MUS2006 – Music and body movements

Course content

The course gives an introduction to the relationship between music and motion from different perspectives.

Learning outcome

By the end of the course the student will:

  • be familiar with different embodied perspectives on the experience of music.
  • have acquired terminology to describe different kinds of music-related body motion by both performers and perceivers.
  • be familiar and have hands-on experience with qualitative and quantitative methods for analysing music-related motion.

Admission to the course

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Formal prerequisite knowledge

Admission to the University of Oslo.

Overlapping courses

Teaching

The teaching will consist of a total of 12 sessions, of which 10 are lectures and 2 are seminars.

Three obligatory assignments and one obligatory seminar presentation must be approved by the course tutor for a student to be able to sit the exam.

Examination

Term paper (10 pages, each containing approx. 2.300 characters, spaces not included) with title and topic to be approved by the course tutor.

The assessment criteria for MUS2006 can be found here.

Language of examination

You may submit the term paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

More about examinations at UiO

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.

Last updated from FS (Common Student System) Dec. 22, 2024 8:42:25 AM

Facts about this course

Level
Bachelor
Credits
10
Teaching
Spring and autumn

The course is last held spring 2022

Examination
Autumn

Examination is last held spring 2022

Teaching language
English