Bachelor’s degree · Other bachelor’s award
Bachelor in Music Education (BMusEd)
Royal Irish Academy of Music · Royal Irish Academy of Music · Dublin, Ireland
- Official award
- Honours Bachelor Degree (Bachelor in Music Education)BMusEd
- Subject
- Music Education
- Format
- On campus4 years
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A four-year honours degree for future secondary-school music teachers, taught in partnership between RIAM, Trinity College Dublin and TU Dublin Conservatoire.
- Department
- Royal Irish Academy of Music
- Awarding body
- Trinity College Dublin (University of Dublin)
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
- Honours Bachelor Degree (Bachelor in Music Education)BMusEd
- Award family
- Other bachelor’s awardAnother earned bachelor’s-level award, such as BEd, BMusEd, Diplom or a locally named qualification, shown with its official title.
- Qualification level
- Bachelor’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
- Official level
- NFQ Level 8As stated in the source. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Education | 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
- Teacher licensure or qualification route
- What the page says
- The page says students are introduced to the curricular, pedagogic and presentation skills required for professional registration as post-primary teachers; the degree is described as a professional qualification for those wishing to become secondary-school music teachers (including Northern Ireland).Source
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland (the page also refers to Northern Ireland)
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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Stated by the schoolTrinity College DublinAssociation membershipIE
Scope: Described by the Academy as an Associate College of Trinity College, The University of Dublin
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 4 years
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Royal Irish Academy of Music, Westland Row36-38 Westland Row, Dublin 2
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
- 1 February 2027 at 5pm via CAO
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
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.
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)