Course summary
Research a topic of your choice or work on an extended creative project. Boost your professional practice and develop high-level skills and knowledge to progress your career. Benefit from an experienced team of research-active scholars and industry practitioners who can offer supervision across a range of topics. Staff specialisms include:
- gender and ageing in popular music
- music and screen media
- the cultural history of popular music
- music and literature
- music and memory
- music and philosophy
- the political economy of music
- community music
- composition for film, TV, dance and theatre
- spatial sound
- ecomusicology.
Entry requirements
- MA by Research/MRes: you will need at least a 2.1 honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area. Option to upgrade to a PhD - PhD: a master’s degree or equivalent in a subject area relevant to the proposed research topic - We actively encourage applications from students who demonstrate appropriate research experience and achievement - EU and international students need IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in any other component) or equivalent
English language requirements
International students will need to produce evidence of an acceptable score on an approved English language test such as IELTS. We run pre-sessional English language courses to help you prepare for undergraduate or postgraduate study.
English Language requirements
http://www.glos.ac.uk/docs/download/International/english-Language-entry-requirements.pdf
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £10000 | Whole course |
England | £10000 | Whole course |
Northern Ireland | £10000 | Whole course |
Scotland | £10000 | Whole course |
Wales | £10000 | Whole course |
International | £20000 | Whole 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
Provider information
University of Gloucestershire
The Park
Cheltenham
GL50 2RH