Master of Music

This qualification includes the various specialisations in Music. Please refer to "Notes" for details on the specialisations.

The first purpose of the qualification is to provide qualifiers with postgraduate-level knowledge, specific skills and applied competence in a number of specialist areas within Music that provide opportunities for continued personal intellectual growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to society. The qualification represents planned learning outcomes, namely that the learner will be qualified to render holistic, integrated and intersectoral services, reflecting diversity, accessibility and equal distribution of resources for all South Africans. The outcomes are designed to promote lifelong learning.

The second purpose of the qualification is to provide South Africa with significant numbers of experts in Music in order to ensure that the local and international leadership base of innovative and knowledge based scholarly activity is widened.

The third purpose of the qualification is to provide South Africa with a cadre of specialists in the field of research, facilitation, development, management and service provision, who will contribute to a continuously growing understanding of their chosen field of expertise

Matriculation certificate

First degree

Honours degree

Other

Equivalent qualifications at other tertiary institutions presented at NQF Level 6, and/or NQF Level 7 Diploma.

M Diploma pegged on NQF Level 7 and which provides credits for this M Mus programme based on research and a dissertation.

M Mus

Learning outcomes

The M Mus programme provides the learner with opportunities to develop

• Wide-ranging, advanced and specialised scholastic and music skills and advanced research across a major discipline.
• A full range of advanced procedures in a major discipline to apply within complex, variable, and highly specialised contexts.
• Specialised knowledge of a major discipline, enabling him/her to analyse, transform and evaluate abstract data and concepts towards the creation of appropriate responses to resolve contextual problems.
• Competency in planning, resourcing and managing processes within the broad parameters and functions of science.
• Accountability for determining, achieving, and evaluating personal and/or group output.
• Be able to act within professional practice and/or senior managerial occupations.
• Scholarly expertise enabling him/her to enter doctoral and further research education and research-based occupations.

Critical cross-field outcomes

Critical cross-field outcomes for this programme include but are not limited to various competencies and applied competencies such as:

• identifying and solving problems in which responses display that responsible decisions using critical and creative thinking have been made concerning solutions for problems related to individuals, groups, families, communities and people with special needs;
• work intersectorally with other disciplines as a member of a team, group, organisation, community in both the public and private sectors;
• demonstrate an understanding of the interaction between systems from an ecological approach by understanding social needs, problems and resource capacity within an international, national and local context;
• develop holistic, integrated strategies and programmes for Music founded on the collection, analyses, organising, implementation and critical evaluation of theory, information and processes;
• demonstrate effective utilisation of technology for strategies aimed at broadening the scope of the Social Sciences and science in general;
• organise and manage their work load responsibly and effectively by means of a scheduled programme allowing for a learning environment such as reading scientific journals in the field as well as becoming a member of professional bodies, attending seminars and conferences, doing research and rendering voluntary services to facilitate professional growth and development;
• communicate effectively with people of all target groups, including literate, illiterate, children and the youth, using visual and language skills in the modes of oral and/or written persuasion;
• contribute to the full personal development of each learner regarding strategies for learning, such as furthering a culture of life-long learning, scientific involvement, expressing a non-discriminating attitude across a range of social contexts based on the value of social justice and a sensitivity for cultural diversity, and to explore and develop career opportunities such as entrepreneurial initiatives to promote social and economical independence and opportunities for personal development.

To meet the requirements for the MMus qualification the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes of the learner are assessed on the basis of:

• Performance during oral presentations/music performances in front of peers and/or experts.
• Written outputs in the format of essays and reports.
• A Master's dissertation, being the culmination of research efforts.

The assessment will be criteria-based and reliability will be ensured by both internal and external moderation.

Integrated outcomes

Portfolios

Simulations

Work-place assessments (if required by the research topic or the discipline)

Written examinations

Oral examinations

Other

The modalities for integrated assessment permit the candidate to demonstrate applied competence. Mainly formative methods set according to specific guidelines and methods related to credentialing the critical exit-level and cross-field outcomes appropriate to contextual and situational achievements are recognised.

In addition to the above, modalities such as group discussions, and presentations in front of peers and experts may also be used.

Final assessment by expert external assessors, both academic and non-academic, will be done of the dissertation.