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Course code: MUVN01
ECTS credits: 15

Semester:

Teaching – autumn semester of 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect our courses and programmes. Teaching and assessment during the first half of the autumn semester 2021 will be conducted both online and on campus. From 1 November, it will probably be possible to place more teaching components on campus – it is therefore not possible to see your schedule after 1 November. Work on the schedule for the second half of the semester is currently underway and will be published on 1 October in the schedule and/or in Canvas.

Study period: autumn semester 2021
Type of studies: part time, 50 %, day
Study period: 2021-08-30 – 2022-01-16
Language of instruction: English
Eligibility: Students must have passed 90 credits including a Bachelor s degree project of 15 credits.

Application code: LU-E1701

Application code: LU-32801

Introductory meeting: 2021-09-01 at 13:15 – 15:00 in LUX:B352

Teachers: Philip Dodds, Sanne Krogh Groth

Description

Have you ever wondered about the sounds that surround you in your everyday life? Are you interested in what makes a sound design functional? Do you ever think of how noise and silence affects us? Do you appreciate a smooth and well composed podcast? Are you curious of museums’ use of sound in exhibitions and audio guides? And, are you interested in working with sound through practical exercises?

From a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches the course "sound studies" invites you to learn about the field of sound from a trans-disciplinary approach drawing on psychoacoustics, medicine, acoustics, anthropology, aesthetics, design, sound art and cultural theory. Topic wise you will, a.o., learn about the notion of soundscape; audio walks and audio guides; everyday noise and health problems; sound design and functional sounds; sound in galleries and museums; sound politics and territoriality.

Sound studies also invites you to do practical explorations of the field as you will get the opportunity of doing experiments with e.g. sound in public domains; produce audio guides or reportages; conduct an empirical study of functional sounds; analyze existing and construct new soundscapes; or do aesthetic explorations of artistic sound installations.

Note!

The course is not open for applications through antagning.se / universityadmissions.se next semester. Please contact the department for more information!

How to apply

Lund University uses a national application system run by University Admissions in Sweden. It is only possible to apply during the application periods: October–January for autumn semester and June–August for spring semester.

Extended application deadline

Sometimes the application deadline is extended for a specific programme or course. In these cases you will find the message "open for late application" by the programme/course information on universityadmissions.se. You apply with the usual application steps. As long as this message is showing, it is possible to apply, but late applications are processed in order of date, so it is still important to apply as soon as possible. Please note that if the programme/course does not have an extended deadline, it is not possible to apply late.

First or Second Admission Round?

All international students are encouraged to apply to the First admission round. This round takes place many months before the start of a semester and gives students the time they need to pay their tuition fees, apply for and receive their residence permit (if required), find housing, etc.

The Second admission round is an alternative for students from EU/EEA countries as they do not need a residence permit. Non-EU/EEA students will most likely not have enough time to obtain their permit before the start of the semester. However, even EU/EEA students are advised to apply during the First admission round, as some programmes can be applied for only in the January round. Also, this provides applicants with an admission decision much earlier, which is helpful in making decisions about their studies.

Tuition Fees

Non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of a country outside of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland are required to pay tuition fees. You pay one instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each semester.

EU/EEA citizens and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

Application fee

If you are required to pay tuition fees, you are generally also required to pay an application fee of SEK 900 (approximately EUR 100) when you apply at universityadmissions.se. You pay one application fee regardless of how many programmes or courses you apply to.