MA Music
Edinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburgh, United Kingdom
Course overview
This innovative MA in Music puts your interests at the heart of your experience. Building on the success of our undergraduate Music degrees, the MA Music provides a supportive and encouraging environment in which to develop your practice. We have flipped the traditional structure of a Masters, where taught modules are followed by a final project or dissertation, by enabling you to work on and develop your major project from the outset.
This course is ideal for musicians, composers, producers and artists who want to develop their practice, and for scholars who wish to take an academic approach to their study. There is no requirement for undergraduate music study and we welcome practitioners and scholars from all disciplines. Typical entry point to this course is in September.
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Key highlights
- Flipped structure lets you develop your major project from the outset
- Suits musicians, composers, producers, artists and academic scholars
- Supportive environment focused on developing your own practice
- Builds on established undergraduate Music degree provision
- Welcomes practitioners and scholars from all disciplines
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — to include any discipline; or above
- Additional condition: portfolio — As part of the application process, you must submit a portfolio of music, creative, or scholarly work, including examples from your area of expertise (e.g. performance, composition, songwriting, produ…
- Additional condition: interview — Suitable candidates will be required to attend an interview with the Programme Leader.
Scholarships
Harilela Scholarship
Successful applicants will be awarded £2,500 towards the cost of their fees, paid directly to the University’s fees office.
Up to £2,500June Scholarship
We have partial scholarships available for self-funded international applicants starting a course at Edinburgh Napier in June.
Careers this course leads to
- Composer
- Music producer
- Performing musician
- Songwriter
- Musicologist
- Music researcher
Cost of study
UK/Home: £8,030 | International: £20,540
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Edinburgh Napier University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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