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Music PgDip (Part-Time) at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - UCAS

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Course summary

The principal aim of our Postgraduate Diploma in Music course is to enable a period of focus on your Principal Study, so that you can graduate as a more assured practitioner, and to supplement that advanced training with knowledge and skills in complementary areas relevant to your professional development. You will thus graduate better prepared to address the challenges involved in becoming a professional musician in the twenty-first century, whether you enter the profession straight away, or after a further period of study. A distinctive feature of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire’s postgraduate provision is that it will give you the opportunity to make choices within your course directly relevant to your future career aspirations, both within your Principal Study area and in your supporting studies. All routes include a core Career Development module designed to get you thinking about your future professional plans, and a broad menu of optional Professional Development modules designed to help you work towards achieving your personal career aspirations. You will have the opportunity to study in one of several Principal Study areas, all of which also offer the option to study at MMus level.

  • Instrumental Performance (MMus, PgDip, PgCert)
  • Vocal Performance (MMus, PgDip, PgCert)
  • Orchestral Performance (Strings) (MMus, PgDip)
  • Conducting (MMus, PgDip)
  • Jazz (MMus, PgDip, PgCert)
  • Experimental Performance (MMus, PgDip, PgCert)
  • Composition (MMus, PgDip, PgCert)
  • Music Technology (MMus, PgDip, PgCert)

Course details

Principal study options

During the application and audition process, you must select which instrument(s) you wish to specialise in for the duration of your course. On this course, you can choose from the following options:

Secondary specialism

You would like to study two specialisms, but one as your main specialism and the other as a secondary instrument.

Main specialism

Only one specialism is studied. It may be possible to study a further instrument, but this will not contribute towards the qualification.

Instrument/specialisms

For all courses, you must select at least one specialism from the 'primary' list. For those studying primary/secondary pathways, two instruments may be selected – one from the 'primary' list and one from the 'secondary' list. Joint pathway students may select any two instruments from either list.

Primary instrument/specialism

  • Bassoon
  • Bassoon (Historical Performance)
  • Cello
  • Cello (Historical Performance)
  • Cello (Orchestral Performance)
  • Clarinet (Classical)

Secondary instrument/specialisms

  • Bassoon
  • Bassoon (Historical Performance)
  • Cello
  • Cello (Historical Performance)
  • Cello (Orchestral Performance)
  • Clarinet (Classical)

How to apply

*If you are an international applicant, or you are applying for a postgraduate course, or are choosing certain assessment locations, the 'on time' deadline may be later in the year - please contact the conservatoire directly.

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Please see the university website course page for information on entry requirements for this course.


Assessment locations

In the event of a successful assessment, applicants may be invited for a further interview prior to being made an offer.

Remote assessment recordings may be accepted in the event that you cannot attend an assessment in person.

Single specialism assessment

LocationOn-time FeeLate Fee
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire£77£77
Virtual Audition£77£77
China (Mainland) Performers only /local fee£77£77

Joint principal specialism assessment

LocationOn-time FeeLate Fee
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire£108£108
Virtual Audition£108£108
China (Mainland) Performers only /local fee£108£108

Additional information

For more information on audition entry requirements, please visit www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/music/auditions/requirements


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

£2,013 per 20 credits
Music PgDip (Part-Time) at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - UCAS