Why Study Music at Newcastle?
Ten Reasons to Study Music at ICMuS:
- Top ten course in the UK for Music ranked by The Times Good University Guide.
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Ranked 5th in the Sunday Times University Guide, 2012, 6th in the 2011 Guardian University Guide and 10th in the Complete University Guide
- Ranked 2nd nationally for overall student satisfaction in the UK in 2010 National Student Survey
- Committed and dynamic team of staff, all of whom are active researchers of international standing and excellent teachers; our staff are world leaders in musicology, composition and performance.
- ICMuS has a reputation as one of the most forward-looking HE providers of music in Europe
- Outstanding research. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise 95% of all our research was deemed internationally recognised, internationally excellent or world leading, with 80% of all research in the highest two categories. In absolute terms, this is the best result for Newcastle University in the 2008 RAE. Click here to read more
- Outstanding resources including full online access to over 100 music journals, The Grove Online, RILM, African American Song (online sound archive), American Song (online sound archive), Classical Music Library (online sound archive), FARNE: Folk Archive Resource North East, Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online and many more
- An extensive library collection (books, periodicals, scores and recordings)
- Outstanding research and performance facilities
- The Music Studio: a new, custom-built, state-of-the-art building
- Strong links with The Sage Gateshead
Don't just take our word for it. Find out what some of our students think of being at ICMuS.