MA Music and Performing Arts Education

The Postgraduate Music and Performing Arts Education degree from the University of West London is designed for educators with an interest in music and performing arts. This course combines the study of pedagogy with practice and aims to improve the participants' skills in teaching performing arts in formal and informal education settings.Course Content: Students will acquire an understanding of how research contributes to the development of performing arts education, explore the connections between drama, music, and dance, study imaginative teaching, and extend their current knowledge and skills. Students will also become proficient in pedagogical techniques, practice-based research, and arts project management. Key Modules: Key topics in this course include Understanding Learning & Teaching Music & Performing Arts, Reflective Practitioner, Performing Arts Education Project, Independent Project in Music or Performing Arts Education, Research Methods in Music and Performing Arts and Dissertation.Accreditations: This course is accredited by the University of West London.Future Careers: Graduates of the programme can be expected to progress to leadership roles within Performing Arts Education, extend their freelance work, run community performing arts groups, advance to higher academic research or work in participatory arts projects.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.