Overview

Through the Music - Musicology and Sound Studies course from the University of Birmingham you will explore musical topics in depth, gaining industry-specific and transferable skills to prepare for your future career.

Career opportunities:

By studying a postgraduate degree in Music at Birmingham, you’ll develop transferable skills suited to a range of career paths. These skills include the ability to problem-solve, think creatively, plus self-management and presentation skills.

The Music postgraduate students have gone on to work in careers such as 'Director of Music', 'Music Therapist' and 'Radio Producer' in organisations such as Birmingham Conservatoire, BBC and Tailor Made Music Agency.

The University has commissioned Cturtle as our data partner for tracking our alumni destinations. The data above is a subset from 43,666 alumni who completed their course up to 31 July 2024.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Music Employability

Music as Critical Practice

Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art

British Music in Performance

Classical and Romantic Keyboard Music

Eighteenth Century Counterpoint

Electronic Music Studies

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-03 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-28 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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PTE Academic

67

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Musicology Sound Engineering View 50 other Masters in Musicology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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88

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67

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

You should have, or expect to get, a 2:1 Honours degree in Music.

The university can consider an Honours degree in another subject if you have significant professional musical experience and relevant qualifications.
In your personal statement, please include the MA Music pathway you're applying for in the first paragraph. All applicants for the Musicology and Sound Studies pathway must submit a sample of written work. This needs to be in English and at least 3,000 words. The written work should focus on a musical topic, with academic bibliography and references. You'll need to submit the document at the same time as your application, or upload this within two weeks of submitting your application. If the written work isn't provided in this timeframe, then your application may be declined.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

27090 GBP / year

≈ 27090 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

11250 GBP / year

≈ 11250 GBP / year

Additional Details

UK: £5,625 part-time

Living costs

Birmingham

United Kingdom

765 - 1134 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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