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Universities Ireland University College Cork Courses BA Hons Studies in Music Arts

BA Hons Studies in Music Arts
at University College Cork

Cork, Ireland

Tuition Fee € 16,400
Country Rank-
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

Studies in Music is a broad introduction to the study of music as part of human society; it makes available Modules about music from all over the world and in many periods of history. The course embraces historical, sociological, ethnographic, political and educational approaches, among others, and will enable you to develop your knowledge in key areas of modern music studies.

You will develop an understanding of how music works as a part of human culture in varied settings. This understanding will help you understand people and their musical behaviours and preferences. You will learn to reflect critically on the roles and uses of music as an expressive device in a range of environments, historical and present-day. You will be positioned to contribute directly to future cultural and economic development, for instance by writing insightfully about music’s connections to other fields of activity, such as digital media, language, literature, governmental policy, religious practice or educational development.

You will complete courses that examine music from humanistic and cultural perspectives, that enhance critical thinking and communication skills and that develop an understanding of the main modern fields of music studies.

Course Content
Modules

All modules 5 credits unless otherwise stated.

Year 1 Modules:
- MU1008 Exploring Irish Traditional Music
- MU1009 Music in Modern Ireland
- MU1020 Western Music, Culture and Media
- MU1021 ITM Studies and Introduction to World Music
*it is not recommended not to choose MU1021 (ITM Studies) and MU1008 (Exploring Irish Traditional Music) as there is some overlap of course content.

Year 2 Modules: In Year 2, you take 10 credits of Music from the following provisional list of modules (the list may change):
- Sound and the Moving Image
- Musical Cultures of East Asia
- Global Sounds: World Music in the 21st Century
- Latin American Music
- Music-making and the Middle Classes in Nineteenth-century Europe
- Music in Community
- Music Education in Contemporary Context
- Planet Rap: Global Hip Hop and Postcolonial Perspectives
- Creating and Performing Experimental Music
- Global Sounds: World Music in the 21st Century
- Music, Trauma and Recovery (10 credits each)
- Uillean Pipes in Irish Traditional Music
- Sounds Like Listening
- History of Jazz 1: Roots Through Swing
- Art of Sound
- Exploring Irish Traditional Arts
- Music and Cultural Tourism
- Collectors, Collections and Fieldwork in Irish Traditional Music
- History of Jazz 2: Bebop through Tomorrow’s Jazz
- Fieldwork Project
- An Introduction to Intermedia Studies (5 credits each)
Year 3 Modules: In Year 3, you take a further 10 credits of Music as follows: 10 credits from the list shown for Year 2 See the College Calendar for additional information on Programmes and the Book of Modules for further information on modules.
Entry Requirement
Non-EU Candidates
Non-EU candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & Examinations The minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.IELTS*
- 6.5 Overall
- 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
TOEFL iBT
- 90 Overall
- Listening 20
- Reading 19
- Speaking 21
- Writing 20
Fees & Scholarships
The fees for BA Hons Studies in Music Arts may vary from €16,000 to €35,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.
Career Prospect
Today’s market requires graduates whose education has equipped them to be flexible, innovative and imaginative, and the BA degree equips students with these skills. Many graduates go directly into employment in areas such as:
- Administration
- Public relations
- Arts management
- Finance and banking
- Heritage and tourism

Cost Of Studying At University College Cork

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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BA Hons Studies in Music Arts at University College Cork