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Full time | Strand Campus | 1 year | 23-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

Mmus/MusM - Master of Music

Subject areas

Music Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview:

Develop and expand your knowledge of music in a world-leading university, located in the heart of London with access to major arts centres. Choose to study either Composition or Musicology and Ethnomusicology.

On our Musicology & Ethnomusicology pathway, you can explore a wide range of music and approaches, while learning advanced skills in writing and research.

Our Composition pathway allows you to both develop your compositional skills and explore other areas of music studies. You can also select from a wide range of modules across Arts & Humanities at King’s.

Key benefits:

  • Intensively taught course covering a wide range of specialised topics.
  • Musicology & Ethnomusicology students choose from historical, sociocultural and theoretical modules.
  • Composition students benefit from one-to-one lessons and participation in composition seminars and have the opportunity to hear their works performed by resident ensemble Lontano.
  • Option to take modules in other Arts & Humanities departments at King’s, or at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
  • Located in the heart of London’s music scene, with two major opera companies (Royal Opera Covent Garden and English National Opera) and two major arts centres (South Bank Centre - location of the Royal Festival Hall - and Barbican) within walking distance.

Description:

On this course you may specialise in either Composition or Musicology & Ethnomusicology. (Please note, we do not offer a Performance pathway.) We encourage you to choose modules that reflect your particular interests, and up to a third of your optional module choices may be from other Arts & Humanities departments, meaning you can build a broad and truly individual study pathway.

Our specialist modules will teach you current approaches to academic writing on music as well as advanced techniques for research and composition. At the end of your course, you will submit a special study – either a dissertation or a substantial work of 8-15 minutes in duration – for which we will give you one-to-one supervision.

Our aim is to nurture leaders in musicology, ethnomusicology and composition. If you intend to go on to research or composition at doctoral level, or if you want to build on your existing skills, this course will be ideal for you.

Career prospects:

Our graduates have gone on to careers in teaching, media and arts amongst others or further study.

Modules

Special Study in Musicology or Ethnomusicology (60 Credits)
Special Study in Composition (60 Credits)

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£12,468

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£27,996

Entry requirements

Students should have Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours in Music or a related discipline is usually required. However applicants with equivalent qualifications or experience will be seriously considered. In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme.