By: writing research proposals that show that learners can identify problems in music and musicology, and formulate research problems and subsets of problems; formulating hypotheses;
Selecting and using research instruments that are relevant in research of problems in music and musicology;
Selecting and using appropriate data analysis methods to interpret the findings of an investigation;
Conducting fieldwork during the investigation;
Reporting the findings of the investigation, and formulating recommendations that emanate from the findings;
By identifying and analysing different scientific procedures in terms of the problems being researched;
By: critically reading, interpreting and analysis literature from different sources;
Searching for literature on the identified research problem;
Comparing the writings of different authors on the same related topic;
Synthesising reading material on the topic being researched;
Drawing conclusions from different readings and indicating anomalies;
Creating a theoretical framework provided by the literature review;
Compiling a complete bibliography;
By writing a dissertation that shows that the learner can express her/himself clearly; writing a dissertation that is linguistically correct, acceptable and of a high standard;
writing a dissertation that is technically well presented and has an acceptable layout.

Integrated Assessment:
The learner must select an approved research proposal, then work constantly with the supervisor to construct the dissertation. (As noted in no. 3, preference is given to topics in African and related fields) The dissertation will be the main means of assessment, but oral examination may also be required.