Master of Innovative Music
Program Introduction
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Duration of Study
The normal duration of this program is 2 years,and the maximum duration is 3 years.
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Teaching Approach
Face-to-face Teaching
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Teaching Language
Chinese/English
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Academic Field
Musicology
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Course Introduction
Major: 1. Music Education and Innovation 2. Music Communication and Business 3. Music Technology and AI
Study Plan
This program includes three core courses, three elective courses, academic activities, internship and a master’s degree thesis.
Table 1: Core courses (9 credits)
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
MMUZ01 | Research Methods | 3 |
MMUZ02 | Theory of Music Creation and Production | 3 |
MMUZ03 | Creativity in Music | 3 |
Table 2: Elective courses (9 credits)
Music Education and Innovation (Complete 3 courses from below ) | ||
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
MMUE01 | Music Creative and Practice | 3 |
MMUE02-01 | Special Topics | 3 |
MMUE03 | Music Education Methods and Applications | 3 |
MMUE04 | History and Culture of Music | 3 |
MMUE05 | Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Music | 3 |
MMUE06 | Music Psychology | 3 |
Music Communication and Business (Complete 3 courses from below) | ||
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
MMUE01 | Music Creative and Practice | 3 |
MMUE02-01 | Special Topics | 3 |
MMUE07 | Commercial Law | 3 |
MMUE08 | Communication and Entrepreneurship in Music | 3 |
MMUE09 | Digital Marketing | 3 |
MMUE10 | Global Popular Music | 3 |
Music Technology and AI (Complete 3 courses from below) | ||
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
MMUE01 | Music Creative and Practice | 3 |
MMUE02-01 | Special Topics | 3 |
MMUE11 | AI and Music Design | 3 |
MMUE12 | Creative Music Sound Design | 3 |
MMUE13 | Digital Multimedia Technology and Applications | 3 |
MMUE14 | Motion Picture Engineering | 3 |
The University has the ultimate right to decide which course or whether the course will be opened for all elective subjects
Table 3: Others (7 credits)
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
MMUZ04 | Academic Activities | 1 |
MMUZ05 | Internship | 6 |
Table 4: Thesis (8 credits)
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
MMUZ20 | Thesis | 8 |
Course Description
Research Methods (3 credits)
本科目旨在提高科學思維的技巧與能力,幫助學生在研究中發現新現象、新事物,提出新理論、新觀點、揭示事物內在規律的工具和手段。涵蓋文獻綜述、創造性實踐研究方法、明辨性和學術性分析方法、定量研究和定性研究方法等內容。
Theory of Music Creation and Production (3 credits)
本科目著重音樂創作元素、創作技法、製作手段的理論學習。主要包括旋律學、曲式學、多聲音樂基礎、音樂分析以及數字音頻、計算機音樂製作等內容,培養學生具有創作、編曲、分析的基本能力。
Creativity in Music (3 credits)
本科目把握科技與文化前沿方法,一方面運用創意觀點把音樂與跨學科知識加以綜合,對學生進行藝術能力、創造能力、情感素質的綜合培養;另一方面結合三大音樂教學法,探索樂器、多元聲源(如非樂音、體態律動等)、地域性音樂元素的創造力,培養不同教育背景學生的音樂創意技能。
Music Creative and Practice (3 credits)
本科目側重在實踐應用中培養學生創新意識、創意合作和創業技能。緊密結合經濟社會發展需求,通過音樂實踐應用專案,掌握科技與文化前沿方法,綜合運用跨學科知識,在音樂教育、音樂傳播、音樂科技等方面融入創意觀點,達成藝術能力、創造能力、情感素質的綜合培養。
Special Topics (3 credits)
本科目圍繞不同專家教授、業界研究新動態、新問題展開深入的專類研討,同時結合個人研究專長與興趣開展系列專題活動,運用科學方法,有目的、有計劃地開展相應的理論研究與藝術實踐,並通過宣講、研討、音樂會、教學等形式,展開理論與實踐的立體化、深層次認知與推理。
Music Education Methods and Applications (3 credits)
本科目以綜覽音樂教育發展脈絡為基礎,側重奧爾夫、柯達伊、達爾克羅茲音樂教學方法的學習與應用。結合UBD課程設計法、BOPPS教學設計模塊、SPOC教學案例,創新教育理念,運用資訊化技術,更新教學模式。在慕課開發、微課製作、混合式教學模式等方面嘗試新的研發與突破。
History and Culture of Music (3 credits)
本科目旨在研討不同音樂風格形成的歷史、政治、經濟等因素及其對社會文化的作用。學習內容包括音樂流派的形成及其代表人物、音樂名人軼事、經典音樂賞析、相關專題研討等,側重不同文化背景下音樂歷史案例的多元認知。
Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Music (3 credits)
本科目著重圍繞中西方音樂文化差異,把握中西方音樂文化特質與風格特色,通過比較音樂學的發展、中西音樂特徵比較、比較美學的探究、中西音樂文化價值、歐洲音樂中心論的批評等內容,展示不同音樂文化自身的境域特質,獲得更為寬廣的審美視野、學科視野,提升審美品格和人文素養。
Music Psychology (3 credits)
本科目以心理學理論為基礎,汲取生理學、物理學、遺傳學、人類學、美學等有關理論,採用實證研究方法,研究闡釋與音樂相關的心理現象與問題。本科目涉及基本概念與研究方法,對個體和群體的認知、情感、行為、發展等心理、行為過程給予觀測、描述、預測和控制,從而認識人在音樂活動中的認知、情感和行為規律,展開音樂與人的各種心理現象相互關係的探索。
Commercial Law (3 credits)
本科目是讓學生瞭解做出商業決策的法律環境,並培養成為有效商業領袖所需的技能。介紹影響商業人士的複雜法律規則和法院判決,特別關注管理合同(當事人之間訂立可執行協議)和侵權(私人不法行為)的法律。
Communication and Entrepreneurship in Music (3 credits)
本科目通過對音樂傳播概念及學科發展、音樂媒介、社會音樂生產、音樂流行、音樂受眾、音樂商品等專題知識的理論講授,使學生較全面系統地掌握音樂傳播的基本理論和方法,認識音樂傳播規律,探究音樂媒介變遷,培養學生對音樂現象的觀察思維能力,融合相關學科方法,開拓創業思維。掌握一定的創業理論與方法,瞭解音樂企業家的關鍵特徵,評估自我優勢,探尋音樂企業家成功經驗。
Digital Marketing (3 credits)
本科目運用營銷學科概念和理論探索數字營銷的方式方法。利用數字互動科技,例如互聯網、互動電視、SMS通信、電子資訊亭等,提供市場情報、開發新的商業模式、建立客戶檔案、互動直接通信,通過虛擬商店向客戶放置商品,並與客戶合作開發創新的新產品和服務。
Global Popular Music (3 credits)
本科目側重流行音樂,即為大眾媒體創作和傳播的音樂,風格多樣,形態各異,包括Jazz、Rock、Soul、Blues、Reggae、Rap、Hip-Hop、Disco、New Age、Funk、R&B等20世紀後期誕生的都市化大眾商品音樂。在探討來自世界各地的流行音樂流派與音樂風格過程中,逐漸形成對世界流行音樂變革、融合、西化、全球化、唱片業的影響以及後殖民時代等問題的思考與認知。
AI and Music Design (3 credits)
本科目對應於音樂科技、音樂人工智慧、計算機聽覺/AI聲學這一新興領域。一般以2000年建立的權威國際會議ISMIR(International Society of Music Information Retrieval Conference)作為學科起點。本科目含人工智慧與音樂設計兩大領域內容,在人工智慧領域,包括任何與音樂相關的科技工具和方法,如音樂聲學、音樂資訊檢索MIR、音樂生成、音頻信號處理、人工智慧AI、機器學習、音頻數字浮水印、音樂機器人、音視頻結合的跨媒體應用等,在藝術領域,包括音樂創作、表演、教育、理論研究等。
Creative Music Sound Design (3 credits)
本科目以聲音的藝術設計為核心,面向各類潛在聲音應用目標,探索聲音設計的創新路徑。課程主要依託非常規的錄音技巧與聲音合成結合更緊密的聲音處理方式,引入新媒體聲音藝術理念,拓寬聲音設計視野,從藝術層面探索聲音設計的更多可能性及衍生應用。
Digital Multimedia Technology and Applications (3 credits)
本科目介紹開發軟件、電子課件規劃、設計開發階段、影像設計原理、數字圖像/音頻/視頻軟件、動畫、使用者之交互、反饋技術、導航、多媒體課件包裝、評估。多媒體應用程式的創建、發布和評估。本科目向學生介紹開發數字互動式多媒體(文本、聲音、動畫、圖形和視頻的組合)的設計和製作過程。學生將有機會使用各種軟件,包括用於聲音和視頻製作、多媒體演示和圖像編輯的程式。
Motion Picture Engineering (3 credits)
本科目介紹該領域的研究和開發,激發了數字媒體創作、在線視頻流和視頻媒體共用的新產業。 Industrial Light and Magic、The Foundry、YouTube、Netflix、Vimeo、Skype、Sky Digital只是目前在這一領域成功運營的少數知名大公司。本科目通過專注於為電影後期製作啟用在線視頻流和視頻分析的先進技術,為學生在數字視頻工程領域的職業生涯做好準備。
Academic Activities (1 credits)
學生必需參與至少10次由學院認可的學術活動,如學校組織的講座、研討會、參觀等。每次活動後,學生需提交一頁紙(A4)長度的活動報告。該科目旨在培養學生的綜合素質,開拓學術視野,創新思維的養成。
Internship (6 credits)
在規定時間內完成實習及提交實習報告,以獲得6學分。(具體要求請查閱學院發出的實習管理辦法。
Thesis (8 credits)
須撰寫一篇符合大學要求且不少於兩萬字的原創學位論文,或按指引完成一項與專業範疇相關的實踐專項*並撰寫不少於1萬字的原創學位論文。碩士學位論文必須通過評審及論文答辯,並遵照大學關於學位論文的格式要求來撰寫。
Degree Requirements
1. The total number of credits required to complete the program is 33. 2. Students are required to complete three core courses in Table 1, three elective courses in Table 2 during the first 3 semesters to gain 18 credits. After finishing each course, students will be assessed based on regulations established by the instructor and the Faculty. 3. Students must fulfil the academic activities within the designated timeframe to gain 1 credit. (Students must participate in no less than 10 academic activities) 4. Students must fulfil the internship requirements and submit their internship report within the designated timeframe to gain 6 credits. (For specific requirements, please refer to the internship management regulations issued by the Faculty.) 5. Students are required to complete the Thesis in Table 4 within the designated timeframe: Students are obligated to compose an authentic Thesis that adheres to University standards and encompasses no less than 20,000 words. Alternatively, students may opt to adhere to the provided guidelines to complete a practical project relevant to their field and write an original Thesis of no less than 10,000 words. To earn 8 credits, the master's Thesis must undergo a meticulous evaluation process and successfully pass a thesis defense. (For practical project requirements, please refer to the relevant guidelines issued by the Faculty)
Learning Time
1. The duration for taking all courses is 18 months and the duration for thesis writing is 6 months. 2. Classes will generally be scheduled from Monday to Sunday, daytime or at nights.
Qualifications of Graduation
Upon approval from the Senate of the University, a Master’s Degree will be conferred on a student when he or she has: 1. Completed and met the requirements prescribed in the study plan of his or her program within the specific study period, and achieved a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or above (excluding thesis); and 2. Abided by the regulations of the University; and 3. Cleared all fees and charges and returned all University’s property and equipment borrowed. If the student passes all courses required in Table 1, 2, and 3 above with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above, but fails to submit or pass the final thesis oral defense during the specified period, he/she can only get a completion certificate. Note: All curriculums and study plans are based on the newest announcement of the Boletim Oficial da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau. ※In case of any discrepancy, the Chinese version shall prevail.