Music (MA) at Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Tuition Fee £ 20,200
- Country Rank#19
- Duration12 Months
- Score IELTS: 6.5
Program Overview
Challenge yourself academically and musically while tailoring the programme to meet your ambitions for the future.
Specialist pathways
Choose Performance, Composition or Music Studies, tailoring your studies to your career aspirations.
Taught by experts
Teaching delivered by internationally-recognised experts in Performance, Composition and Music Studies.
Live and study in a musical city
Cardiff is one of the UK's liveliest musical capitals, with a national opera company, and several professional orchestras and choirs.
Workshops and masterclasses
Regular workshops, seminars and masterclasses given by visiting composers, musicologists and performers.
Our MA Music programme is an opportunity to challenge yourself academically and musically, while developing a specialism in performance, composition or music studies.
We place an emphasis on flexibility and student choice. You'll be able to personalise a significant proportion of your study, tailoring the programme to meet your career goals and ambitions.
You'll study in a research-led university environment and have the opportunity to engage with new research from scholars at Cardiff University and beyond.
This programme is suited to performers, composers and music scholars with an interest in developing their area of expertise, learning valuable skills, and exploring a relevant course of study.
You'll follow one of three pathways on this programme.
- Performance
Designed for performers who are committed to improving their skills as instrumentalists and/or singers, both as soloists and in ensembles.
- Composition
You'll be equipped with the techniques and practical experience needed to pursue your own creative goals to a professional level with confidence and imagination.
- Music Studies
Develop a solid basis in research techniques and methods in the fields of Historical Musicology, Music Analysis, Popular Music, and Ethnomusicology, whilst exploring different music styles and traditions in their historical, analytical, and theoretical perspectives.
Cost Of Studying At Cardiff University
Interest rates as low as 8.9% *
250K+
Students Assisted
800Cr+
Loan Amount Disbursed
5000+
Loans Sanctioned