Music History - Medieval/Renaissance (MUSC2501)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Music School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
MUSC3500, MUSC3510
Prerequisite
MUSC1050, MUSC2051 or Permission of Head of School of Music
Assessment methods
Essay, Listening Examination, Mid term examination, Final Examination
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Denis Collins (Semester 1, St Lucia, In person)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Investigation of central developments in Western art music from ca.1200 to ca. 1600 including the evolution of polyphonic compositional techniques in sacred and secular genres, the expansion of music notation, the influence of humanistic thought on music, and the impact of the Reformation, printing and Western colonial expansion on musical creativity and dissemination. NOTE: This course offering may be cancelled if fewer than 20 students enrol.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) | St Lucia | Flexible Delivery | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
