BA Music Programme Specification 2023-24

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1	ACADEMIC QUALITY TEAM
2	Programme Specifications 2023-24
3	Revised February 2023
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6	Programme Title			BA Music
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8	This document applies to students who commenced the programme(s) in:			September 2023		Award type			BA
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10	What level is this qualification?			Level 6		Length of programme			3 years
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12	Mode of study (Full / Part Time)			FT
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14	Will the programme use standard University semester dates?			Yes		For York Online programmes, will standard dates for such programmes be used?			N/A
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16	Awarding institution			University of York		Board of Studies for the programme			School of Arts and Creative Technologies
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18	Lead department			School of Arts and Creative Technologies		Other contributing departments			N/A
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20	Language of study and assessment			English		Language(s) of assessment			English
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22	Is this a campus-based or online programme?			Campus
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24	Partner organisations
25	If there are any partner organisations involved in the delivery of the programme, please outline the nature of their involvement. You may wish to refer to the Policy on Collaborative Provision
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29	Reference points
30	Please state relevant reference points consulted in the design of this programme (for example, relevant documentation setting out PSRB requirements; the University's Frameworks for Programme Design (UG or PGT); QAA Subject Benchmark Statements; QAA Qualifications and Credit Frameworks).
31	University UG Programme Design Policy; QAA Music Subject Benchmark Statement (2019).
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34	Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning
35	Will this programme involve any exemptions from the University Policy and Procedures on Credit Transfer and the Recognition of Prior Learning? If so, please specify and give a rationale
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39	Exceptions to Regulations
40	Please detail any exceptions to University Award Regulations and Frameworks that need to be approved (or are already approved) for this programme. This should include any that have been approved for related programmes and should be extended to this programme.
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44	Internal Transfers
45	Please use the boxes below to specify if transfers into / out of the programme from / to other programmes within the University are possible by indicating yes or no and listing any restrictions. These boxes can also be used to highlight any common transfer routes which it would be useful for students to know.
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47		Transfers in:	from BA MASR, providing meets entry requirements.			Transfers out:	to BA MASR, providing meets entry requirements of new programme.
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50	Statement of Purpose
51	Please briefly outline the overall aims of the programme. This should clarify to a prospective student why they should choose this programme, what it will provide to them and what benefits they will gain from completing it.
52	York Music graduates are creative, reflective and independent-minded individuals active in a diverse range of music professions and beyond. Throughout the BA Music, you can expect to develop sophisticated musical skills, research and writing techniques, analytical and creative thinking, and the ability to work collaboratively and independently. This will allow you to pursue a rewarding career in music, the arts, education, or many other fields in which creativity, rigour and initiative are valued. We have an exceptionally flexible teaching system: as well as learning key skills, you will specialise in your own choices of study under expert guidance in our wide-ranging option modules. Performance, composing, musicology and music technology are all available to you, and all types of music are valued. We are a close-knit community and we teach in small groups and regular individual tutorials, so you will always be actively engaged, whether in seminars, instrumental/vocal lessons, workshops or guided independent study. You will have access to facilities including two public concert halls, a large collection of Western and world instruments, numerous practice rooms, recording studios and IT areas, allowing you to develop your specialisms and explore areas you may not have encountered before.
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63	If there are additional awards associated with the programme upon which students can register, please specify the Statement of Purpose for that programme. This will be most relevant for PGT programmes with exit awards that are also available as entry points. Use additional rows to include more than one additional award. Do not include years in industry / abroad (for which there are separate boxes).
64	Exit Award Title			Is the exit award also available as an entry point?	Outcomes: what will the student be able to do on exit with this award?			Specify the module diet that the student will need to complete to obtain this exit award
65	Certificate of Higher Education			No				All stage 1 modules
66	Diploma of Higher Education			No				All stage 1 and 2 modules
67	BA (Ord) in Music			No				All stage 1 and 2 modules, plus and 60 credits in stage 3
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72	Programme Learning Outcomes
73	What are the programme learning outcomes (PLOs) for the programme? (Normally a minimum of 6, maximum of 8). Taken together, these outcomes should capture the distinctive features of the programme and represent the outcomes that students progressively develop in the programme and achieve at graduation. PLOs should be worded to follow the stem 'Graduates will be able to...'
74	1	Understand and engage meaningfully, creatively and critically with a range of music from different traditions and parts of the world, by drawing upon knowledge and experience of music’s histories, its structures and its varied uses.
75	2	Lead, or constructively contribute to, high-level musical activity, for example by performing, composing, listening, thinking critically, analysing, editing, improvising, notating or employing studio techniques and digital literacy at an advanced level.
76	3	Research independently and collaboratively, whether as preparation for postgraduate study or for the workplace environment, with analytical sophistication, close attention to detail and creative flair.
77	4	Apply the musical and transferable skills gained throughout the programme with confidence and aptitude in a range of national and international professional contexts, for example performance, composition, teaching, management, academic work, studio work and community music projects.
78	5	Communicate with clarity and critical insight on a range of issues relating to music, the arts, society and culture, using appropriate written and oral media and music-making activities.
79	6	Approach familiar tasks as well as new and challenging situations with creativity, imagination and initiative, and identify resourceful and entrepreneurial actions that have real benefit for themselves and others.
80	7	Work independently and self-reliantly, and also contribute with purpose and responsibility to different communities through team-working skills that are founded on a commitment to inclusivity and are informed by a deep understanding of the role of music as an expression of culture.
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82	Diverse entry routes
83	Detail how you would support students from diverse entry routes to transition into the programme. For example, disciplinary knowledge and conventions of the discipline, language skills, academic and writing skills, lab skills, academic integrity.
84	Year 1 Core Skills for Musical Study, Listen to This, Analyse This, and Foundation Option modules; also optional 'Theory Club'.
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93	Inclusion
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95	Please confirm by ticking the box on the right that the design, content and delivery of the programme will support students from all backgrounds to succeed. This refers to the University's duties under the Equality Act 2010. You may wish to refer to the optional Inclusive Learning self-assessment tools to support reflection on this issue.
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97	Employability
98	Please give a brief overview - no more than 5 sentences - of how the programmes helps develop students' employability. Your Faculty Employability Manager can help reflection on this issue. This statement will be used by Marketing as the basis for external content with respect to employability.
99	Creative and Professional Practice modules (one per year) embed employability skills and reflection on students' domain-specific and transferrable skills into the core structure of the programme, including exercises in gap-identification, portfolio-building, job applications and basic marketing. Throughout the degree, we assess by portfolio submission bespoke to the individual student as this reflects real-life situations and allows students to build expertise in the areas of greatest relevance to them. The 'Individual Project' final year capstone module is an opportunity for extended work in an area that students are likely to use as the basis for building a career: the 'solo project' option is similar to a dissertation but with significantly greater flexibility than a mere essay-based piece of research and has in the past included instrument building, arts event production, musical theatre staging, radio production (and so on) in addition to a traditional musicological or analytical study.
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