BA Music and Chinese Studies

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• Objectives
  The BA in Music and Chinese Studies is a Dual Honours course, which allows you to combine the study of two subjects. Music: An extensive range of modules in level one allows you to define your own modular programme through levels two and three. You may wish to specialise at level three in composition, dissertation or performance. A personal tutor will work with you over three years to help you make the most of your studies and encourage you to excel. Lectures, seminars and group tutorials are reinforced by individual supervision or feedback. The music element of the degree is assessed through projects, performances and coursework, giving you a chance to develop your own skills and interests in an independent and creative manner. The Performance module at level one is assessed by a short recital; the level three Instrumental or Vocal Recital is given in public. While following a recital track you are given tuition on your principal instrument. Chinese Studies: On the Chinese Studies side of this degree you will follow a balanced programme that develops not only your Chinese language skills to an advanced level, but also your understanding of how China works. The language programme can accommodate both people who have not studied the language before coming to Sheffield and those with some prior knowledge. In your first year, you will take intensive Chinese language and cover (or revise) all of the core grammar of the language, with simplified characters used from the very first day. You will also take units designed to give a broad understanding of Chinese history, society, politics and the economy to help make sense of what you will see during your year abroad. You will spend your second year at the University of Nanjing, one of the leading academic institutions in China, where you will follow an intensive language programme designed to get you to an upper intermediate level. In your third year back in Sheffield, you will take more specialised modules on contemporary China and modern history. In the final year you will choose from advanced modules on Chinese business, the environment, literature and history and have the option to write a dissertation on a subject of your own choice. In the language programme over these two years, you will be working on discussions from the Chinese press, the internet, film and TV, fiction and official publications on subjects that affect the Chinese today, from education and the family to crime, the environment, ethnic relations and employment issues. You will also be introduced to and examined on traditional characters at this stage. Throughout you will have access to a wide variety of technological resources that will not only enhance your learning experience, but also improve your ability to study independently. This course is run jointly by the Department of Music and School of East Asian Studies.
• Entry requirements
  Entry requirements GCE/VCE A Levels - BBB-BBC Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - BB+BB Scottish Highers - AABB - ABBB Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB International Baccalaureate - 32-30 points Core Requirements - Grade B in GCE A Level Music
• Academic title
  BA Music and Chinese Studies
• Course description
  Our students usually select from a range of compulsory and optional modules to add up to 120 credits.
  
  Some departments offer courses that don't feature optional modules whereas other courses are fully flexible.
  
  Important notice :
  This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
  
  This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.
  
  Typical First Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Chinese Language I  30
   
  Chinese Language II  30
   
  Critical Responses to Music  10
   
  Music of the World  10
   
  Case Studies in Western Music  10
   
  Composition  10
   
  Individual Project  10
   
  Introduction to Harmony and Counterpoint  10
   
  Introduction to Studio Techniques  10
   
  Listening Skills  10
   
  Music History  10
   
  Performance  10
   
  Popular Music Studies  10
   
  Stylistic Harmony  10
   
  Typical Second Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  China Year Abroad  120
   
  Typical Third Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Chinese Language III  20
   
  Chinese Language IV  20
   
  Analytical Approaches to Music  20
   
  Ballet Music in the Twentieth Century  20
   
  Baroque Counterpoint  20
   
  China, 1914-78: Modernity and Revolution  20
   
  Classical Harmony  20
   
  Contemporary Chinese Society  20
   
  Contemporary Popular Music  20
   
  Creative Applications of Music Technology  20
   
  Early Nineteenth-Century Harmonic Styles  20
   
  Ensemble Class  20
   
  Ethnomusicology  20
   
  History of Popular Music  20
   
  Intermediate Composition  20
   
  Jazz History  20
   
  Messiaen and His Times  20
   
  Music Perception  20
   
  Music and Arts Administration  20
   
  Music and the Recording Industry  20
   
  Music in Culture and Society  20
   
  Music in Education  20
   
  Music in Paris 1900-45  20
   
  Music in the Community  20
   
  Music of Africa  20
   
  Musical Culture in East Asia  20
   
  Nineteenth-Century Symphonic Thought  20
   
  Orchestral Technique  20
   
  Practical Skills  20
   
  Practice and Concepts of Improvisation  20
   
  Psychological Approaches to Performance  20
   
  Sound Recording Practice  20
   
  State and Economy in Contemporary China  20
   
  Studies in Music since 1945  20
   
  The American Experimental Tradition  20
   
  The Late Baroque  20
   
  The Operas of Mozart  20
   
  The String Quartet, 1770-1828  20
   
  Wagnerian Music Drama  20
   
  World Music Performance  20
   
  Typical Fourth Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Chinese Language V  20
   
  Chinese Language VI  20
   
  Extended Dissertation  40
   
  Extended Portfolio of Compositions  40
   
  Extended Prepared Instrumental or Vocal Recital  40
   
  Business and Management in Contemporary China  20
   
  Dissertation  20
   
  Population and Environment in China  20
   
  Portfolio of Compositions  20
   
  Prepared Instrumental or Vocal Recital  20

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