Undertaking the Music Education MA course will allow you to develop your critical thinking and ability to interrogate current educational research, literature and practice in the overarching fields of music and music education. You will also have the opportunity to pursue specialist lines of enquiry that are related to your own professional or academic interests, working alongside prominent academics in the field.
Those who should consider applying include: graduates from music and music education or other related degrees; those with professional experiences as a music educator, instrumental teacher, educational manager, primary or secondary school music teacher; and we consider those with other relevant qualifications and experiences.
The course focusses on music teaching and learning, rather than musical performance, etc. Although a high standard of musical performance is expected, candidates must have a significant desire to engage with published research and academic literature, and to produce high-quality written work on music education themes. As such, international applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at the stated level. Experience of working in music and/or arts education is valued too. There is no audition for this course, but candidates may be invited to an interview.
Our MA students develop confidence in understanding music education research and other scholarship in fields of psychology, philosophy and sociology and, moreover, how these inform e.g., pedagogy, policy and curricular development, etc. As a consequence, past students have a strong record of success as primary, secondary and Higher Education teaching professionals. Graduates have also been successful in entering PhD courses at UCL and other universities worldwide.
Graduates of this course are currently working as:
Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of graduates in the 2018–2024 cohorts.
UCL Institute of Education IOE is one of the world’s leading centres for education and related areas of social science. For the 13th year in succession IOE has been ranked as the world’s leading university for the Education theme in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
| QS 综合 | 院校 | 学制 | 学费 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 第 45 位 | 不列颠哥伦比亚大学University of British Columbia | - | 17,715.72 加元（国际生首年学费；本国生 8,204.13） |
| 第 149 位 | 纽卡斯尔大学Newcastle University | 1年 | 26800英镑/年 |
| 第 406 位 | 香港教育大学The Education University of Hong Kong | 1年 | 180000港币/年 |