740-460 Music Therapy Research Methods

Subject information

Search : Index : Faculty of Music : Music Subjects
Prev 740-457 Music Therapy Methods 4
Next 740-359 Musicological Research Methods 1

740-460 Music Therapy Research Methods
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Associate Professor Denise Grocke
Prerequisites	Permission of coordinator
Semester	2 (view timetable)
Contact	Two-hour seminar each week for one semester
Subject Description	An overview of research methods used in the music therapy context, including quantitative two-group comparison, descriptive quantitative, quantitative case study, and qualitative designs (naturalistic, phenomenology, heuristic, narratives). On the completion of this subject, students should be able to (a) critically analyse methods of research in music therapy (b) delineate criteria for quantitative and qualitative research methods (c) critically examine research designs and identify methodological flaws (d) discuss and debate current issues in music therapy research.
Assessment	Two 1500-word assignments (100%).
Prescribed Texts	B Wheeler (ed), Music Therapy Research. 2nd ed. Barcelona Publishers, 2005.

Search : Index : Faculty of Music : Music Subjects
Prev 740-457 Music Therapy Methods 4
Next 740-359 Musicological Research Methods 1

Status:                   Official 2007
Last Modified:            Tuesday October 31 22:21
SGML to HTML Conversion:  Information Division - CWIS (SDI)
Authorised by:            Academic Registrar
Enquiries:                http://unimelb.custhelp.com/