Master’s degree · MA
MA in Music Therapy
Guildhall School of Music & Drama · Guildhall School of Music & Drama · London, England, United Kingdom
- Official award
- MA in Music TherapyMA
- Subject
- Music Therapy
- Format
- On campus4 days a week in Year 1, 3 days a week in Year 2
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A two-year in-person master's that combines musicianship, clinical placements and training towards work as a registered music therapist.
- Department
- Guildhall School of Music & Drama
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- MA in Music TherapyMA
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Music Therapy | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. |
Professional pathway
Academic study and professional licensure or clinical registration are different things. This is recorded exactly as the program states it.
- Type
- Music therapy professional pathway
- What the page says
- The page says the programme equips students with the knowledge and skills to work as a registered music therapist, and that students must undertake a minimum of 40 hours of individual personal therapy as a requirement from the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), an additional cost not covered by tuition fees.Source
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom (HCPC named on the page)
Qualifications and professional recognition vary by country and program. Confirm requirements with the relevant professional body before enrolling.
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 4 days a week in Year 1, 3 days a week in Year 2
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Silk StreetSilk Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT
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
- Deadlines
- Apply by Wednesday 9 December 2026 for entry in September 2027 · September 2027
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, full-time or part-time options, 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)