Course summary
Reasons to choose Kingston
- You will receive individual tuition on your instrument or voice from a professional performer.
- Facilities include recording studios, rehearsal rooms, a synthesis/sampling lab, and the analogue/digital hybrid Visconti Studio with a 300m² octagonal live room and rare and vintage recording equipment.
- Masterclasses and workshops are run by performers and composers. In close proximity to London’s major concert venues, you will have access to live performances throughout the year.
- Critical Reflection on Musical Performance
- Performance Studies
- Live Sound and Event
Modules
Example modules: Critical Reflection on Musical Performance; Performance Studies: Live Sound and Event. For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.
Assessment method
Assessment typically comprises of practical (e.g. presentations, performance) and coursework (e.g. essays, reports, self-assessment, portfolios, dissertation). The approximate percentage for how you will be assessed on this course is as follows, though depends to some extent on the optional modules you choose: Type of assessment: Coursework: 82% Practical: 18%
Entry requirements
A 2:2 or above honours degree in music from either the UK or abroad (this may be in a specialist field such as popular music, performance or music technology). Where an applicant can produce evidence of relevant experiential learning (e.g. work as a professional performer, composer or producer), it may be possible to consider a good honours degree in a subject other than music or advanced study in a conservatoire (which has not led to a degree) in lieu of a music degree. Applicants will be asked to submit an online portfolio of a link to a video-recorded performance of two works.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £9735 | Year 1 |
| England | £4823 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £4823 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £4823 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £4823 | Year 1 |
| International | £9735 | Year 1 |
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
Please visit the course provider webpage for further information regarding additional course costs.
Sponsorship information
Arts and Humanities Research Board.
Provider information
Kingston University
River House
53-57 High Street
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1LQ