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Music Education, MA

University College London (UCL), the United Kingdom

University College London (UCL)

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About Music Education, MA - at University College London (UCL)

This masters degree will:

  • introduce you to thinking, research and practice at the forefront of music education
  • enable you to make informed judgements about your own and other people's musical and educational assumptions, values and practices
  • expand your understanding and repertoire of music teaching, evaluation and assessment techniques
  • develop your knowledge and understanding about children's and older students' relationships to music as performers, composers and listeners.
Features

This masters degree provides the opportunity to:

  • work with a highly specialist teaching team and visiting lecturers with international reputations
  • specialise in a range of areas across the psychology, sociology and philosophy of music
  • apply the MA to your own professional and personal situation
  • become part of an international student body
  • join former students in going on to further research, gaining promotions and taking up new professional roles.
Who is this programme for?

Musicians with an interest or involvement in education; music teachers and lecturers; music animateurs; music advisers; peripatetic and private instrumental teachers; and others with an interest in the relationship between music, society and education.

Entry requirements

A good first degree in music or a related area.

Core topics
  • Philosophy of music and music education
  • Psychology of music and music education
  • Sociology of music and music education.
Related topics
  • Critical studies in music pedagogy and practice
  • Choral conducting, leadership and communication
  • Music technology in education.
How are you assessed?

By coursework assignments and a 20,000-word dissertation or 10,000-word report.

Attendance

Face-to-face afternoon and evening sessions, plus occasional study days.

Where do our students go?

Graduates of this masters degree are currently working as:

  • secondary school heads of music and primary music coordinators
  • music education hub managers
  • composers, performers, producers and freelance music teachers
  • university lecturers.

 

Core modules
  • Philosophy Of Music And Music Education
  • Psychology of Music and Music Education
  • Sociology of Music and Music Education
Recommended modules
  • Choral Conducting, Leadership and Communication
  • Critical Studies In Music Pedagogy And Practice
  • Music Technology In Education

Entry requirements

1. Students are normally required to have a minimum overall IELTS score of 7.0 for direct entry, with a score of no lower than 6.0 for writing and 6.5 for reading. 2. A good first degree in music or a related area.

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