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MSt in Music (Composition)

University of Oxford

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  • Qualification

    MSt - Master of Studies

  • Location

    University of Oxford

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    OCT

  • Duration

    9 Months

Course summary

About the course: The MSt can serve both as a self-contained course for students wishing to pursue more advanced studies in composition for one year or as an excellent preparation for doctoral research. Students on the MSt courses in musicology, performance and composition follow a common structure, supported by appropriate individual supervision or tuition in their chosen specialism. Assessment: You will submit a musical composition in response to techniques presented in core composition seminars at the end of Michaelmas term. An essay is submitted at the end of Hilary term. The final Assessment: includes a further essay in musicology or a further musical composition produced in response to techniques presented in composition seminars and a larger musical composition or portfolio of compositions, at the end of Trinity term. Graduate destinations: Typical Graduate destinations: include doctoral research in music and other music-related or broadly cultural professions.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
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£ 3,438month

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University information

University of Oxford

  • University League Table

    2nd

  • Campus address

    University of Oxford, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2JD, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    4th out of 80 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 223
    195 87%

    7th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    88.0 88%

    5th

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.12 78%

    44th

    15

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