Music MLitt

12 months full time; 24 months part time

Fees

Fees per academic year 2013-14

UK and EU: full time £4,320 part time £2,160
International: full time £10,840 part time fees

Please refer to our Tuition Fees section for information about changes to fees and fee discounts.

Research Areas

MLitt supervision is normally available in the following areas:  

  • Modernist and postmodernist music and theory, especially since World War II; music and gender (Dr P Attinello).
  • Nineteenth- and early twentieth-century music; music and philosophy; music and politics; gender and sexuality; psychoanalysis; popular musics (Dr I Biddle).
  • Michael Tippett; analysis and theory; music and culture, Hindustani classical music (Professor D Clarke).
  • Vivaldi; late baroque music, especially opera; conducting (Professor E Cross).
  • Ethnomusicology; the African diaspora; salsa; jazz; cultural memory; performance (Dr N de Jong).
  • Improvisation; studio-based composition; hip hop, funk, jazz and counterculture (Dr W Edmondes).
  • Composition; twentieth-century music; Latin American music (Professor A Fernández).
  • Twentieth-century music; music analysis; music and philosophy (Dr P Fleet).
  • Early modern English secular song; print culture; gender; historiography and critical theory (Dr K Gibson).
  • Composition; ethnomusicology; cultural history and theory of technology; psychoanalysis (Dr B Hogg).
  • Music and empathy; children’s singing pedagogy; composing with children; music in children’s school transitions; music education (Dr F Laurence).
  • Early twentieth-century music; music theory and analysis; performance analysis (Dr B Lowe).
  • Performance; composition; history of folk and folk-related musics (Ms C Macdonald, Ms K Tickell).
  • Scottish, Irish and Welsh traditional music; traditional music and the performance of meaning (Dr S McKerrell)
  • Ethnomusicology; world music/world beat; traditional and popular musics, especially of the Mediterranean (Dr G Plastino).
  • Historical performance practice 1500-1650; Renaissance performance practice (Dr J Savan)
  • Literature review mentoring (Dr R Southey).
  • Irish and Breton traditional music; performance (Dr D Wilkinson).
  • Medieval and Renaissance music; editing and source studies; performance (Dr M Williamson).
  • For further information please see the School's website.

+Entrance Requirements

Normally an upper-second-class Honours degree or higher in music or other arts or humanities subjects, or an international equivalent. Applicants whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.5 (with 6.5 in Writing), TOEFL 90 (Internet-based), or equivalent.

Our INTO Newcastle University Centre can provide extra tuition to help you meet the University's English language requirements.

Tier 4 Student Visas (International Applicants)

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has now revised its rules for Tier 4 student visa applications regarding English language ability. You are now required to hold a minimum of IELTS 5.5 (or equivalent) in all sub skills (listening, writing, reading and speaking) to be eligible to apply for a Tier 4 visa.

Please note that the University’s English language requirements are normally higher (see above).

+Scholarships and Other Sources of Funding

Information about scholarships, bursaries and awards can be found on the School's website. 

International students - own government; University scholarships.

More information on scholarships, studentships, bursaries and other funding is available from our database.

+How to Apply

Visit our postgraduate application site.

Applications are considered throughout the year although specific deadlines for funding may apply. MLitt applicants should include an outline of their proposed field of study, their research interests and relevant literature and/or repertoires.

There is no closing date for this programme.However, international students applying for September 2013 entry should apply by Friday 12 July 2013 to ensure that they have time to put appropriate arrangements in place.

Please note: As a formal condition of the offer to study at Newcastle University, students from outside the UK/EU are required to pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship for their chosen programme. The deposit payment is non refundable, but will be deducted from tuition fees upon registration.

+Further Information

For further information please contact:
Postgraduate Secretary in Music - School of Arts and Cultures
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 6525
Email: pgmusic@ncl.ac.uk
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/music/postgraduate/research/mlitt/index.htm

Subject Overview

This programme is within the subject area of Music