Expand+A Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor in a cognate area with a minimum 2.1 or an equivalent of a UCD GPA of 3.2. (NFQ Level 8 ) or equivalent. Cognate areas include Music, Musicology, Ethnomusicology, Music Education and Performance Studies. In some ca...

Hide-A Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor in a cognate area with a minimum 2.1 or an equivalent of a UCD GPA of 3.2. (NFQ Level 8 ) or equivalent. Cognate areas include Music, Musicology, Ethnomusicology, Music Education and Performance Studies. In some cases the School of Music will accept applicants from English, History, Sociology and Anthropology. However, the School will first assess the applicant's ability to read musicial notation and engage with Music Theory. Written sample work (1000-4000 words)and two positive academic references. Applicants whose first language is not English are also required to submit evidence of their English language proficiency. It is expected that applicants will normally have reached an overall 7.0 in IELTS, with no individual band lower than 6.5, or equivalent.

Expand+MMus Musicology
Graduate Taught (level 9 nfq, credits 90)
The Master of Musicology (MMus) is an innovative modular programme, which allows students to pursue a wide range of interests, and to work closely with some of the leading musical scholars i...

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Graduate Taught (level 9 nfq, credits 90)
The Master of Musicology (MMus) is an innovative modular programme, which allows students to pursue a wide range of interests, and to work closely with some of the leading musical scholars in the country. 

- Furnish a comprehensive grounding in the core disciplinary strengths of historical musicology and ethnomusicology.
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- Encourage inter-disciplinary study, by enabling students to take modules in all of these areas, whilst also facilitating specialisation.

Expand+Career Opportunities
Many previous graduates of the MMus Degree have gone to successful academic careers in addition to jobs in arts administration, journalism, and teaching. Recent graduates have gone on to pursue doctoral work at internati...

Hide-Career Opportunities
Many previous graduates of the MMus Degree have gone to successful academic careers in addition to jobs in arts administration, journalism, and teaching. Recent graduates have gone on to pursue doctoral work at internationally-renowned institutions such as Cambridge, King’s College London, Royal Irish Academy of Music, lecturer positions at Royal Holloway, Goldsmiths (London), Birmingham and Sydney Conservatoires, as well as positions with the BBC and RTÉ (radio and television).

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