Popular Music

Entry requirements

Applicants will normally hold a 2:2 in Music or similar field. Where applicants are not progressing directly from a degree, professional experience and expertise may be taken into account. Applicants will be expected to attend an audition and/or interview in order to demonstrate their suitability for the course.

Months of entry

October

Course content

Our MA in Popular Music is designed for those concerned with the exploration of all aspects of performance. This degree will develop your creative skills and theoretical understanding to an advanced level.

Our course offers you the opportunity to shape your learning through a series of modules that will enable you to integrate scholarly work with your own practice as a musician, composer or musicologist. Our modules consider current theoretical and practical debates in the subject area, and will guide you through the kind of research methodologies required at Master's level. You will be given the opportunity to negotiate the most effective means of approaching your subject, with a view to producing an intensive study of your specialism.

Fees and funding