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This Master of Arts program caters to students passionate about traditional music, arts, and cultural studies, encompassing related fields like literature, linguistics, and historical contexts. It allows participants to deepen their expertise in performance, creative work, or academic research. The program culminates with a capstone project (selectable from performance, recording, or thesis options) while offering specialized instruction tailored to each student's focus areas.
Undergraduate degree in traditional music; undergraduate degree in music and prior experience and expertise in Irish traditional music (or other related traditional and folk musics); undergraduate degree in a related subject (e.g. Irish, history) and significant experience in traditional music in an area such as performance, research, education, broadcasting, production, or administration; or professional involvement in some area of traditional music.
IELTS - 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in each band; TOEFL internet-based test iBT: 90 with no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in all other sections; Pearson Test of English - 63 with no less than 59 for each item in the Communicative Skills section; Duolingo English Test (DET) - 120 with no less than 110 in literacy, conversation, and comprehension subscores and no less than 95 in production. (This lower production subscore applies to non-EU applicants only), Cambridge Proficiency Cert. - 176+ on Cambridge English scale with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English. Proficiency Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); Cambridge Advanced Cert. - 176+ on Cambridge English scale with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English Advanced Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); ETAPP - C1 or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); Oxford Test of English - 140 with no less than 125 in each skill; Trinity College London ISE - ISE III with at least merit in each skill category.