Program Overview

MusM Music (Performance Studies) / Overview

Overview

The MusM Music (Performance Studies) program is designed to develop the skills and knowledge necessary for a successful career in music performance. The program focuses on advanced performance, analysis, historical research, cultural critique, and performance.

Entry Requirements

• Applicants will be expected to hold a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree, or its overseas equivalent, in a relevant subject - normally Music, or with music as a substantial component of the programme.
• In exceptional circumstances, we may consider appropriate professional experience as an alternative route to entry.

Application and Selection

• Apply online.

Course Details

• Duration: 1 Year (full-time); 2 Year (part-time)
• Degree Awarded: Master of Music
• Course Options:
  • Full-time: Y
  • Part-time: Y
  • Full-time distance learning: N
  • Part-time distance learning: N

Course Overview

• Develop the skills and knowledge to forge personally satisfying and socially impactful portfolio careers as performing artists, educators, entrepreneurs, and researchers.
• Develop an advanced understanding of the interpretation of music through analysis, historical research, cultural critique, and performance.
• Study at a Top 5 UK University for Music (Complete University Guide 2023).
• Study in a city that is home to more professional music-making than any UK city outside of London, with three professional orchestras and internationally recognised institutions such as the BBC and Opera North.
• Engage in cutting-edge artistic research in music performance.

Fees

• MusM (full-time):
  • UK students (per annum): £13,000
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £27,000
• MusM (part-time):
  • UK students (per annum): £7,000
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £13,500

Scholarships/Sponsorships

• Each year the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures offer a number of school awards and subject-specific bursaries (the values of which are usually set at Home/EU fees level), open to both Home/EU and international students.
• Details of all funding opportunities, including deadlines, eligibility and how to apply, can be found on the School's funding page.
• For University of Manchester graduates, the Manchester Alumni Bursary offers a £3,000 reduction in tuition fees to University of Manchester alumni who achieved a First within the last three years and are progressing to a postgraduate taught master's course.
• The Manchester Master's Bursary is a University-wide scheme that offers 100 bursaries worth £3,000 in funding for students from underrepresented groups.
• Postgraduate 1+3 funding is available from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for students to pursue postgraduate study through a master's (one year) leading into a PhD (three years). It requires a project proposal as part of the application. Information is available on the NWSSDTP website.