Practical Information
- Title: Music education and social theory
- Ph.D. program: Professional Teacher Education (PROFF). This course is an elective course under the category B: courses in teaching and teacher education.
- Target group and admission requirements: This course is at the Ph.D. level, primarily intended for individuals already admitted to a Ph.D. program. PhD candidates from programmes other than PROFF, or those who fulfil the PhD admission requirements, may participate as single course (“enkeltemne”) students and earn ECTS credits as detailed below. If you are not currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program, you must provide documentation of having completed a master’s degree with a grade average of B or better (or equivalent).
- Study form: Digital interactive seminars, digital resource base
- Dates: All digital course content available from 10 March. Interactive weekly online seminars: 29 April -27 May, 2025, Tuesdays at 10:00-14:00
- ECTS: 4
- Language of instruction: English
- Number of participants: Up to 15
- Registration deadline: 10 March 2025
- Contact: If you are interested in participating, please use this form to register. For more information, please contact Tove Knudsen at tove.knudsen@inn.no.
- More information about the course: Please visit the course website or download the programme plan.
Course Description
Music Education and Social Theory is a fully digital PhD course (4 ECT) where we invite participants to critically explore and examine the role of music and education in addressing pressing social challenges. As a participant, you have access to online interactive seminars, a rich knowledge bank featuring video/audio lectures, podcasts, interviews, articles, and discussion forums, as well as curated resources. Organised around recurring themes and contemporary topics in music education and society at large, the course aims to stay highly relevant. This also includes integrating opportunities for participants to discuss and receive feedback on their PhD projects throughout.
Why Music Education and Social Theory? In today's world, increasing economic inequality, social polarization, cultural diversity, and political conflict profoundly shape our personal and professional lives. These challenges also impact education and research globally, including the fields of music and music education – even in the Nordic welfare states.
Social theory provides valuable perspectives for understanding how music and music education respond to these issues. It offers a range of interpretations, from viewing music education as a space to foster equity and harmony, to seeing activist practices as tools for social justice and change, and even considering how music, culture, and education might contribute to societal problems.
- E-post
- live.ellefsen@inn.no
- Telefon
- +47 62 51 76 97