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MMus Music and Culture - Online Information Session

MMus Music and Culture - Online Information Session

UCD School of Music is holding an online information event to provide information about scholarship opportunities and the MMus programme more generally on Thursday 29 May at 15:00 Irish time

All those interested in the programme are warmly invited to this event, which will be held via Zoom. If you wish to attend, please register via the link below. 

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Postgraduate Study in Music

The School of Music is one of the leading centres for graduate musical study in Ireland and a QS World Top 100 Performing Arts department. Our graduate programmes give students the opportunity to work with scholars of international standing in the School's core disciplines of historical musicology, ethnomusicology and composition. The MMus (taught Master’s) degree furnishes students with the core intellectual tools for pursuing musical research and composition, while also encouraging independent scholarship. The PhD and MLitt (research Master’s) programmes afford the chance to complete a major research project under the supervision of an expert in the field, or alternatively a composition portfolio.

Graduate Programmes

MMus Music and Culture - 1 year

Our MMus taught postgraduate programme gives students the opportunity to work with scholars of international standing in the School’s core disciplines of historical musicology, ethnomusicology, and composition.

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MMus Music & Culture Scholarship Opportunity

The UCD School of Music is delighted to announce six scholarships for students entering the MMus in Music and Culture in 2025/26, offering fee waivers of €5,000 for non-EU students and €2,000 for EU students. Awards will be available across Historical Musicology, Ethnomusicology, and Composition/Practice-Based Research, with no separate application required.

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MLitt: Research Master of Literature in Music - 2 years 

The MLitt degree is a two year research degree, leading to the writing of a thesis of 40,000 to 50,000 words which will treat its subject in a systematic and independent way. 

PhD: Doctor of Philosophy in Music - 4 years

The PhD is a four year structured degree programme centred around the submission of a longer dissertation.

These programmes are primarily aimed at students who want to pursue independent musicological research.

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UCD School of Music - Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme

The School of Music at University College Dublin invites expressions of interest from potential doctoral researchers wishing to apply for Government of Ireland (GOI) Postgraduate Scholarships with a start date of Autumn 2026.  The School offers bespoke support to selected applicants. 

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Funding and Support Links

UCD School of Music

Newman Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 1 716 8178 | E: music@ucd.ie