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Overview
In 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 College London.
Key benefits
- Intensively taught course covering a wide range of specialised topics.
- Provides a foundation for further research focusing on current approaches and advanced techniques.
- Musicology & Ethnomusicology students choose from historical, sociocultural and theoretical modules taught by distinguished staff.
- 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.
Career prospects
Our graduates have gone on to further research at the doctoral level in the Department or elsewhere in the UK or overseas (particularly the USA). Others have transferred the skills and knowledge they develop to careers in teaching, media, arts administration and other fields.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Issues in Historiography & Criticism
- Readings in the New Eighteenth Century
- Medieval Music from the Sources
- Ethnomusicology: Regional Studies
- History in Ethnomusicology
- Mozart: Biography & Criticism
- Issues & Topics in Jazz
- Modernism and Sentimentality
- Ethnographic Writing
- Post-Tonal Music and Compositional Theory
- Puccini and the Twentieth Century
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 100
Credits
180 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Music Musicology View 246 other Masters in Music in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA Upper Second Class
English requirements
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 100
Other requirements
General requirements
- 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.
- A personal statement of up to 4,000 characters (maximum 2 pages) is required. In the first sentence of your personal statement, please make clear which pathway you are applying for Composition or Musicology and Ethnomusicology.
- A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained.
- One academic reference is required. A professional reference will be accepted if you have completed your qualifications over five years ago. In some cases, we may request an additional reference from you.
- Applicants may wish to include a CV (Resume) or evidence of professional registration as part of their application.
Tuition Fee
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International
24660 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24660 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
11040 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11040 GBP per year during 12 months.
Part time:
- National: £5,520 per year
- International: £12,330 per year
Living costs for London
1137 - 2157 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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