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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Klāvs Sedlenieks
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Sociology
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Sociology; Social Anthropology

Objective

To develop students' understanding of the anthropology of music and prepare them for research on musical processes and their socio-cultural contexts, providing knowledge of music as a form of non-verbal communication.

Prerequisites

Bachelor's degree in a social, cultural or artistic discipline.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Students will acquire knowledge and competence on the topics 'anthropology of music', 'forms of silence', 'silence in communication and intercultural communication', 'acoustic ecology', acquire relevant terminological apparatus and theories.

Skills

Students will be able to apply the theories and terms they have learned to the analysis of musical practices and other phenomena of non-verbal acoustic communication; they will acquire the skills to research problems related to forms of acoustic communication and to present the results of such research.

Competence

Critically evaluate the theoretical and empirical material covered in this course, use it to interpret and analyse other theoretical and empirical material; apply the acquired knowledge and skills to identify and investigate current issues in acoustic communication.

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