Masters Degrees in History of Music

Immerse yourself in popular music and culture, from the grass roots of the Leeds scene to vernacular music in all its forms worldwide. Read more

The Musicology and Sound Studies pathway aims to equip you with core historical, ethnographic, and analytical skills as well as enabling you to operate in a field that is broadly interdisciplinary The programme features two core modules, allowing you to tailor the content to areas of specific interest with your choice of optional modules. Read more

The Reid School of Music offers an exciting research environment that combines the theory, history, composition and practice of music with the scientific study of sound. Read more

The one-year MA in Music and Cultural History is a progressive alternative to conventional postgraduate courses in musicology, and it draws on the diverse expertise of internationally renowned scholars to combine the very best of traditional and contemporary scholarly practice. Read more

The MA in Irish Traditional Music Performance is designed to provide advanced tuition in the performance of Irish Traditional Music. Read more

Music composition in the 21st century is a diverse and ever evolving practice, bringing together performers, diverse styles, cultures, and practices, and the latest in high technology. Read more

While a research degree should be very rewarding personally, it is also a serious and sometimes intense undertaking. Under the current system, a full-time doctoral student has three years to complete a full draft of her or his thesis and then a further one year for writing up (known as a 3+1 degree). Read more

Are you a relatively experienced conductor with a burning passion to make conducting your livelihood?  Our unique MA programme in Choral Conducting is directed by  Professor Simon Halsey CBE  and is in association with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and its internationally renowned choruses and conductors. Read more

This MA is designed for students who are interested in traditional music, arts, and culture, including the broader areas of literature, language, and history, and who want to develop their interests in performance, creativity, or research. Read more

This MA is designed for students who are interested in traditional music, arts, and culture, including the broader areas of literature, language, and history, and who want to develop their interests in performance, creativity, or research. Read more

The Music MRes allows you to undertake a one year full-time or two year part-time, research project in Music. You will receive training in research skills and supervision from one or more academic specialists in the subject area. Read more

You will gain an advanced and discerning knowledge of music industry practices on this course. With the experience of our tutors and our international research, you will be introduced to practices within the music industry from understanding music publishing contracts to interpreting audiences and the global market. Read more

A historically informed approach to differing musical styles is an essential prerequisite for all musicians entering the profession today. Read more

Our MA in Music (by research) is ideal for those individuals who would prefer to study independently through a research project, with guided supervision from an expert within their chosen field of research. Read more

What do your clothes say about your identity? Can an artist still break through without competing on a talent show? The creative industries is a fast-changing sector where the focus always seems to be on the tension between creativity and commerce. Read more

Creative artists make a significant contribution to the sustainability of the creative economy, particularly in rural communities. Read more

Postgraduate study at Leeds Conservatoire offers you the opportunity to collaborate with leading composers, performers and producers as you develop your skills as a professional-level musician. Read more

Our MusM Music (Ethnomusicology) course offers a solid master's-level foundation in ethnomusicology. Read more

If you want to take your musical knowledge to the highest level then our MMus is the place to start. The course will develop your technical, conceptual and critical skills, allowing you to specialise in performance, composition, production and/or critical writing. Read more

The MA in Music with Education is a flexible programme which allows you to develop a deeper understanding of the theory and practice of teaching music to others. Read more

The MPhil in Music is a nine-month freestanding programme offering advanced training in key areas of musical studies, while at the same time providing preparation for doctoral research. Read more

Pursue your chosen area of interest, desired specialisation or passion project through an iterative practice-based research approach in our Creative Production (Music) MA. Read more

You can study both an MMus or MPhil by research within the Department of Music. Music at Aberdeen offers you a flourishing research environment in composition, instrumental, electroacoustic, historical, computational and sonic arts and sound studies. Read more

If you already work as a music educator, or seek to become one, this course will develop and enhance your skills as both a practitioner and researcher. You will have the opportunity to study major issues in international music education and the UK system of music education, research and practices. Read more

This course is ideal if you have wide musical interests. A core module introduces research methods and a broad range of issues in music. Read more

The MA in Ethnomusicology is a one-year full-time taught MA course that considers music in its cultural and social contexts. It engages with the study of Irish Traditional Music, Popular Music, World Music in both practical and academic modes. Read more

The MA in Irish Music Studies is intended for scholars and scholar-practitioners who wish to study Irish Music (traditional, folk, classical, popular and related genres) from critical, cultural, historical, ethno/musicological, and practice-based perspectives. Read more