Master of Music at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Master of Music (MMus) degree is a postgraduate degree in creative work and research that can be undertaken full-time or part-time. Master of Music, Programme Code: ARA11 The MMus consists of the creative work and a written research thesis that is related to the creative work. Traditionally, the creative work has taken the form of music performance or composition.

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Wits School of Arts | Duration: 1 - 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

The University Rules (2013, p. 310) stipulate the following requirements for the MMus: A candidate shall: Pursue such research as the Senate may determine under the guidance of one (or two, where appropriate) supervisor(s). The research shall comprise 50% original creative practical work and 50% dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants for the MMus must typically have graduated with a BMus, BMus Honours, or other undergraduate music degree, having specialised in the area in which they tend to do the creative work. Typically, the MMus has been pursued by early- or mid-career professionals rather than by recent graduates. In addition: Applicants who tend to pursue performance in the MMus will be required to perform an audition consisting of at least two different works of a combined duration of 15 minutes for a panel; a guide to the standard of performance required is that of a Performer’s Licentiate of the external examining bodies: ABRSM, Unisa, Trinity. Applicants who wish to pursue creative work under the rubric of composition will be required to present a portfolio consisting of three different samples of original work with a combined duration of 15 minutes; the applicant should have had public performanc

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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