MA Musicology

The MA in Music (Musicology) course offered by the University of York is designed to effectively nurture the individual interests of students in the field of music. The course allows you to engage deeply with music and musical thought, whilst developing advanced skills in critical thinking, writing and research. The flexible structure of the programme ensures individual research needs are adequately met - be it general musicology, historical musicology, performance studies or ethnomusicology.Course Content: The course content extensive and covers a variety of topics in musicology and critical theory including Music and Material Culture, Music and Audio-Visual Culture, Issues in Musical Performance among others. Apart from that, the course also includes a research placement and a final dissertation that allows students to deeply engage with a topic of personal interest.Key Modules: The key modules taught in the course include Critical Theory and Music, Musicology in Action: Music and Wellbeing, Musicology in Action: The World of Music, Options in Early Music, 20th-/21st-century Music among other modules.Future Careers: Upon graduating from this course, students have found work in academic positions, journalism, broadcasting, and publishing, or in the performing arts organizations. Some have gone to continue research toward a PhD.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.