Musicology MMus
The University of Edinburgh
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Mmus/MusM - Master of Music

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SEP-26

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1 Year

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Mmus/MusM - Master of Music

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SEP-26

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The MMus in Musicology offers you the opportunity to explore a wide range of approaches in music scholarship, and to engage in contemporary debates about what music is, how it works, and why it is such a fundamental and significant part of human culture. You will be taught by world-leading researchers, whose expertise includes areas such as:cultural, material and political histories of music jazz and popular music studies music analysismusic and audiovisual media music psychology and ...Read more

The MMus in Musicology offers you the opportunity to explore a wide range of approaches in music scholarship, and to engage in contemporary debates about what music is, how it works, and why it is such a fundamental and significant part of human culture. You will be taught by world-leading researchers, whose expertise includes areas such as:

  • cultural, material and political histories of music
  • jazz and popular music studies
  • music analysis
  • music and audiovisual media
  • music psychology and cognition
  • music instrument research
  • music sociology
  • philosophy of music

The programme will provide you with advanced critical thinking and research skills, and will support you to develop your own musicology research project.

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Entry requirements

Normally a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent), in music. We may consider your application if you have a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in another relevant subject.

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£32,000 per year

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The University of Edinburgh
Old College, South Bridge Edinburgh EH8 9YL United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Edinburgh Waverley  0.2 miles away
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