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MA - Master of Arts
University of Birmingham
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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MA - Master of Arts
University of Birmingham
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
MA - Master of Arts
University of Birmingham
Part Time
SEP-26
2 Years
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Course overview On our course, you’ll explore the history of music across the globe, equipping you with valuable analytical skills that cross subject boundaries. Build your degree to suit your specific interests and explore topics in depth, preparing you for your future career. Course highlights We’ve taught music since 1905 and have a strong reputation as a Music department. You’ll be based within our state-of-the-art Bramall Music Building - home to our 450-seat Elgar Concert Hall - and our Frankland Building’s University Music Hub, with its range of innovative rehearsal rooms and recording spaces. Our diverse study options include modules such as ‘Historically Informed Performance’, ‘Introduction to Global Popular Musics’ and ‘Postsocialist Music and Ethnography’. Our Collective for Early Music Performance and Research Centre offers lots of early music activities like lessons on Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque instruments and vocal techniques. Get ready to turn your passion for music into your career, with our practical employability module, providing you with the tools to be a successful music professional. Top 10 for Music in the UK (Complete University Guide 2026).
You should have, or expect to get, a 2:1 Honours degree in Music. We can consider an Honours degree in another subject if you have significant professional musical experience and relevant qualifications. In your personal statement, please include the MA Music pathway you're applying for in the first paragraph. All applicants for the Musicology and Sound Studies pathway must submit a sample of written work. This needs to be in English and at least 3,000 words. The written work should focus on a musical topic, with academic bibliography and references. You'll need to submit the document at the same time as your application, or upload this within two weeks of submitting your application. If the written work isn't provided in this timeframe, then your application may be declined.
Students living in
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£11,250 per year
Students from Domestic
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£27,090 per year
Students from EU
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£27,090 per year
Students from International
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