Music Performance PG Dip at Royal Holloway, University of London

Programme overview

Already a strong musical performer, but looking to further your qualifications towards a career in performance and/or teaching? This course is ideal if you're looking to further your performance skills in the intellectual and creative environment of a university, rather than a conservatoire. You will be able to study individually either with our excellent Royal Holloway-affiliated performance teachers, or an external teacher of your choice, subject to agreement with the Music department.

Department: Music | Duration: 1 year full time or 2 years part time | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Academic Integrity, Special Study Performance, Special Study: Collaborative Piano. Optional modules: Music Pedagogy, Short Recital, Documenting Performance, The Collaborative Pianist & Vocal Coach, Techniques of Performance Studies and others.

Career pathways

Our recent graduates have gone into careers as music teachers, composers and musicians. Others have gone into PhD studies at Royal Holloway or other leading universities, and then into academic careers, with some working in the highest-rated research departments in the country.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:2. A Bachelor's Honours degree in Music with a Upper Second Class grade or equivalent in the performance module will be required. All applicants must provide an academic essay of 2,500 words on any musical topic. As part of the application, in addition to the academic essay, an audition and/or a recent video recording of at least 3 contrasting pieces, total duration at least 15 minutes, is to be provided. English language: IELTS: 6.5 overall. No subscore lower than 6.0.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,500 a year (2027/28). Full-time rate; standard two-year part-time study is charged at 50% of the full-time fee per study year. Source

International applicants: GBP 24,000 a year (2027/28). Full-time rate; standard two-year part-time study is charged at 50% of the full-time fee per study year. Source

Duration: 1 year full time or 2 years part time

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