Master’s degree · MA
MA in Music (taught)
Durham University · Department of Music, Durham University · Durham, England, United Kingdom
- Official award
- MA in MusicMA
- Subject
- Musicology and Music History (concentration)Ethnomusicology (concentration)Composition (concentration)
- Format
- On campus1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A taught master's with pathways in musicology, ethnomusicology, music and science, composition and performance, and a flexible modular structure.
- Department
- Department of Music, Durham University
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
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- Official award
- MA in MusicMA
- Award family
- MAA Master of Arts. It is not relabelled as a Master of Music.
- Qualification level
- Master’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Musicology and Music History | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | MusicologyHow students choose it is not published“We offer a taught Master's degree with pathways in musicology, ethnomusicology, music & science, composition and performance.”Source |
| Ethnomusicology | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | EthnomusicologyHow students choose it is not published“We offer a taught Master's degree with pathways in musicology, ethnomusicology, music & science, composition and performance.”Source |
| Composition | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | CompositionHow students choose it is not published“We offer a taught Master's degree with pathways in musicology, ethnomusicology, music & science, composition and performance.”Source |
| Music Performance | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | PerformanceHow students choose it is not published“We offer a taught Master's degree with pathways in musicology, ethnomusicology, music & science, composition and performance.”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time, Part-time
- Duration
- 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Department of Music, Palace Green
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Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition requirement not published
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, intakes, audition requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)