Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

CON4238 20 Credit Points
Performance Studies 2
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
CON4135 Performance Studies 1
Through intensive one-to-one tuition the student prepares and
performs a professional-standard evening recital. Emphasis will
be placed on developing interpretative ability to provide the
student with the means to give performances of works of an
advanced nature relevant to the principal study instrument or
voice.
CON4240 20 Credit Points
Dissertation
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
CON4137 Musicological Methods
In this unit students will research and write a dissertation of
approximately 5,000 to 6,000 words on a topic approved by the
Honours Committee. The initial bibliographical research for the
dissertation will have been undertaken in the unit: Musicological
Methods.
CON4301 15 Credit Points
Principal Study 4
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit is designed to prepare students for the performance of
works from the classical repertoire. At this level the emphasis is
on developing skills which will provide students with the
necessary foundation for the interpretation of music from several
historical periods.
Technical and interpretative awareness are developed through
regular contact with the Principal Study lecturer.
CON4303 15 Credit Points
Chamber Music 4
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Students participate in chamber groups which provide the
opportunity to develop ensemble skills. A wide range of chamber
music repertoire is examined and performed throughout the year.
Students are allocated to chamber music groups at the beginning
of each semester. Entry to this unit is subject to availability, in
consultation with the member of staff responsible for this unit.
CON4304 10 Credit Points
Vocal Workshop 4
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Principal study students perform solo and ensemble repertoire for
each other, for staff and visiting lecturers. Relevant topics are
discussed and constructive criticism is given. Stage presentation is
considered an important aspect of the unit.
CON4324 10 Credit Points
Concert Practice 4
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Students participate in a two-hour class each week which provides
the opportunity to develop performance skills in a simulated
concert situation. Students are expected to participate in critical
assessment and discussion of the performances given.
CON4328 10 Credit Points
Piano Workshop 4
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Principal study students perform solo and ensemble repertoire for
each other, for staff and visiting lecturers. Relevant topics are
discussed and constructive criticism is given. Stage presentation is
considered an important aspect of the unit.
CON4329 10 Credit Points
Instrumental Workshop 4
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Principal study students perform solo and ensemble repertoire for
each other, for staff and visiting lecturers. Relevant topics are
discussed and constructive criticism is given. Stage presentation is
considered an important aspect of the unit.
CON4331 10 Credit Points
Aural Training 4
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit extends the work completed in previous units, with the
addition of an aural approach to set theory and synthetic
compositional techniques. It is also used by students who have
successfully completed the requirements of earlier units.
CON4341 15 Credit Points
Percussion Ensemble 4
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Percussion students participate in a class which provides the
opportunity to develop ensemble skills. A wide range of repertoire
for percussion ensemble is examined and performed throughout
the year.
CON4343 15 Credit Points
Guitar Ensemble 4
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Guitar students participate in a class which provides the
opportunity to develop ensemble skills. A wide range of repertoire
for guitar ensemble is examined and performed throughout the
year.
CON4344 15 Credit Points
Brass Ensemble 4
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Brass students participate in a class which provides the
opportunity to develop ensemble skills. A wide range of repertoire
for brass ensemble is examined and performed throughout the
year.
COU5102 15 Credit Points
Developmental and Social Issues in Counselling
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit develops the basic framework for understanding human
behaviour within a developmental and social context. It explores
stages in human development from a psychodynamic perspective,
and social and cultural factors influencing the ways in which
problems are presented to the counsellor for assistance. Attention
is given to issues of gender, ethnicity and sexual preference. The
continuum between normal and abnormal behaviour is explored,
and consideration is given to basic ethical issues facing
counsellors in professional practice.
COU5103 15 Credit Points
Concepts into Practice
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
COU5111 Dynamic Models of Counselling
The purpose of the unit is to acquaint students with the basic
psychodynamic theory of technique to enable students to
appreciate the clinical foundations of psychoanalytic concepts,
outline the ethical values that inform the psychodynamic
approach, and to help students to gain the rudimentary ability to
practice psychodynamic skills.
COU5104 15 Credit Points
Humanistic Models of Counselling
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
The purpose of the unit is to familiarise students with the primary
concerns of existential and humanistic theories of counselling.
The first half of the unit will focus on the philosophical
foundations of existential-phenomenology. Students will then be
introduced to the work of existential practitioners and to the way
in which the approach has been applied to the counselling
relationship. The second half of the unit will provide an
introduction and understanding of the humanistic tradition of
counselling with particular reference to the work of Carl Rogers
the founder of the person-centred approach.
212 ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2008