay on an Education Studies topic (50%).
Resit: Production of a classroom arrangement for ensemble (50%); 1,500 word essay on an Education Studies topic (50%).
Formative Assessment
Detailed report from secondary school staff which recognises student strengths and areas for further development.
Feedback
Summative assessment: feedback sheets given to students with detailed comments recognising strengths and making specific suggestions for further progress.
Formative assessment: secondary school staff discuss and agree reports with students.
University staff interview students to provide support in cases of reports which suggest potential areas of difficulty or unsatisfactory progress.