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MA Music: Open Pathway Without Performance

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    MA 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

Masters Degree Description

Music as a discipline is more diverse than ever, and musicians and scholars in the twenty first century must be prepared to navigate amongst numerous streams of practice and research.

Entry Requirements

An honours degree in a subject related to the chosen pathway, such as History, English, Archaeology or Theology, is required, normally upper second class level (2.1) or its equivalent for overseas applicants. Graduates without these qualifications (for example with a lower second class degree, or a degree in a different subject) are very welcome to apply and their application will be considered on its merits. Applicants may be asked to submit written work and/or attend an interview. For some pathways evidence of relevant linguistic ability may be required.

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International students

Academic requirements: we accept a range of qualifications – our country pages show you what qualifications we accept from your country.

English language requirements: for this course, we ask for IELTS 6.5 with 7.0 in reading and 6.5 in all other bands. If you are made an offer of a place to study and you do not meet the language requirement, you have the option to enrol on our English for Academic Purposes Presessional course – if you successfully complete the course, you will be able to fulfil the language requirement without retaking a language qualification.

IELTS 6.5 with 7.0 in reading and 6.5 in all other bands is equivalent to:

  • TOEFL: 88 overall with no less than 23 in Reading, 22 Listening, 22 Speaking and 22 in Writing
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE): 67 overall with 76 in Reading and no less than 67 Listening, Speaking and Writing
  • Cambridge English (exams taken from 2015): 176 overall, with no less than 185 in Reading, and no less than 176 in Listening, Speaking and Writing

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