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  MA Musicology (Part-time)


Maynooth University    Department of Music

Part time September MA Part-time: 2 years
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Are you passionate about music and eager to deepen your understanding of its history, culture, and analysis? Look no further than the MA Musicology programme at Maynooth University. This part-time degree offers a flexible and enriching learning experience, allowing you to develop critical and communication skills while delving into a wide range of musicological topics. Taught by renowned scholars, performers, and composers, you'll have access to a first-rate library, language courses, and exciting events. With a minimum II.1 honours degree in music required, this programme is the perfect stepping stone towards further postgraduate study or a career in arts administration. Contact Programme Director Dr Laura Watson for more information.

About the course

Whether as a stand-alone degree or a stepping stone towards MLitt and PhD research degrees, the MA in Musicology offers you the opportunity to develop as a researcher, deepen your critical and communication abilities, and apply these skills to the study of music history, music and culture, and analysis. The programme is delivered by staff with strong international research reputations, active as scholars, performers, and composers. Their diverse expertise includes areas such as: music and film; opera studies; source studies; European art music in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; music in Ireland; ethnomusicology; popular music; music, gender, and sexuality; analysis; and more. Beyond the modules, seminars, and showcase outlined in the Course Structure, MA in Musicology students may also attend conferences, concerts, and other events that Music Department staff regularly organise. Students also benefit from a first-rate library, access to the University’s language courses, and close proximity to Dublin, enabling access to a further range of research libraries and archives.

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Entry Requirements

Normally a minimum II.1 honours degree in music is required. Applicants without this qualification may be requested to attend an interview

International applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

International applicants whose first language is not English may be requested to submit samples of written material.




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Value of Scholarship(s)

€2,000

Eligibility

Applicants must intend to pursue a full-time Taught Master’s degree at the
University commencing in the following academic year. Achieve a minimum overall result of 65% in an Honours Bachelor’s degree from Maynooth University.

Application Procedure

Applications are online via an online application system accessible from the
Following link: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/study-maynooth/postgraduate-studies/fees-funding-scholarships


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