Postgraduate Music degree planning

Guidance on how you can structure your studies in the BMus(Hons), PGCertMus, PGDipMus, and the MMus.

Programme requirements

'My Programme Requirements' is used to view courses in your degree and to track how you are progressing with your studies. The University Calendar provides all the requirements for the BMus(Hons), PGCertMus, PGDipMus, and MMus degrees, including courses that can potentially be taken within them.

Students can also contact the School's Postgraduate Adviser, Dr Olivier Holland, for academic guidance on how your intended study outcomes/career aspirations can inform your elective choices and research area.

Master of Music

Guidance on structuring your MMus studies, whether you are taking the 180-point or 120-point version, whether taught or research, can be found below:

180-point taught

First semester	Second semester	Third semester
MUS 743	MUS 790A	MUS 790B
MUS Skills course	3 x MUS Electives	MUS Capstone course
MUS Elective		MUS Elective

180-point research

First semester	Second and third semester
MUS 743	MUS 790A/B + MUS 785A/B or
MUS Skills course	MUS 786A/B
MUS Elective

120-point taught

First semester	Second semester
MUS 743	MUS 790B
MUS 790A	MUS Capstone course
MUS Skills course	MUS Elective

120-point research

First and second semester
MUS 790A/B + MUS 785A/B or
MUS 796A/B

Postgraduate Diploma in Music

Below provides guidance on structuring your PGDipMus studies:

First semester	Second semester
MUS 743	MUS Capstone course
MUS Skills course	2 x MUS Elective
MUS Elective

Postgraduate Certificate in Music

Below provides guidance on structuring your PGCertMus studies:

First semester
MUS Skills course
2 x MUS Elective

Bachelor of Music (Honours)

Below provides guidance on structuring your BMus(Hons) studies:

First semester	Second semester
MUS 743	MUS Capstone course
MUS Skills course	2 x MUS Elective
MUS Elective