Music University of Aberdeen

Overview

The Music programme offered by University of Aberdeen capitalises on research strength within the department of music and is intended for composers (vocal, instrumental, or electronic), performers, sonic artists, musicologists (of all kinds studying any genre), music education and community music practitioners with a specific interest in an area of musical study. 

The MMus students can design their study by selecting one or two study concentrations from six paths: Community Music, Composition, Music Education, Musicology, Performance, and Sonic Arts. Applicants must confirm in their application which area(s) they wish to specialise in.

The aim of the programme is threefold:

• To provide a natural development from undergraduate programmes, both within and outwith the University of Aberdeen, to postgraduate study in the university in the areas of composition, community music, musicology, music education, performance or sonic arts or any combination of these paths;

• To help the students develop and explore options in their future careers in academia or in industry;

• To continue to develop the research environment in the Department of Music.

Careers

• Students entering the MMus might have specific career aspirations from the start, i.e., composition or musicology, or they may want to use the programme as a route to further study (i.e., a PhD). We also welcome students wishing to generalise and simply learn more about their subject.

• The courses are designed for in-depth work and to enable students to understand and experience a number of different aspects of music research and the music profession. 

• The degree can also be used as an entry to other professions, as is the case with other postgraduate degrees, where subject specialism is not important.