740-462 Dissertation

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

normally a result of H2A or above in 740-359 Musicological Research Method and permission of the Dean. Students are required to submit a written thesis proposal with a select bibliography to the coordinator before being allowed to enrol in the subject.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Students will conceive, plan and execute a substantial research project; demonstrate a capacity to think originally and independently within the chosen area of musicology or ethnomusicology; show a command of both standard literature and writings at the current scholarly forefront of their chosen field; show the ability to apply musicological or ethnomusicological research methodologies rigorously and appropriately.

The subject requires the research for, and writing of, an 8000 to 10,000-word dissertation on a topic approved by the supervisor and the coordinator.

Assessment

Two bound, typewritten copies of the dissertation are to be submitted for examination not later than the first day of the second semester examination period. The final mark for this course will be determined solely by the dissertation (100%).