TS4S100 - Health Promotion Through Music 01 Jul 2023 - 31 Aug 2029 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: TS4S100
Module Title: Health Promotion Through Music
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Psychology and Therapeutic Studies
Faculty Sub Group: Therapeutic Studies
Module Leader: Beth Pickard
Module Team: Maria Radoje, Elizabeth Coombes
First Intended Intake: SEP 2023 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 101241 - music therapy
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Jul 2023
Valid To 31 Aug 2029

Module Aims

To enable students to understand the role of their profession in health promotion, health education and preventing ill-health.

To co-design, facilitate and evaluate a short music for wellbeing project.

Content Summary

Students will learn about a range of models of health and wellbeing and how music-making and music therapy interacts with these. Project management skills including professional communication and ethical practice will also form part of this module. Students will conduct and evaluate a live project in their community.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminar 16
Project supervision 2
Practical classes and workshops 6
Independent Study 90
Placement 40
Directed Study 40
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 6
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Apply knowledge and understanding of health and wellbeing in devising and delivering a co-produced music-based health promotion project.
LO2 Critically evaluate the value and impact of a co-produced music-based health promotion project.

Module Requisites

Code Title Requisite Type
MOD013344 The Therapeutic Relationship in Music Therapy co-requisite
MOD013345 Developing Professional Practice in Music Therapy co-requisite
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Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Portfolio 1 Rationale for project including stakeholder input, materials produced for workshop (session plans, advert, risk assessment), evaluation and stakeholder feedback, reflection 0 4000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Portfolio 1 ✔ ✔

Reading List

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing (2017), ‘Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing’ (2nd Edition).

Fancourt, D. (2017), Arts in Health: Designing and Researching Interventions, Oxford University Press.

Fancourt, D. and Finn, S. (2019), ‘What is the Evidence on the Role of the Arts in Improving Health and Well-being? A Scoping Review’, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe.

MacDonald, R., Kreutz, G. and Mitchell, L. (Eds) (2012), Music, Health and Wellbeing, Oxford University Press.

Warran, K., Burton, A. and Fancourt, D. (2022), ‘What are the Active Ingredients of ‘Arts in Health’ Activities? Development of the INGgredients i NArTs in hEalth (INNATE)’, Wellcome Open Research, 7(10), https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17414.2