Changes to Music BA
We’ve listened to feedback and we have updated the curriculum for the academic year 2022/23 for Music BA.
You can review the changes below. By accepting your offer to study at Sussex, we will infer that you are happy with these changes but if you would like to discuss them please feel free to contact us at studyinmah@sussex.ac.uk.
Course changes for the BA in Music
Take a look at how the new modules compare to the old structure of the course in the table below.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 1, Semester 1
Old structure | New structure | Comment |
---|---|---|
Introduction to Music Studies (core) |
Introduction to Music Studies (core) |
No change |
Instrumentation, Voicing & Orchestration (core) |
Arranging for Songs and Ensembles (core) |
Module title, description, assessment and learning outcomes change |
Analysing Film B (option) |
Analysing Film B (option) |
No change |
Creative Production: Documentary Video (option) |
Creative Production: Documentary Video (option) |
No change |
Creative Production: Photography (option) |
Creative Production: Photography (option) |
No change |
History and Practice of Electronic Music (option) |
Electronic Music Practice (option) |
Module title and description change |
Popular Music Cultures (option) |
Popular Music Cultures (option) |
No change |
Studio Recording (option) |
Studio Recording (option) |
No change |
Year 1, Term 1 Elective (option) |
Year 1, Term 1 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 1, Semester 2
Old structure | New structure | Comment |
---|---|---|
Approaches to Comp (core) |
Performing and Writing Music (core) |
Module title, description and content change |
Music and Society A (core) |
Music and Society A (core) |
No change |
Creative Music Technologies (option) |
Creative Music Technologies (option) |
No change |
Creative Production: Documentary Video (option) |
Creative Production: Documentary Video (option) |
No change |
Creative Production: Communication Design (option) |
Creative Production: Communication Design (option) |
No change |
Culture and the Everyday (option) |
Culture and the Everyday (option) |
No change |
Exploring Film Studies B (option) |
Exploring Film Studies B (option) |
No change |
Making Music Theatre (option) |
Making Music Theatre (option) |
No change |
Music Production (option) |
Music Production (option) |
No change |
Year 1, Term 2 Elective (option) |
Year 1, Term 2 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 2, Semester 1
Old structure | New structure | Comment |
---|---|---|
The Idea of Classical Music (core) |
The Idea of Classical Music (core) |
No change |
Case Studies in the 19th and 20th Century Comp (core) |
Rewriting the Canon (core) |
Module title, description and content change |
Debates in Screen Documentary B (option) |
Debates in Screen Documentary B (option) |
No change |
Electronic Music and Performance (option) |
Performing with Electronics (option) |
Module title change |
Ensemble Performance (option) |
n/a |
Module withdrawal |
Film Musicals (option) |
Film Musicals (option) |
No change |
From Opera to Film (option) |
From Opera to Film (option) |
No change |
Interactive Music Systems (option) |
Interactive Music Systems (option) |
No change |
Media, Memory, History (option) |
Media, Memory, History (option) |
No change |
Professional Practice (option) |
Professional Practice (option) |
No change |
Screenwriting (option) |
Screenwriting (option) |
No change |
Sound, Culture & Society B (option) |
Sound, Culture & Society B (option) |
No change |
Studio and Live Engineering (option) |
Studio and Live Engineering (option) |
No change |
Theory Taste and Trash B (option) |
Theory Taste and Trash B (option) |
No change |
Advertising and Social Change B (option) |
Advertising and Social Change B (option) |
No change |
Year 2, Term 1 Elective (option) |
Year 2, Term 1 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 2, Semester 2
Old structure | New structure | Comment |
---|---|---|
The History of the Modern (core) |
Musical Revolutions (core) |
Module title, description and content change |
History and Practice of Songwriting (core) |
History and Practice of Songwriting (core) |
No change |
American Popular Music (option) |
American Popular Music (option) |
No change |
British Cinema B (option) |
British Cinema B (option) |
No change |
Chinese Cinema (option) |
Chinese Cinema (option) |
No change |
Creative Audiovisual Coding (option) |
Creative Audiovisual Coding (option) |
No change |
Digital Cultures B (option) |
Digital Cultures B (option) |
No change |
Digital Music Cultures (option) |
Digital Music Cultures (option) |
No change |
Film Music Beyond Hollywood (option) |
Film Music Beyond Hollywood (option) |
No change |
Gender, Space and Culture (option) |
Gender, Space and Culture (option) |
No change |
Journalism in Crisis B (option) |
Journalism in Crisis B (option) |
No change |
Latin American Cinema: Cont Trends (option) |
Latin American Cinema: Cont Trends (option) |
No change |
Screenwriting (option) |
Screenwriting (option) |
No change |
Solo Performance (option) |
Performance Workshop (option) |
Module title, description, content, assessment, learning outcome and teaching methods change |
Sound Design in Context (option) |
Sound Design (option) |
Module title and description change |
TV: Fictions and Entertainments B (option) |
TV: Fictions and Entertainments B (option) |
No change |
Year 2, Term 2 Elective (option) |
Year 2, Term 2 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 3, Semester 1
Old structure | New structure | Comment |
---|---|---|
Advanced Composition and Arrangement (option) |
Advanced Composition Portfolio (option) |
Module title, description, content, assessment and learning outcome change |
Film Music and Audiovisual Project (option) |
Film Music and Audiovisual Project (option) |
No change |
Generative Arts and Musical Machines (option) |
Generative Arts and Musical Machines (option) |
No change |
Histories of Women in Music (option) |
Histories of Women in Music (option) |
No change |
Music of the 21st Century (option) |
Music of the 21st Century (option) |
No change |
Year 3, Semester 2
Old structure | New structure | Comment |
---|---|---|
Advanced Performance (option) |
Advanced Performance (option) |
Module description and teaching methods change |
Music Dissertation (option) |
Music Dissertation (option) |
No change |
Music Project (option) |
Music Innovation and Enterprise Project (option) |
Module title, description and content change |
Sound for Interactive Media (option) |
Sound for Interactive Media (option) |
No change |
Studio Project (option) |
Studio Project (option) |
No change |