Masters courses

Studying music as a postgraduate in Sheffield means becoming part of a large international community. We offer 4 onsite and 2 distance-learning masters courses across a wide range of disciplines.

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We aim to create a stimulating, intellectual and musical environment, designed to foster original and creative research among its postgraduates. We encourage day-to-day contact with peers and staff, thereby building a sense of community. You’ll have the freedom to explore the music you are passionate about, becoming a specialist in your chosen area with the support of our expert academic staff. This is facilitated by:

  • Holding regular research seminars and postgraduate study days as a forum for intellectual enquiry and debate.
  • Providing postgraduates with study, research and studio facilities.
  • Providing equipment for recording, field study and transcriptions.
  • Asking postgraduates to take a leading role in its concert giving.

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Taught degrees

Musicology MA

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year 2 years Full-time Part-time
  • Accredited

Gain new insights into how music is created, disseminated and received in different times and cultures. This course draws on a range of methodologies and disciplines to help you get the most out of the music you love.

  • Funding available

Music Management MA

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year 2 years Full-time Part-time
  • Accredited

We combine theory with live projects to give you a real taste of what it takes to succeed in music management. The course brings together experts from our music department and management school, and from the creative and cultural industries.

  • Funding available

Music Performance Studies MA

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year 2 years Full-time Part-time
  • Accredited

Develop as a performer with stylistic awareness and an understanding of how to prepare for the concert platform and take part in a public recital at the end of your course in September.

  • Funding available

Psychology of Music MA

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year 2 years Full-time Part-time

Explore fundamental questions about music and its central place in our lives on the longest established music psychology programme in the UK. Our interdisciplinary approach offers a unique perspective on music and rigorous training in research techniques.

  • Funding available

Online learning

Music Psychology in Education, Performance and Wellbeing MA

Postgraduate taught
  • August 2025 start
  • 2 years Part-time Distance learning Online learning

Learn about psychological research on musical experiences on this distance-learning course, including learning, teaching, practicing, performing, listening and using music to enhance well-being.

  • Funding available

The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers. In the event of any change the University will consult and inform students in good time and will take reasonable steps to minimise disruption. We timetable teaching across the whole of our campus, the details of which can be found on our campus map. Teaching may take place in a student’s home department, but may also be timetabled to take place within other departments or central teaching space.

Students involved with performance may be required to meet some associated costs. These are variable depending on the nature of performance, and may include (but are not limited to) accompanist fees and the purchase of music/scores.

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Postgraduate online open day

Become part of our community of talented postgraduate students. Join us at our online open day on Wednesday 27 November 2024.

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