Overview

Composition at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama offers you not only first-rate teaching, but mentorship and networking opportunities as well.

Overview

You can shape your core modules to align with your skills and ambitions. And with some, you’ll receive a certain degree of flexibility in the assessments, allowing you to test your knowledge in a way that suits you.
Your artistic development will also be shaped by a varied range of creative activities, including masterclasses, rehearsals, practical workshops, seminars, projects (individual and collaborative), work experience, studio sessions, personal practice, self-reflection and evaluation.
Although you can choose to specialise, every student will develop skills in technology to underpin their creative work – recording, editing and basic elements of music technology. Beyond the basics, you can also explore how far you can integrate technology into your creative process.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Composition

The Professional Musician

Advanced Performance Analysis

Research Project or Reflecting on Performance

Advanced Teaching Skills

Advanced Outreach Skills

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 13 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-02 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

64

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Music Music Composition View 48 other Masters in Music Composition in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

64

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Entry is by interview and candidates should be able to demonstrate a level of ability appropriate for professional training. Applicants will be asked to send examples of their creative work to discuss at interview.

Minimum entry requirements usually include a 2:1 degree in music or an equivalent qualification. Candidates who have been studying or working in another field will be considered.

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

30400 GBP / year

≈ 30400 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

14400 GBP / year

≈ 14400 GBP / year

Living costs

Cardiff

United Kingdom

628 - 1066 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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