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MPhil - Master of Philosophy
University of Oxford
Full Time
OCT-25
21 months
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MPhil - Master of Philosophy
University of Oxford
Full Time
OCT-25
21 months
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About the course
The MPhil is designed for students wishing to attain a thorough grounding in musicology at an advanced level, either as a preparation for doctoral research or an autonomous qualification. In the first year you follow the MSt in Music (Musicology), proceeding in the second year to individual supervision leading to the completion of a dissertation and written project.
The Master of Philosophy in Music (Musicology) introduces a broad range of current methodologies and approaches in music scholarship.
Assessment
As the first year of this course is identical to the MSt in Music (Musicology), assessment will be through an essay or exercise in response to one of the core seminars at the end of Michaelmas term. A second essay responding to one of the elective seminars is submitted at the end of Hilary term. The final assessment is a bibliographic essay relating to the final submission, which will be either a dissertation in musicology or ethnomusicology or an editorial exercise (edition) in Trinity term.
In order to proceed into the second year of the MPhil, you will normally need to obtain an average of 65% for your first year work overall, and a mark of over 70 in your dissertation.
The second year is spent producing coursework, comprising both a project of 8,000 to 12,000 words (which could be an extended essay, analysis portfolio, ethnomusicological project, or critical edition) and a dissertation of between 22,000 and 25,000 words in musicology or ethnomusicology, or a substantial edition with prefatory matter of comparable length.
Graduate destinations
Doctoral research in music, other music-related or broadly cultural professions.
As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the equivalent of the following UK qualifications or their equivalent: an average mark of 67% or higher in an undergraduate degree with honours in music or related fields. However, entrance is very competitive and most successful applicants have a first-class degree or the equivalent. For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA sought is 3.6 out of 4.0. However, most successful applicants have a GPA of 3.7.
Students living in
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£16,900 per year
Students from Domestic
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£41,250 per year
Students from EU
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£41,250 per year
Students from International
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