20th and 21st Century Music MA/PgDip/PgCert

The course aims to enable understudies to: Acquired a thorough knowledge of current trends in musicological research and discourse

acquired detailed knowledge of research methodologies in music (in the areas of historiography, criticism, edition, analysis and performance practice)

gained the skill to understand the jargon and concepts peculiar to a range of methodologies and to assess critically their merits and limitations

acquired enhanced study and research skills related to musicology broadly understood

The MA in Early Music will give you a taste for original research into music of the medieval and early modern periods, and will provide you with subject specific knowledge and academic skills that will set you on course for further study at PhD level and beyond. The programme will also equip you with skills in critical thinking, analysis and communication which are valued by employers both within and outside the field of music. Recent graduates have pursued successful careers as writers, editors, arts administrators, teachers, educational advisers, performers, and business people.

First degree at British Bachelor’s standard: 2(ii) or higher.
Candidates with a 2.ii degree must however achieve a 2.i in a substantial project in their chosen area of study (e.g. a dissertation).