MUT-30014 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

This module will address issues such as the aesthetic implications of various forms of art, music sub-genres, social issues concerning the production, comprehension and dissemination of technology-enabled forms of artistic expressions. Teaching will mainly comprise class discussion of set readings.

To provide a forum for discussion of cultural, aesthetic, historical and socio-political issues related to arts, music and technology.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Formulate arguments relating to cultural, aesthetic, historical and sociopolitical issues related to arts, music technology as a cultural artefact: 1,2
Address the aesthetic implications of style of technologically-enabled forms of art and the social issues and implications related to their production, dissemination and comprehension: 1,2
Appraise the interaction between artistic production enabled by modern digital technology and its audiences: 1,2
Synthesise arguments using insight from relevant readings as we all as personal experiences as producers/users to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of relations between technology, arts, society: 1,2

Study hours

Two-hour classes x 10 weeks = 20 hours
Individual / group tutoring on topics to be presented : 4 hours
Class preparation = 76 hours
Assessment preparation = 50 hours

School Rules

Advised to students who have taken modules assessed by means of essays and/or exams at Level 4 and/or Level 5.

Description of Module Assessment