Music University of Liverpool

Overview

The Music programme from University of Liverpool introduces you to the inter-disciplinary nature of the field and aims to introduce  the wide range of methodologies such studies entail. Further, you are required to consider how you will approach and structure the dissertation as a project in primary research.

Key Features

• You’ll work closely with a research specialist in the broad musicological field in one of the following areas: musicology, popular music, music industries, composition, analysis, audio-visual, music technology.
• It is also a good choice if you wish to pursue a research project for purposes of professional development or personal interest. You will become part of a community of active researchers and will be encouraged to pursue your own research interests in collaboration with an academic supervisor.
• The programme will enable you to acquire a critical and analytical understanding of a detailed dissertation or composition topic; engage in the wider cultural and critical aspects of the relevant area of expertise by undertaking a research skills training module and an additional module from the School of Music or the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences’ pool.

Career prospects

• The MRes Music develops key skills to those working or wishing to work in a variety of fields related to music. The MRes is particularly suitable for graduates looking to pursue careers in the arts, culture, creative and heritage sectors, including composition, management in arts and culture organisations and teaching. 
• Some students may want to take this course for its own sake and for the sake of personal development and the revitalization of subjectawareness. Equally, the MRes is designed to prepare students too for further research at PhD level, and to enable them to enter postgraduate study, thus offering a first step towards a career in academic teaching and research.

The programme opens up career opportunities which include working in:

• Journalism.
• Publishing.
• Music management.
• Law.