MUSIC RESEARCH METHODS AND MATERIALS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify, describe, and appraise musical scholarship resources in multiple formats. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Refine research topic through collaboration with faculty, librarians, and peers. Audience: Graduate 3. Narrow and define scope of research questions through exploratory and iterative search methods. Audience: Graduate 4. Conduct efficient and structured searches using bibliographic research tools. Audience: Graduate 5. Critically evaluate sources for authority, audience, credibility, coverage, and bias. Audience: Graduate 6. Compare and critique academic perspectives on a topic. Audience: Graduate 7. Design and carry out an original written musicological research project which integrates contemporary academic conversations with personal research interests. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify, describe, and appraise musical scholarship resources in multiple formats. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Refine research topic through collaboration with faculty, librarians, and peers. Audience: Graduate 3. Narrow and define scope of research questions through exploratory and iterative search methods. Audience: Graduate 4. Conduct efficient and structured searches using bibliographic research tools. Audience: Graduate 5. Critically evaluate sources for authority, audience, credibility, coverage, and bias. Audience: Graduate 6. Compare and critique academic perspectives on a topic. Audience: Graduate 7. Design and carry out an original written musicological research project which integrates contemporary academic conversations with personal research interests. Audience: Graduate