What will I learn?

Whether as a stand-alone degree or a stepping stone towards MLitt and PhD research degrees, the MA in Musicology offers you the opportunity to develop as a researcher, deepen your critical and communication abilities, and apply these skills to the study of music history, music and culture and analysis. The programme is delivered by staff with strong international research reputations, active as scholars, performers, and composers. Their diverse expertise includes areas such as: music and film opera studies source studies European art music in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries music in Ireland ethnomusicology popular music music, gender and sexuality analysis and more. Beyond the modules, seminars and showcase outlined in the Course Structure, MA in Musicology students may also attend conferences, concerts and other events that Music Department staff regularly organise. Students also benefit from a first-rate library, access to the Universitys language courses and close proximity to Dublin, enabling access to a further range of research libraries and archives.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

€16,000.00 (14,46,785) per year

Total Rent for Full Academic Year- 6229 Single room

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Maynooth University

Maynooth University, Maynooth,

MAYNOOTH,

Kildare,

W23 F2H6, Leinster, Republic of Ireland

Entry requirements

For international students

Normally a minimum II.1 honours degree in Music is required. Applicants without this qualification will be requested to supply a short piece of sample writing on music and/or attend an interview.

International applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

International applicants whose first language is not English may be requested to submit samples of written material.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.