MRes Music

at University of Liverpool

Module details

Please note: programme and module details are illustrative and subject to change.
 

You will choose one optional module alongside your compulsory modules.
 

Compulsory modules

• Research Resources (SOTA701)
• Training for Music and Research (MUMA722)
• Feasibility Study (SOTA702) 
   

2:1 degree in a relevant subject. Applicants are required to submit a sample of written work (2,000-3,000 words). This can be an undergraduate essay or similar.
 

International qualifications

Applications from international students are welcome. International qualifications will be evaluated in line with the National Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) guidelines. In addition to the materials described above, international students should also include a transcript of their MAs and undergraduate degree work.

IELTS    
6.5 (with a minimum of 6.0 in each component). For the MRes programme you will need 6.5 in the writing component.

TOEFL iBT    
88 or above with minimum scores in components as follows: Listening and Writing 21, Reading 22, Speaking 23.
 

International fee for this course    

Full-time: £20,400 Please note this programme has additional costs associated with it dependent upon your choice of a lab or computational/field work based project.
 

The MRes Music may enhance the career prospects of those working or wishing to work in fields associated with the study of Arts subjects or other areas of academic work and study, including teachers, librarians, and professional writers. While managerial positions often require the ability to conduct research or project-work and to demonstrate sustained and complex organisational skills in ways encompassed by this programme, its emphasis on oral and written communication skills as well as on IT-based presentation skills will be useful for many types of employment. Some students may want to take this course for its own sake and for the sake of personal development and the revitalization of subject awareness. Equally, the MRes is designed to prepare students too for further research at MPhil or PhD level, and to enable them to enter postgraduate study, thus offering a first step towards a career in academic teaching and research. 
 

The advanced study of Music on this programme equips students with powers of fine discrimination and judgement that will set them apart in workplaces of many kinds. The skills it fosters are those which enable graduates to deal logically with the complex demands of a whole range of careers. These skills include:
 

• the ability to process large amounts of information
• the ability to organise disparate material into a coherent argument
• the capacity to compare many different views and come to a decision about the merits of each
• the independence to define a complex project and bring it to completion with minimal input.
• imaginative and creative responsiveness to problems
• powers of expression (both written and oral) which allow for the lucid delineation of nuanced ideas.