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Mmus/MusM - Master of Music
Birmingham City University
Full Time
SEP-25
2 years
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Mmus/MusM - Master of Music
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Full Time
SEP-25
2 Years
Mmus/MusM - Master of Music
Birmingham City University
Full Time
SEP-25
2 years
Mmus/MusM - Master of Music
Birmingham City University
Part Time
SEP-25
3 years
Mmus/MusM - Master of Music
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Part Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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The principal aim of our Master of Music (MMus) course is to provide you with knowledge, skills, and confidence to succeed in your chosen branch(es) of the music profession, giving you a head-start in addressing the challenges involved in becoming a professional musician.
The course is suitable for both recent graduates and suitably qualified mature students, with a range of support to ensure that you leave Royal Birmingham Conservatoire ready to pursue a musical career.
A distinctive feature of Royal Birmingham Conservatoires postgraduate provision is that it will give you the opportunity to make choices within your course directly relevant to your future career aspirations, both within your Principal Study area and in your supporting studies. All MMus and PgDip routes include a core Career Development module designed to get you thinking about your future professional plans, and a broad menu of optional Professional Development modules designed to help you work towards achieving your personal career aspirations. You will also take a core module designed to develop your skills as a researcher or informed practitioner.
You will have the opportunity to study in one of several Principal Study areas, most of which are also offered at PgDip or PgCert level.
We also offer the opportunity to study for an MMus via our 12-month route. To be eligible for this route, applicants must be able to show evidence of an extremely high level of achievement in the Principal Study area and a strong academic record at undergraduate level (or equivalent).
Note that the 12-month route applies to Instrumental Performance, Vocal Performance, Jazz, Composition, Music Technology and Experimental Performance only. It is not possible to study Conducting or Orchestral Performance via the 12-month route.
Employability
At Royal Birmingham Conservatoire we provide a friendly and supportive environment in which you can pursue your postgraduate studies. This is a time when you need to think particularly carefully and strategically about the direction of your developing career as a musician. We therefore encourage you to be ambitious in pursuing your aspirations, and endeavour to provide you with the flexibility to mould your course to your individual needs, both within your Principal Study area and in complementary modules.
UK students should normally hold an honours degree, ideally but not necessarily in Music.
Applicants for most Principal Study areas will be auditioned live, but some will require you to submit a portfolio in addition to or instead of a live audition/interview.
Students living in
Domestic
£12,075 per year
Students from Domestic
£12,075 in 2024/25
Students from Other UK
This is the fee you pay if the University is not in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£26,195 per year
Students from EU
£26,195 in 2024/25
£26,195 per year
Students from International
£26,195 in 2024/25
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