MMus - Composition: Fees & Entry Requirements at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, UK

What will I learn?

In this advanced course, you’ll work with professional musicians offering specialist tuition in creative compositional approaches and individual support in your personal development as a composer.This one-to-one tuition (which we call principal study) will be supported by seminars and practical classes, where you’ll receive feedback from staff and your peers.You’ll also take part in skills-based composition tutorials and workshops, as well as advanced performance and recording classes, usually with students from a range of disciplines.The focus is on expanding your fluency with instrumentation, style or genre. But you’ll also develop your individual and collaborative artistry and confident communication skills as a musician.Opportunities to showcase your work run through the entire programme of study. You can collaborate with industry professionals, work on our drama productions or be invited to pitch to write for College ensembles. To allow you to put into practice what you’ve learnt, your course culminates with a substantial performance of your work in the final term of study.Here, you’ll be treated as an individual, working to build your skill set and diversify your work – and, perhaps most importantly, cultivate a future-facing creative outlook that will equip you with the ability to tackle developments and challenges as they arise.

Which department am I in?

Music

Study options

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees
£34,200.00 (37,26,302) per year
This is a fixed fee
Start date

September 2026

Venue

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Castle Grounds, Cathays Park,

Cardiff,

Wales,

CF10 3ER, Wales, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

Entry is by audition, and you should be able to demonstrate a level of performance ability appropriate for professional training. Minimum entry requirements usually include a 2:1 degree in music or an equivalent qualification. Candidates who have been studying or working in another field will be considered.

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

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