A selection of modules are available each year – some examples are below. There may be changes before you start your course.
Core modules:
- Academic Skills
- Advanced issues in Psychology of Music
- Dissertation
Autumn semester optional modules – one from:
- Music, Brain and Body
- The Social and Applied Psychology of Music
Spring semester optional modules – two from:
- Quantitative Research Techniques
- Qualitative Research Techniques
- Qualitative Data Collection
- Statistics in Music Psychology
Optional modules: Subject to the approval of the course director.
- Communicating about music and music research
- Fundamentals of Cognition
- Topics in Musicology
- Critical Listening and the Musical Work
- Critical Listening and the Musical Work
- Collaborative practice, public engagement and impact
- Performing South Asian Rhythm
- Critical Musicology
- Strategic planning for music business clients
- Staging Music in Theory and Practice
The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it’s up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers. In the event of any change we’ll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption. We are no longer offering unrestricted module choice. If your course included unrestricted modules, your department will provide a list of modules from their own and other subject areas that you can choose from.
Duration
- 1 year full-time
- 2 years part-time
Teaching
You’ll learn through lectures, lab-sessions, and tutorials. These are combined with departmental study days and extracurricular performance opportunities, all of which makes for a stimulating and supportive study environment.
Department of Music students study at the heart of the campus in our Jessop Building, Soundhouse and performance facilities. We timetable teaching across the whole of our campus. Teaching may take place in a student’s home.
Assessment
The taught programme is continuously assessed through a variety of forms such as reports and essays. They are usually individual assessments, even if they concern the processes and outcomes of group work.
Entry requirements
2:1 in music, psychology or a combined degree with a substantial music or psychology component.
Degrees in other related subjects may be acceptable depending on your background.
Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.
Fees and funding
- Home (2022 annual fee) : £9,300
- Overseas (2022 annual fee) : £23,250
The fee listed is for the advertised mode of study. If you’re studying for an alternative qualification or via a different mode of study (eg full-time, part-time) then the fee could be different. Due to inflation, the fee for Home students could also increase after your first year of study.
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Monday 29 August 2022
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Last date to request a deferral to September 2023 entry. You can request a deferral via your online application. We’re not able to consider deferral requests for applications to courses using our staged admissions process.
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Friday 9 September 2022 (17:00 British Summer Time)
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Applications close for September 2022 entry
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Monday 17 October 2022
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Last date to register for most courses
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