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Mmus/MusM - Master of Music
The University of Manchester
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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Mmus/MusM - Master of Music
The University of Manchester
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
Mmus/MusM - Master of Music
The University of Manchester
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
Select a an exam type
Course description
Our MusM Music (Ethnomusicology) course offers a solid master's-level foundation in ethnomusicology. With a strong focus on theory, methodology and current debates in the discipline, together with appropriate research techniques and presentational styles, it offers excellent preparation for doctoral study and also for applied work.
You will be able to choose units and a dissertation/critical edition topic that best matches your special interests and aspirations. Together, the taught units encompass a wide range of topics and approaches - from gender and ethnicity, music and conflict, music revivals and performance culture, to postcolonial theory and the politics of ethnography.
Seminars allow for close collaboration between lecturers and students, with ample opportunity for you to present your own work and receive individual feedback. Discussion and debate forms an important part of most course units.
You can also choose to take a placement unit where you will spend a minimum of 20 days over a period of up to 12 weeks with an arts and cultural organisation, business or service provider to gain valuable workplace experience.
Aims
We aim to:
Career opportunities
Our graduates have pursued successful careers in musical and non-musical fields. Some continue to further study via a PhD before securing an academic position. Some go on to teach in schools or further education, both in the UK and overseas.
Other areas of work for which advanced musical training has been directly relevant include arts management and the culture industries, music publishing, music, journalism, librarianship, music therapy and performance.
Careers outside of music have included accountancy, law, social work and human resources.
We normally expect students to have a First or Upper Second class honours degree or its overseas equivalent in a humanities-based subject area.
Students living in
Domestic
£12,500 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£26,000 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£26,000 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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