Music MA

This course is ideal if you have wide musical interests. A core module introduces research methods and a broad range of issues in music. You will be able to choose from an extensive list of option modules, with subjects based in music education, performance, composing for media, and music production.

Through a major project, you will focus on a particular area of your choice. This project may be written or may be a composition folio.

Reasons to choose Kingston

• Facilities include recording studios, rehearsal rooms, a synthesis/sampling lab, and the analogue/digital hybrid Visconti Studio with a 300m² live room and rare and vintage recording equipment.
• You will be able to join University ensembles or form your own. Masterclasses and workshops are run by performers and composers in close proximity to London

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  s major concert venues; you will have access to live performances throughout the year.
• You will develop musical knowledge and practical skills relevant to many careers. If you are already in employment, this course can help lead to a promotion or new opportunities.

• A 2:2 or above honours degree in music from either the UK or abroad (this may be in a specialist field such as popular music, music education or music technology). 

• IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no element below 5.5.

A high proportion of Music MA graduates go on to work in the music profession itself, in related areas, or teaching - or enroll for further study (eg PGCE, MPhil, or Ph.D.). For those students who are already in employment and undertake the course part-time, the award may accelerate promotion and open up new opportunities.

The nature of Kingston's Music MA, which combines theoretical knowledge and practical skills across a broad musical curriculum, means graduates are equipped for a wide range of careers, including:

• music and arts administration;
• the music business;
• school, higher education, and instrumental teaching;
• outreach work and educational workshops;
• music composition and arranging;
• professional performance and conduct;
• music publishing.