Popular Music MA

... United Kingdom
... University of Chester (Warrington)

Course Overview

This is a modular course leading to the award of MA in Popular Music. The course will be of interest to those concerned with the exploration of all aspects of performance. Our course is designed to develop your creative skills and theoretical understanding to an advanced level. Why study this course with us? Our MA in Popular Music has pathways in performance; songwriting and composition; and music studies. Initially, you will follow a core curriculum that seeks to contextualize your own practice and start an engagement with the general field of study. Our course offers you the opportunity to shape your learning through a series of modules that will enable you to integrate scholarly work with your own practice as a musician, composer, or musicologist. Our modules consider current theoretical and practical debates in the subject area and will guide you through the kind of research methodologies required at the Master's level. You will be given the opportunity to negotiate the most effective means of approaching your subject, with a view to producing an intensive study of your specialism.

General Eligibility

Applicants will normally hold a 1st or 2:1 honors degree in a related subject. Consideration will be given to those who hold a lower classification who can demonstrate they are capable of performing at the level required to complete the course successfully. Where applicants are not progressing directly from a degree, professional experience and expertise may be taken into account.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

  • 6.5 (no less than 5.5 in any band)

Programme Information
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Course Category

Music and Performance


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Campus Name

Creative Campus, Kingsway


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Course Level

Postgraduate


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Duration

1


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Available Intake

44470


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IELTS Score

5.5


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Tuition Fees Range

£12,950,


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