Popular Music MA

This is a modular course leading to the award of MA in Popular Music. The course will be of interest to those concerned with the exploration of all aspects of performance.

This is a modular course leading to the award of MA in Popular Music. The course will be of interest to those concerned with the exploration of all aspects of performance. Our course is designed to develop your creative skills and theoretical understanding to an advanced level.

Why study this course with us?

Our MA in Popular Music has pathways in: performance; songwriting and composition; and music studies.

Initially, you will follow a core curriculum that seeks to contextualise your own practice and start an engagement with the general field of study.

Our course offers you the opportunity to shape your learning through a series of modules that will enable you to integrate scholarly work with your own practice as a musician, composer or musicologist. Our modules consider current theoretical and practical debates in the subject area, and will guide you through the kind of research methodologies required at Master's level. You will be given the opportunity to negotiate the most effective means of approaching your subject, with a view to producing an intensive study of your specialism.

• The

   

  course is open to applicants with a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in a related subject area, or equivalent professional qualifications.

• 6.5 (Min 5.5 in each sub-skill)

• For those who do not have IELTS or an acceptable in-country English language qualification, the University of Chester has developed its own

   

  online English language test which applicants can take for

   

  just £50.

Graduates of the University of Chester have gained employment as education professionals, lecturing in Further and Higher education, and becoming peripatetic teachers for county music services and private schools. The course requires students to work autonomously on large-scale projects, providing networking opportunities for developing their emerging careers. The University's award-winning Careers and Employability service offers various employability-enhancing experiences, including curriculum, employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice, and guidance. The service aims to be inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed, and tailored to individual goals and aspirations, enabling students to develop as individuals and contribute to the business and community they will live and work in. The service provides access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular workshops, and practical one-to-one help with career planning, including CVs, applications, and mock interviews. Graduates and graduates can use these services free of charge for up to two years after graduating.