Modules for course VVW3 | BA/PRM
BA Philosophy and Religion and Music
These are the modules currently offered on this course in the 2021–22 academic year.
You can also view the modules offered in the year 2022–23.
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Year 1 Modules
Compulsory Modules
20 credits from:
- WXM-1300: Music since 1850 (20) (Semester 1)
- WXM-1301: Music 1550 -1850 (20) (Semester 2)
Optional Modules
40 credits from:
- WXM-1004: Intro - Harmony & Counterpoint (20) (Semester 1)
- WXP-1016: Solo Performance Year 1 (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- WXK-1113: Composition and Sonic Art A (20) (Semester 1)
- WXK-1114: Composition and Sonic Art B (20) (Semester 2)
60 credits from:
- HPS-1002: Power, Freedom & the State (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-1004: Death of God (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-1005: Existentialism (20) (Semester 2)
- SXU-1006: Social Divisions (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-1007: Islam:Hist, Soc and Beliefs (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-1102: Intro to Ancient Philosophy (20) (Semester 1)
- HAC-1105: Moeseg: Agweddau Crefyddol (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-1106: Intro: Judaism & Christianity (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-1110: Themes - Eastern Religion/Phil (20) (Semester 2)
- VPC-1303: Cyflwyniad i Gristnogaeth (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-1331: Living the Good Life (20) (Semester 1)
Year 2 Modules
Compulsory Modules
20 to 40 credits from:
- WXM-2011: Musicology Year 2 (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-2205: Notation and Editing (20) (Semester 2)
- WXK-2233: Composition Year 2 (20) (Semester 2)
- WXK-2235: Acousmatic Composition (20) (Semester 1)
- WXP-2241: Solo Performance Year 2 (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
Optional Modules
20 to 40 credits from:
- WXM-2207: Craft of tonal composition (20) (Semester 1)
- WXK-2232: Orchestration Today (20) (Semester 1)
- WXK-2300: Interactive Sound and Music (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-2303: Genres & Composers A (20) (Semester 1)
- WXM-2304: Genres and Composers B (20) (Semester 2)
- WXP-2307: Ensembles and Groups A (20) (Semester 1)
- WXM-2309: Music, Health and Wellbeing (20) (Semester 2)
- WXC-2411: Hanes Cerddoriaeth Cymru B (20) (Semester 1)
60 credits from:
- HPS-2001: Work Placement - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1)
- HAC-2002: Addysg yn y Gymru Gyfoes (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-2004: Modern Ideas & Movements (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-2005: Work Placement - Semester 2 (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-2008: Sociology of Religion (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-2011: Paradoxes of Self: Nietz./Jung (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-2015: Serial Killers (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-2154: Holy Wars 1095-1197 (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-2202: Applied Ethics (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-2205: Nature and Western Religion (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-2207: Independent Study (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-2305: Hinduism in the Modern World (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-2307: Tales of Might and Morality (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-2404: Judaism in the Modern World (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-2407: Anti-Semitism (20) (Semester 1)
Year 3 Modules
Compulsory Modules
0 to 40 credits from:
- WXM-3277: Dissertation (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- WXM-3283: Edition (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- WXK-3289: Composition (project) (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- WXP-3298: Solo Performance Project (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- SPECIAL PROJECTS: Students must choose at least ONE Project, either in Music or in other subject. Students are welcome to choose more than one project: one in each school
Optional Modules
20 to 60 credits from:
- WXP-3111: Ensembles and Groups B (20) (Semester 1)
- WXM-3205: Notation and Editing (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-3207: Craft of tonal composition (20) (Semester 1)
- WXK-3232: Orchestration Today (20) (Semester 1)
- WXK-3235: Acousmatic Composition (20) (Semester 1)
- WXK-3300: Interactive Sound & Music (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-3305: Genres and Composers C (20) (Semester 1)
- WXM-3306: Genres and Composers D (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-3309: Music, Health & Wellbeing (20) (Semester 2)
- WXC-3411: Hanes Cerddoriaeth Cymru B (20) (Semester 1)
60 credits from:
- HPS-3001: Work Placement - Semester 1 (20) (Semester 1)
- HAC-3002: Addysg yn y Gymru Gyfoes (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-3003: Race democracy * pol ideology (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-3006: Dissertation (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- HPS-3008: Sociology of Religion (20) (Semester 2)
- HPS-3011: Paradoxes of Self: Nietz..Jung (20) (Semester 1)
- HPS-3015: Serial Killers (20) (Semester 2)
- HTH-3154: Holy Wars 1095-1197 (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-3205: Hinduism in the Modern World (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-3302: Applied Ethics (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-3307: Tales of Might and Morality (20) (Semester 1)
- VPR-3404: Judaism in the Modern World (20) (Semester 2)
- VPR-3407: Anti-Semitism (20) (Semester 1)
- Students may choose whether to take the dissertation in Philosophy/Religion or their other subject