The Open University music department is delighted to invite applications for its innovative MA in music, which you can study from anywhere.
This fascinating introduction to the methods and materials used for music research will suit professionals working in a wide range of music-related settings, and is also applicable if you have a leisure interest in music. Your studies will be based in the digital humanities using creative technologies to develop your research skills and critically analyse a variety of musical sources. You’ll encounter a number of musical topics, themes and repertoires from different periods and styles – as you engage with Western, non-Western and popular music – and will be able to tailor your studies according to your musical interests.
Students who have completed their degrees commented that:
- “My horizons expanded greatly from all the materials and activities…The weekly format [was] easy to grasp”
- “I enjoyed the freedom of choice in assessments. This allowed [me] to concentrate on aspects of music that interested me and allowed me to work to my strengths.”
- “[T]he experience was completely worthwhile and I am finding it hard to adjust to the hole left by the absence of [the MA]! I went into this MA to challenge myself and for personal satisfaction and I have not been disappointed.”
- “I found the course extremely stimulating, challenging and exciting and am pleased I took the plunge to enrol. The research opened up many new avenues for me to explore and I felt the whole experience was a deeply fulfilling one.”
Registration opens 18 March 2020. More information can be found here.
