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Universities Ireland University of Limerick Courses MA in Irish Music studies

MA in Irish Music studies
at University of Limerick

Limerick, Ireland

Tuition Fee € 18,000
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance has become a leading centre for the Study of Irish music through both performative and academic perspectives. This programme is intended to provide an extra pathway into this type of study at the Irish World Academy and Dance, utilising a vast array of resources from across the Academy. The MA in Irish Music Studies caters for students who wish to study and research Irish music from a number of cultural, historical and practice based perspectives.

The programme will:

Equip students with a professional qualification in musicology
Provide sound and thorough basis for further research in the area of traditional music studies
Provide a thorough grounding necessary for teaching
Allow students to further develop practical music skills
Allow students engage traditional music studies from various theoretical orientations

Course Content
Autumn Semester

Mandatory:
- MD6171 Framing Irish Music: Sources & Discourses 1
- MU6061 Music Ethnography
- MD6021 Introduction to Fieldwork Techniques
- MD6161 Irish Traditional Music Performance Research Seminar
- MD6041 Introduction to Ritual Studies
Options: students choose two options from the list below
- MD6111 Colloquium 1
- MD6051 Independent Study 1
- MD6031 Media Technologies for Performing Arts & Arts Research
- MD6071 Writing & the Documentation of Arts Practice 1
- BR5001 Broadening through Awareness, Activism and the Arts (postgraduate)
Spring Semester

Mandatory:
- MD6152 Framing Irish Music: Sources & Discourses 2
- MU5022 The Anthropology of Music
- MD6081 Critical Engagements with Irish Traditional Music
Options: students choose two options from the list below
- MD6102 Colloquium 2
- MD6052 Independent Study 2
- BR5002 Broadening: Introduction to Place-Making (postgraduate)
- MD6062 Critical Contexts for Arts Management & Cultural Policy
Summer
- MD5022 Final Presentation
Entry Requirement
A four-year Bachelor Degree or three-year honours Bachelor Degree in a relevant discipline from a recognised university. First-division results are normally required with a minimum overall grade of between 55-70%* depending on the programme applied for.
Some programmes may require an interview and/or work experience.
A full transcripts/full marks sheets of each semester is required. A consolidated marks sheet is not sufficient as a standalone document.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£18000 per year

Career Prospect

The degree course is designed to meet the continuing education needs of graduates in music and in cognate and closely related disciplines or those with extensive engagement with the communities of traditional music. Students of this programme will be interested in developing critical engagement with research into areas of traditional music practice, contemporary and historical, developing their own research questions and outcomes in the process. The course is also designed to cater to the occupational and vocational needs of the following professions: university and college lecturers, secondary teachers of music, professional music performers, music archivists, music administrators, music educators, and media specialists.

Cost Of Studying At University of Limerick

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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MA in Irish Music studies at University of Limerick