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Undertaking the Music Education MA programme will help students develop their critical thinking and ability to interrogate current educational research in the overarching fields of music and music education. They will also have the opportunity to pursue specialist lines of enquiry that are related to their own professional and/or academic interests, working alongside prominent academics in the field.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of two core modules (60 credits), and either two optional modules (60 credits) and a research dissertation (60 credits) or three optional modules (90 credits) and a report (30 credits).

Careers

Graduates of this programme are currently working as:

• advocates for the arts
• arts, health and wellbeing therapists
• composers
• doctoral and post-doctoral researchers
• freelance music teachers
• Further Education lecturers
• music education hub managers
• music teachers in primary and secondary schools
• performers
• primary music co-ordinators
• producers
• university lecturers

Why study this degree at UCL?

The Music Education MA at UCL is the only postgraduate programme of its type in the UK, and one of the largest recruiting programmes dedicated to music education in the world.

The programme is taught by leading academics with current and extensive expertise in externally-funded research. Research and publications from our lecturers have significant impact on educational policy and practice both in the UK and internationally. This informs learning and teaching on the programme whilst fostering the development of a research-based culture. Many of our students pursue further study at doctoral and post-doctoral level.

Our programme meets the needs of a wide range of professionals from across the international communities of music and music education. Our alumni have been and continue to be leading figures in education worldwide.