Composition (Instrumental and Vocal Composition) | University of Manchester

Course summary

Our MusM Composition (Instrumental and Vocal) master's course offers intensive training for composers and provides excellent preparation for doctoral work or a career in the professional world.

With a strong focus on practical music-making and supported by an outstanding programme of workshops and performances by professional musicians, it offers an invaluable opportunity for composers to hone their skills and develop their personal voice.

You will benefit from:

links to ensembles as an integral part of the course;
interaction with the music profession, including the BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata;
opportunities to develop professional skills, for example through collaborating, rehearsing and networking with

professional musicians; learning to arrange/orchestrate; undertaking outreach opportunities; and collaborating in the
creation of performances;

-flexibility to develop your own compositional and research interests;

close ties with electroacoustic composers in NOVARS, and the flexibility to combine electroacoustic course units with

those for instrumental and vocal composition;
integration into the active research culture of The University of Manchester, through research seminars, performance

workshops and concerts.

Entry requirements

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Fees and funding

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Sponsorship information

Each year the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (SALC) offer a number of School awards and Subject-specific bursaries (the values of which are usually set at Home/EU fees level), open to both Home/EU and international students.

The deadline for these is early February each year.

Details of all funding opportunities, including deadlines, eligibility and how to apply, can be found on the  School's funding page where you can also find details of the Government Postgraduate Loan Scheme.

See also  the University's postgraduate funding database to see if you are eligible for any other funding opportunities.

For University of Manchester graduates, the Manchester Alumni Bursary offers a £3,000 reduction in tuition fees to University of Manchester alumni who achieved a 1st within the last three years and are progressing to a postgraduate taught masters course.

The Manchester Master's Bursary is a University-wide scheme that offers 100 bursaries worth £4,000 in funding for students from underrepresented groups.