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Musicology - MA

Birmingham City University

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Birmingham Conservatoire

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

our Musicology course gives you the unique opportunity to pursue your own research project within a lively and exciting Conservatoire environment. Our flexible course enables you to mould a programme of study to your own needs and aspirations, and may be approached as preparation for a research degree in music. Our flexible course enables you to mould a programme of study to your own needs and aspirations, and may be approached as preparation for a research degree in music. It is important that a musicologist also develops complementary skills and/or knowledge outside their specialism which will help equip them for a future career: professional musicologists typically find themselves, amongst other things, teaching, managing and administering some even maintain parallel careers as professional performers or composers.

Enhancing employability prospects
Our aim is to prepare you for employment, giving you the knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed in your chosen branch of the music profession. This will give you a head-start in meeting the challenges involved in becoming a professional musician in the 21st century.

We also offer you guidance in making choices on your programme by encouraging you to consider your future plans, as well as your priorities. This will ensure that your decisions are strategic in relation to your professional development and future employability.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 17,710per year

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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Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University

  • University League Table

    103rd

  • Campus address

    Birmingham City University, University House, 15 Bartholomew Row, Birmingham, Birmingham, B5 5JU, England

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Live and study in an affordable multicultural city with a diverse multi-ethnic population.
Many master's courses offer international students optional six-month professional placements towards the end of their studies.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Music

    26th out of 80 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 223
    140 63%

    32nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    75.0 75%

    24th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.10 77%

    48th

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