ATS3252 · Music cities

Overview

This unit examines the concept of the music city, and the industrial, cultural and social relationships between cities and the music industries. Located in the music city of Melbourne, you engage with the cities’ recording, live music, education, retail, and media infrastructure. Emphasis is also placed on examining how governments, audiences, musicians and related workers interact in the meanings and practices of a contemporary ‘music city’ in other national/regional contexts. You will undertake fieldwork within the case study city of Melbourne. In addition, Glasgow is also offered as a case study city, with online teaching provided by the University of Glasgow.

Areas of study: Communications and media studies Media Music

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. investigate and explain the role of music in city arts and creative industries infrastructure;
2. investigate and analyse components of music city infrastructure across different sites, industry sectors and stakeholders in the music city;
3. undertake a research project analysing a music city;
4. collaborate to complete assessments in both audio-visual and written forms.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.