MA Music at University of Bristol

There are five pathways in this intensive, flexible MA programme: Performance Composition Musicology Medieval Music Russian Music. You will take units that provide core training, such as Research Skills for Musicians, and build your familiarity with the 'state of the art' in Readings and Repertoires. Both include teaching and coursework specific to each pathway, at the same time giving you the opportunity to build cross-disciplinary perspectives.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Arts  |  Duration: One year full-time, Two years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

There are three core units: Research Skills for Musicians, and Readings and Repertoires 1 and 2 (taught in semesters 1 and 2). There are a number of other core and optional units depending which of the five pathways you are following. The content especially of the pathway-specific and optional units in this MA programme relates closely to the research interests of the academic staff, giving you essential training in your chosen area.

Career pathways

Students who complete the MA in Music have gone on to varied careers, some within the music industry (as performers, senior music assistants, music teachers, arts administrators and self-employed composers). Some continue into doctoral studies.

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