Maynooth,
Ireland
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA Musicology in Maynooth Ireland | Maynooth University
Maynooth University
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Maynooth Ireland
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
EUR
16,000
(c. USD18,547.04)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
The MA in Musicology serves as both an independent qualification and a foundation for advanced MLitt and PhD research. This program helps you grow as a researcher while enhancing your critical thinking and communication skills, which you'll apply to exploring music history, cultural contexts, and analytical approaches. Taught by internationally recognized faculty who are active scholars, performers, and composers, the program covers diverse specializations including film music, opera studies, historical sources, 19th-20th century European art music, Irish music traditions, ethnomusicology, popular music, gender studies in music, and analytical techniques. In addition to structured coursework, seminars, and showcases, students can participate in conferences, concerts, and events organized by the Music Department. The program also provides excellent library resources, optional language courses, and easy access to Dublin's rich network of research libraries and archives.
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Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Normally a minimum II.1 honours degree in Music is required. Applicants without this qualification will be requested to supply a short piece of sample writing on music and/or attend an interview.
International applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.
International applicants whose first language is not English may be requested to submit samples of written material.
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.
Tuition
EUR
16,000