Dr. Jane Southcott

Professor

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Biography

Dr. Jane Southcott is a Professor in the School of Education at Monash University. Her research focuses on community music, culture, and engagement in the arts, employing a mix of qualitative and phenomenological approaches alongside quantitative strategies. Southcott has a keen interest in the historical development of music curricula in Australia, America, and Europe, contributing as a narrative historian through her biographical research. She co-chairs the Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee. Her primary research interests include music education, the history of music curriculum, phenomenology, autoethnography, positive aging through the arts, lifelong education, intergenerational engagement, multiculturalism, and diaspora. She is involved in various projects that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Southcott has a rich history of collaboration in music education research and engages actively within her academic community through editorial responsibilities and contributions to professional associations.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

Monash University • Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Tenured faculty member focusing on Music Education and research methodologies.

Requirements for Monash University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:12
Reading
Required:13
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:79
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a related field
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Copy of Passport
Specialization Notes

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