Music

Why study with us

Challenge yourself academically and musically while studying with us in the creative capital city of Wales. Our degree offers excellent professional preparation, providing you with the tools you need to succeed after graduation.

Research excellence

90% of our research environment is considered conducive to producing world-leading or internationally excellent research (REF 2021).

Work with professional musicians

Workshops, masterclasses and seminars are given by visiting composers, musicologists and performers.

Space to create

Excellent facilities for performance and creation.

Music (MA)

Full time, Part time

Challenge yourself academically and musically while tailoring the programme, and its rich opportunities, to meet your ambitions for the future.

Composition (PhD)

Full-time, part-time

To offer knowledge and expertise for a career in professional music composition.

Music (PhD)

Full-time, part-time

You may specialise in composition, musicology or performance, presenting work in one of three different formats: a thesis, a portfolio of compositions with commentary, or a performance recital with supporting thesis.

Musicology (PhD)

Full-time, part-time

To offer knowledge and expertise for a career in higher education and writing about music.

Performance (PhD)

Full-time, part-time

To offer knowledge and expertise for to pursue further research, teaching, and professional performance.

Our videos

Shaikha's experience on the MA in Music

Shaikha Alwotaid, an international student from Kuwait, tells us about her love of music, the range of instruments she plays and the supportive and collaborative experience she's experienced in Cardiff.

The School has such a positive learning environment where those around you are always encouraging. I particularly like how the Music Studies pathway covers such a broad range of topics and areas of music, and how our classes are often led by specialists in a certain area. At the same time, the course allows us to tailor assignments to our own research interests and we get numerous opportunities to share our research with staff and other students.

Maya Morris Music (MA)

Rigorous musical training within a lively and imaginative liberal arts environment

In our purpose-built building we have all the facilities you need to succeed in your studies. We have lecture theatres with modern lecture-capture technology, seminar rooms, more than 25 practice rooms, ensemble rooms, electro-acoustic studios and a 250-seat concert hall.