Overview

The MA (Ethnomusicology) may be taken full-time over 12 months or part-time over 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme.

Postgraduate Diploma in Ethnomusicology (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

Candidates who pass at least 60 credits of taught modules may elect to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Ethnomusicology.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Students take 90 credits.
Part I
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
MU6004	Performance Practice	15
MU6030	Research Skills	5
MU6034	Multidisciplinary Debates in Musicology and Ethnomusicology	5
MU6042	Ethnography of Music	10
MU6043	History and Theory of Ethnomusicology	10
MU6047	Music Cognition and Perception in Culture	5
MU6050	Performance Studies	10
Part II
Students take 30 credits as follows:
Core Modules
MU6006	Research Project	30
Total Credits		90

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for MA in Ethnomusicology (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate improved knowledge and understanding of the history of ethnomusicological theory and methodology;
  
• Demonstrate an understanding of fieldwork theory and methodology and apply this knowledge in the course of ethnographic research and representation;
  
• Apply theories of performance in critical and creative to musical performance;
  
• Demonstrate improved skills in musical performance, improvisation and creativity across a range of music genres and repertories;
  
• Demonstrate the competence to carry out an independent research dissertation.