MA Music
Bristol, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
08 Aug 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 29,500 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* home applicants| Overseas applicants: 25 July 2025
** overseas full-time | home full-time: GBP 13,300 per year | home part-time two years: GBP 6,650 per year
Postgraduate Online Event
from 25th November 2024- 4th of December 2025
Introduction
There are five pathways in this flexible MA programme:
- Performance
- Composition
- Musicology
- Medieval Music
- Russian Music
The units you take will vary according to your chosen pathway, but all include shared training units, such as Research Skills for Musicians, specialised units specific to the pathway, and a large menu of optional units tailored to your interests. These are followed by a major project: a dissertation or edition for musicologists (including those on the Russian Music and Medieval Music pathways), a recital for performers, or a portfolio of compositions for composers.
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Admissions
Curriculum
Year 1
- Medieval Music Pathway
- Musicology Pathway
- Composition Pathway
- Performance Pathway
- Russian Music Pathway
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Students who complete the MA in Music have gone on to varied careers, some within the music industry (for example, as performers, senior music assistants, music teachers, arts administrators and self-employed composers). Some continue into doctoral studies. Others apply the transferable skills of the MA in Music to succeed in unrelated professional careers.
Program delivery
Duration
- One year full-time
- Two years part-time