| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Music Pathway: | ||||
| Source Study, Paleography and Editorial Practices | MUSIM0014 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Themes and Readings in the History of Music in Britain | MUSIM0029 | 40 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Dissertation | MUSIM1000 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Two of the following: | ||||
| Special Study 1 | MUSIM0028 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Special Study 2 | MUSIM0031 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| 20 credit points of units from other departments: | OPEN | 20 | Optional | |
| Medieval Music Pathway: | ||||
| Introductory Latin | HISTM0003 | 20 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Dissertation | MUSIM1000 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Special Study 1 | MUSIM0028 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| The Reception of Scripture in the First Millenium CE | THRSM0038 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| The Reception of the Bible in the Middle Ages | THRSM0034 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Medieval and Early Modern Colonialism | HISTM0009 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Dante: La Divina Commedia | ITAL30038 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| The Body and Theology: Asceticism in the Middle Ages | THRS30066 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Source Study, Paleography and Editorial Practices | MUSIM0014 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Readings In Musicology | MUSIM0036 | 40 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Musicology Pathway: | ||||
| Source Study, Paleography and Editorial Practices | MUSIM0014 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Special Study 1 | MUSIM0028 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Special Study 2 | MUSIM0031 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Themes and Readings in the History of Music in Britain | MUSIM0029 | 40 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Readings In Musicology | MUSIM0036 | 40 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Composition Pathway: | ||||
| Introduction to Professional Composing | MUSIM0002 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Contemporary Compositional Ideas and Techniques | MUSIM0006 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Composition Portfolio | MUSIM0011 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Analysis Project | MUSIM0026 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Composing With Electronics | MUSIM0027 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Compositional Craft | MUSIM0030 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Performance Pathway: | ||||
| Source Study, Paleography and Editorial Practices | MUSIM0014 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Performance Studies | MUSIM0022 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Special Study 1 | MUSIM0028 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Special Study 2 | MUSIM0031 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Further Written Techniques | MUSI20055 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Extended Study: Studio | MUSI30060 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Advanced Written Techniques (Romantic Styles) | MUSI30062 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Choose one from the following | ||||
| Themes and Readings in the History of Music in Britain | MUSIM0029 | 40 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Music Theory Pathway: | ||||
| Source Study, Paleography and Editorial Practices | MUSIM0014 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Further Written Techniques | MUSI20055 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Advanced Written Techniques (Romantic Styles) | MUSI30062 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Analysis Project | MUSIM0026 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Special Study 1 | MUSIM0028 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Special Study 2 | MUSIM0031 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Russian Music Pathway: | ||||
| Source Study, Paleography and Editorial Practices | MUSIM0014 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Dissertation | MUSIM1000 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Analysis Project | MUSIM0026 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Special Study 1 | MUSIM0028 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Special Study 2 | MUSIM0031 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Soviet Cultural Politics 1917 - 1991 | RUSS30044 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Russian Philosophy of the Silver Age | RUSSM0012 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Introduction to Russian for Graduate Students | RUSSM0020 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Introduction to Russian for Graduate Students | RUSSM0020 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Practical Performance Pathway: | ||||
| Source Study, Paleography and Editorial Practices | MUSIM0014 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Themes and Readings in the History of Music in Britain | MUSIM0029 | 40 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Introduction to Professional Composing | MUSIM0002 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Critical Analysis of Media Music | MUSIM0020 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Special Study 1 | MUSIM0028 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Special Study 2 | MUSIM0031 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Analysis Project | MUSIM0026 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Compositional Craft | MUSIM0030 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Composing With Electronics | MUSIM0027 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| MA Music | 180 | |||
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
