| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | Full-time, Part-time | 1 - 2 year | September | find out | find out |
Challenge yourself academically and musically while tailoring the programme, and its rich opportunities, to meet your ambitions for the future.
Specialist pathways
Choose Performance, Composition or Music Studies, tailoring your studies to your career aspirations.
Taught by experts
Teaching delivered by internationally-recognised experts in Performance, Composition, Music Studies and Music Education.
Live and study in a musical city
Cardiff is one of the UK's liveliest musical capitals, with a national opera company, and several professional orchestras and choirs.
Workshops and masterclasses
Regular workshops, seminars and masterclasses given by visiting composers, musicologists and performers.
Our MA in Music is an opportunity to challenge yourself academically and musically in our lively and creative community, while developing a specialism in performance, composition, music studies or music education.
Placing an emphasis on flexibility and student choice, you’ll be able to personalise a significant proportion of your study, tailoring the programme to meet your career goals and ambitions.
You'll also study in a research-led environment offering opportunities to engage with new research from scholars within the university, and beyond.
This programme is suited to performers, composers, music scholars and aspiring educators with an interest in developing their area of expertise, learning valuable skills, and exploring a relevant course of study.
You'll choose to follow one of four pathways on this programme.
Designed for performers who are committed to improving their skills as instrumentalists and/or singers, both as soloists and in ensembles.
You'll be equipped with the techniques and practical experience needed to pursue your own creative goals to a professional level with confidence and imagination.
Develop a solid basis in research techniques and methods in the fields of historical musicology, music analysis, popular music, and ethnomusicology, whilst exploring different music styles and traditions in their historical, analytical, and theoretical perspectives.
Designed for passionate and aspiring educators. This pathway enables you to develop and deliver teaching skills in a wide range of disciplines, culminating in a specialised project. Notable themes considered during the course include leadership, professional development, adaptability, safeguarding, research, presentation and engagement skills.
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