Impressionism to Postmodernism

Subject 740-202 (2008)

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Credit Points: 12.500
Level: Undergraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

On campus

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 2 one-hour lectures and 1 one-hour tutorial per week
Total Time Commitment: 120 hours
Prerequisites: Available as breadth by permission of the coordinator
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements: It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability will impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and the Disability Liaison Unit.

Coordinator

Dr Michael Christoforidis/Dr L Kouvaras
Subject Overview:

In this subject, we explore representative Western music styles and compositions, including popular and classical genres, from 1900 to the present. The music will be examined from a number of perspectives including nationalist and internationalist currents, modernist tendencies and the quest for order, and with reference to wider socio-cultural contexts. The music of Australia will also be studied in relation to corresponding global trends.

On completion of the subject students should be able to:

  • articulate cultural awareness of issues pertaining to 20th- and 21st-century Western classical and popular music
  • demonstrate awareness of the plurality of compositional styles of this period
  • apply research and critical skills, which will inform their writing on music
  • plan their own work using appropriate resources.
Assessment: 3 Tutorial projects of c. 400 words due in weeks 4, 7, and 11 respectively (15%); Essay of 2000 words due in week 9 (45%); End of semester 2-hour examination (40%).
Prescribed Texts: A reading pack will be available for purchase from the Melbourne University Bookshop before the commencement of the semester.
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Biomedicine
  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Environments
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Bachelor of Engineering

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

On completion of this subject students should have developed:

  • a capacity for independent critical thought
  • an openness to new ideas.
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Music

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