Music MMus

University of Surrey

Why choose this course

Our MMus Music course offers you the highest level of training in contemporary music. We will teach you the necessary skills, techniques and methodologies to work at an advanced level with a critical awareness of relevant music disciplines.

Our award-winning staff are eminent practitioners and scholars in their respective fields. Operating over the widest range of style and practice, we will work closely with you in your musical development.

You will graduate from our MMus Music course as an independent and relevant contemporary musician with the fullest knowledge of theory, practical skill, critical reflection and creativity.

What you will study

On this course you will learn the creative, re-creative, technical, critical, vocational and academic areas of contemporary music practice.

You will study a range of interlinked practices including performance, composition, musicology and relevant skills in music technology. You will be able to specialise in any or several of these areas in order to prepare you for a future career in music and also provide a foundation for PhD study.

You will learn about the current developments within the contemporary theory and practice of music, so that you can work confidently and constructively within the musical culture of the present.

If you’re looking to progress onto a PhD research project after you graduate, this course will help to prepare you for doctoral level study in music-related areas.