In this unit students will develop ideas and write a proposal for a major research project relevant to their area of specialisation.  The research project may take on a variety of formats, such as a dissertation, lecture recital, critical edition of a musical work/s, recording project, or historical performance project.  Students will develop and refine their ideas through periodic seminar presentations.  The seminars will also provide the opportunity for the discussion of a wide variety of issues and topics in academic and professional musical discourse, such as aesthetics, musical analysis, performance practices, and historical and sociological musicology.