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MUST2061

Bachelor's Thesis: Music Technology in Communication with the Audience

Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.

Credits 15
Level Third-year courses, level III
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Practical examination and work

About

About the course

Course content

Individual work with project. Practical preparation, facilitation and implementation of a public presentation of the students own practice in music technology.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

At the end of the course the candidate should have knowledge about

  • different forms of expression that involves application of music technology
  • organisational aspects of arranging a presentation/performance before an audience
  • professions where knowledge and experience from music technology is central

Skills:

At the end of the course the candidate should be able to:

  • integrate tools, knowledge and skills from music technology in their own project
  • handle aspects of communication and dissemination towards audiences
  • work independently with a music technology project
  • cooperate with professional environments outside music technology
  • write a report accounting for professional context, as well as technical and aesthetic aspects with their own project.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures. 5 hours supervision per student. Teaching is usually conducted in Norwegian, but may take place in English.

Instruction is obligatory and demands minimum 80% attendance.

The bachelor thesis must normally be written in Norwegian. If the bachelor thesis is written in English or another non-Scandinavian language, it must have a Norwegian summary.

Compulsory assignments

  • Satisfactory participation in compulsory classes

Further on evaluation

The presentation of the individual projects is the practical exam, which together with the written report is the bachelor thesis. In the assessment, the presentation of the project weighs 70% and the report 30%. A grade is given on each of the parts before an overall grade is given. For the course to be passed all the parts of the exam have to be passed. If the exam has to be retaken, the candidate have to retake only the part that has not been passed.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Music Technology (BMUST)

Required previous knowledge

Admission to the bachelor program in music technology. Passed MUST2052 or equivalent.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
MUST2057 7.5 sp Autumn 2010
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Music Technology

Contact information

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Practical examination and work
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Work
Weighting 3/10 Exam system Inspera Assessment
Practical examination
Weighting 7/10