Masters Degrees (Music Management)

Core modules in live music management and promotion and creative industries management will develop your understanding of the industry through real-world examples, leading to a major music management project. Read more

We combine theory with live projects to give you a real taste of what it takes to succeed in music management. The course brings together experts from our music department and management school, and from the creative and cultural industries. Read more

This industry-facing programme prepares you for a future career within the global music business, leading to a final project in music management. Read more

This course is highly regarded in both music business education and the industry at large. It will prepare you to become one of the next generation of music industry leaders and entrepreneurs. Read more

This MMus builds on our international reputation in the popular music field, as seen in the success of our BMus graduates. Read more

This programme builds on London's position as one of the most important musical centres in the world, with a diverse range of concert halls, theatres, cultural institutions and arts events that reflect its cosmopolitan and multicultural society. Read more

Commercial success and a sustained career within the music industry increasingly depend on having the skills and ability to manage and develop career opportunties; either for yourself or for an act you represent. Read more

The MA in Music (Contemporary Music Studies) examines aspects of methodology, repertoire studies and cultural theory within a wide-ranging programme of investigation into the role of contemporary music in the society for which it is created. Read more

The MA in Music (Popular Music Research) engages with scholarly debates and public controversies around popular music, while examining and developing both traditional and innovative ways of researching popular music. Read more

Music psychology explores the deep and complex relationship between music, the human mind and the brain. Read more

This programme is designed to prepare you for a future in the classical music industry, a complex and exciting field with many interesting employment opportunities. Read more

This programme builds on one of the department’s newest areas for research and teaching.It focuses on popular music in global, diasporic, transnational, and linguistically diverse forms, reflecting emerging trends in popular music scholarship. Read more

The MA Music. Performance Practice Pathway prepares students for careers as performers and scholars. Students combine studies of contemporary performance with those of historical practice. Read more

Our new Master’s programme “ International Management – Focus on Creative Management ” provides our students with a holistic management education that focuses on both. Read more

Do you love music? University of Aberdeen offers a wealth of musical genres, approaches and the practice of your art allows enrichment to your work, whether you compose, perform, teach, or do a combination of all three. Read more