You will have the option to specialise in one of three main areas: Performance Composition Music Studies. You will be taught by staff who are internationally-recognised experts in these subject areas. Our reputation for international research was recognised in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, the UK government’s assessment of research across all higher education institutions, where we are ranked 8th in the UK amongst music departments for research excellence and 2nd for the quality of our research environment.

You will be required to have a relevant four year Bakalavr bachelor's degree from a recognised institution, with grades of approximately 80% or above to be considered for our postgraduate taught courses. If your bachelor's degree is marked out of a GPA of 5.0, you will be required to have an average of at least 4.0.