MUSC 301 - Research Writing in Music (WI)

Credits: (3)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Music Education or Music therapy major or permission of instructor.
This lecture-based course will serve as the writing intensive course requirement for music therapy majors and is an optional writing intensive course for other music related disciplines. The course will focus on essential writing skills and writing mechanics of research in music. This course is intended to further develop students’ skills in critical thinking including how to recognize, analyze, and evaluate arguments in written and oral communication. This course is designed to further develop the skills outlined above through an understanding of research methods in business, music education, music therapy, and performance studies. Students will engage with different types of research (qualitative, arts-based, mixed methods, quantitative, historical), through critical evaluation of extant research related to their discipline of study. Students will design a small-scale study related to an area of their interest to present at the conclusion of the semester. This course will serve to help students develop competency in information literacy and encourage the creation of their own persuasive arguments.

Note(s): Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning designated course.