Program Overview

MusM Music (Musicology) / Overview

Overview

The MusM Music (Musicology) program at the University of Manchester offers a strong focus on theory, methodology, and current debates in musicology. Students will develop advanced research skills and presentational techniques suitable for doctoral study or applied work. The program is taught in a city with a rich musical heritage, home to three professional orchestras and internationally recognized institutions such as the BBC and Opera North.

Entry Requirements

• We expect students to have a First or Upper Second class honours degree or its overseas equivalent in Musicology/music theory or analysis.
• Full entry requirements can be found in the program's entry requirements section.

Course Options

| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning
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MusM | Y | Y | N | N

Course Overview

• Enjoy a strong focus on theory, methodology, and current debates in musicology.
• Develop advanced research skills and presentational techniques suitable for doctoral study or applied work.
• 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 recognized institutions such as the BBC and Opera North.
• Study at a Top 5 UK University for Music (Complete University Guide 2023).

Fees

• For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
  • MusM (full-time)
    • UK students (per annum): £13,000
    • International, including EU, students (per annum): £27,000
  • MusM (part-time)
    • UK students (per annum): £6,500
    • International, including EU, students (per annum): £13,500

Policy on Additional Costs

All students should normally be able to complete their program of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that program. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the program in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application.

Scholarships/Sponsorships

For information on available funding, please visit the School's funding pages or search the University's postgraduate funding database.

Duration

• 1 year

Degree Awarded

• Master of Music (MusM)