MSc Music Industries

at University of Glasgow

Semester 1
 

In Semester One You Will Take A Compulsory Core Course, And Choose One Credit Compulsory Core Course, And One Elective Option.
 

Core Courses

• Popular Music Research
• Working In Music Since 1900 (Or An Approved Elective Option)
• Music Industries Project (Part 1) - The First Half Of A 40 Credits Full Year Course With Entrepreneurship And Arranged Project Pathways Within The Scottish Music Industries.
   

Semester 2
 

In Semester Two You Will Take One Credit Compulsory Core Course, One Compulsory Core Course, And One Elective Option.
 

Core Courses

• The Contemporary Music Industries
• Popular Music Politics (Or An Approved Elective Option)
• Music Industries Project (Part 2) - The Second Half Of A 40 Credits Full Year Course With Entrepreneurship And Arranged Project Pathways Within The Scottish Music Industries.
   

Summer

• Music Industries Dissertation

Entry requirements for postgraduate taught programmes are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject unless otherwise specified.
 

You are also required to submit an admissions statement of around 500 words explaining why you want to undertake the MLitt in Music Industries at Glasgow. Please download and use our Music Industries admissions template for this.
 

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

• overall 7.0; two subtests no less than 6.5 and two subtests no less than 7.0
   

Common equivalent English language qualifications
 

All stated English tests are acceptable for admission to this programme:
 

TOEFL (ibt, my best or athome)

• 95 with minimum R 23, L 23, S 22, W 24.

• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date. Combined scores from two tests taken within 6 months of each other can be considered.
   

PTE (Academic or Academic Online)

• 60 with minimum 60 in all subtests.

• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date. Combined scores from two tests taken within 6 months of each other can be considered.
   

Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE) and Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) 

• 180 overall, no subtest less than 176

• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months, combined scores from 2 tests sat within 6 months of each other can be considered.
   

Glasgow International College English Language (and other foundation providers)

• 65%.

• Tests are accepted for academic year following sitting.
   

University of Glasgow Pre-sessional courses

• Tests are accepted for 2 years following date of successful completion.
   

Alternatives to English Language qualification
 

• Undergraduate degree from English speaking country (including Canada if taught in English)

• Undergraduate 2+2 degree from English speaking country

• Undergraduate 2+2 TNE degree taught in English in non-English speaking country

• Masters degree from English speaking country

• Masters degree (equivalent on NARIC to UK masters degree) taught in English in non-English speaking country.
   

For international students, the Home Office has confirmed that the University can choose to use these tests to make its own assessment of English language ability for visa applications to degree level programmes. The University is also able to accept UKVI approved Secure English Language Tests (SELT) but we do not require a specific UKVI SELT for degree level programmes. We therefore still accept any of the English tests listed for admission to this programm

MSc
 

UK

• Full-time fee: £10050

• Part-time fee: £1117 per 20 credits
   

International & EU

• Full-time fee: £22140

The programme opens opportunities to enter and develop your career or business in the music (or related media and creative) industries. The programme will provide you with:
 

• experience working in the music industries via either project or entrepreneurship pathways

• critical methods of evaluating music industries research produced by different stakeholders (e.g. academics, lobbying groups, and policymakers)

• knowledge of the key theoretical, historical, and methodological debates in music industries and popular music research
   

Recent graduates work as Head of Publisher Services at PRS/ ICE Services, label services manager at Ferocious Management, Royalties Administrator at BBC Studios and as International Partner Manager at PRS for Music.
 

Others are lecturers in Commercial Music and Cultural Policy Research. Some work for Glasgow based organisations and companies (for example, the Scottish Music Industry Association and The Riverside Festival) while some are self-employed or freelance artists, educators and music entrepreneurs.