PgCert Music
Birmingham City University
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

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OverviewThe 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 ...Read more

Overview

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.

What's covered in this course?

  • Regular individual tuition in your Principal Study area from leading UK and internationally renowned performers, practitioners, teachers, and researchers.
  • Bespoke support classes in musicianship and repertoire.
  • The opportunity to participate in a wide variety of creative projects, including interdisciplinary collaborations.
  • Frequent opportunities to perform, both within Departmental activities and in concerts.
  • Access to forums, seminars and masterclasses with distinguished visiting artists, composers, and performers.
  • Access to the Conservatoires broad range of ensemble activities, including chamber music, operatic productions, Brass Band, Wind Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, ‘Repertoire and ‘Pops Orchestras, Thallein (Contemporary Music) Ensemble, and the Folk Ensemble.

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WUSCA ranking:
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76/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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22nd
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
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92nd
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Alina
04 Oct 24

Staff and students are all very welcoming and it is a very safe space. There could be more/better student union facilities ie. the pub is great for social nights but is very..Read more

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Sophie
20 Nov 23

I would have like the campus to be a little more closer to food..Read more

Entry requirements

UK students should normally hold an honours degree, ideally but not necessarily in Music. Non-UK students should hold a Bachelor's degree or a similar degree-equivalent diploma, ideally but not necessarily in Music.

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Alina
04 Oct 24
Music - MMus / PG Cert / PG Dip
Staff and students are all very welcoming and it is a very safe space. There could be more/better student union facilities ie. the pub is great for social nights but is very...
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Sophie
20 Nov 23
Music Business BA (Hons)
I would have like the campus to be a little more closer to food...
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Birmingham City University
200 Jennens Road London B4 7XR United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Chesham  47.3 miles away Nearest train station: Birmingham Moor Street  0.4 miles away
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