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- MA Music (Contemporary Music Studies)
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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
Goldsmiths, University of London
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
SEP
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
The MA Music (Contemporary Music Studies) examines aspects of methodology, repertoire studies and cultural theory within a wide-ranging programme of investigation into the role of contemporary music in the society for which it is created. You will explore the key methodologies appropriate for scholarly study of the music of the present and recent past, such as oral history and contrasting approaches to musical ‘close reading’.
Musical repertoires, and notions of repertoire, are examined, and you are encouraged to ask such questions as whether the boundaries often considered to exist between, for example, ‘contemporary concert music’ and ‘popular music’ are still meaningful for practitioners, listeners and scholars today. Various approaches to cultural theory are viewed in the light of what they might bring to the study of contemporary music of different kinds.
The understandings developed in your coursework culminate in the methods and approaches demonstrated in your dissertation. This gives you the opportunity to address particular challenges of studying and writing about the music of our time arising from your own musical and theoretical enthusiasms. The programme appeals to a wide range of students concerned to develop their understanding of today's music and keen to harness this to relevant intellectual skills.
While designed as an open-ended programme of study that can subsequently be applied in many ways within, and outside, the musical profession, it will be of special value to those preparing for further postgraduate research, and those considering careers in teaching, journalism, arts administration or the culture industries.
Skills
You will develop:
- investigation and evaluation skills
- intellectual skills in music
- specific research skills
Careers
The programme is designed with careful consideration of the opportunities, challenges and intellectual demands presented by careers in music, such as:
- journalism
- teaching
- broadcasting
- librarianship
- historically informed performance
- contemporary composition
- arts administration
Modules
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Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
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University League Table
68th
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Campus address
Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, Lewisham, SE14 6NW, England
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Subject ranking
34th out of 85 6
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Entry standards
/ Max 214123 57%47th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10068 68%43rd
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 54.06 81%40th
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