Community Music - MA Programme content
Gain a comprehensive grounding in the skills and knowledge needed to become a successful community musician with this one-year, full-time course.
Key information
EU fees per year
€8,400
Non-EU fees per year
€18,600
NFQ Level
NFQ Level 9 Major
Duration
One year
Attendance
Full-time
Programme type
Taught
Delivery
In-person
Start date
September
Award
Masters
Key information
- Complete full-time in one year
- Delivered on campus
- Modules taught during autumn and spring semesters
- Submit final presentation at the end of the summer semester
- Plan, deliver and evaluate a Community Music Project in partnership with community stakeholders.
You will learn through a blend of
- Lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities
- Reflective practice and guided research
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers
Programme content
Core modules
- Community Music Skills 1 (MU5501) combines practical and academic perspectives on Community Music.
- Community Music in Context (MU5511) develops the observation, evaluation, communication and teaching techniques and skills necessary for work in community music.
- Independent Study 1 (MD6051) enables students to pursue self-directed learning of an academic or performance-based project.
- Colloquium 1 (MD6111) exposes students to scholarship and performance practices from a wide variety of music and dance and related disciplines.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
Core modules
- Community Music Skills 2 (MU5512) consolidates and develops the repertoire and ensemble skills addressed in the first module.
- Community Music Project (MU6032) develops skills to implement and oversee successful community music programmes.
- Critical Contexts for Arts Management and Cultural Policy (MD6062) introduces students to key concepts, practices and discourses related to contemporary arts management, production and policy making.
- Independent Study 2 (MD6052) consolidates and develops on the student’s self-directed learning of an academic or performance-based project.
- Colloquium 2 (MD6102) creates a culture of critical engagement in writing and performance and a sense of shared goals in the acquisition and transfer of knowledge.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
Core modules
- Final Presentation (MD5522) equips students to perform specialist repertoire at the standard of a public recital or conduct a research project to the level of a master's standard dissertation or a combination of both.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
