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Music at University of Nottingham - UCAS

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Course summary

Expand your knowledge and professionalise your skills as part of our music community. You'll concentrate your studies across one of four pathways:

  • Composition (acoustic or digital)
  • Performance
  • Music Technology
  • Musicology
Depending on your passions and interests you might:
  • Develop advanced skills in performance, composition or music tech
  • Create your own recital or portfolio
  • Research a major project in musicology
You have the opportunity to shape your own studies while being supported by our experienced and dedicated staff. Research areas Our research strengths are grouped into four themes. Music, space and place
  • Music and musical culture in a specific time and place
  • Transnational and transcultural exchange
  • Urban geographies and mobility
Music-text-image
  • How music interacts with other art forms
  • Applying and developing methodologies from other disciplines
Musical creativity and community
  • Musical creativity
  • Development of communities and networks
Music, politics and identity
  • How music has contributed to local, national and international political change
  • How music shapes individual identities
Explore our research themes and projects in detail - nottingham.ac.uk/music

Modules

There are four compulsory modules worth 180 credits in total. They develop in-depth knowledge and skills across subject areas as well as improving your research skills.

Assessment method

Depends on your chosen pathway and special interests.

Entry requirements

2:1 (or international equivalent) in music or a related subject. Depending on which pathway you want to follow, you will also need: • Composition: portfolio of two compositions with at least one notated (one can be electro/acoustic) • Performance: 20 to 30 minutes of contrasting repertoire, submitted as a recent unedited video performance (online link or DVD sent by post) • Music technology: portfolio of audio recordings lasting between 40 to 60 minutes, either on CD or as uncompressed 24-bit audio via a download link (unless otherwise agreed) • Musicology: Brief research proposal, containing a proposed title, aims, objectives, methods, summary of content and outline bibliography

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

More information on fees can be found at: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/fees/postgraduate-fees.aspx
Music at University of Nottingham - UCAS