MA Music Management

Year 1

(Award available for year: Master of Arts)

Learning outcomes

1. Demonstrate the ability to evaluate critically the concepts, values and debates informing the discipline;
2. Apply a range of methods, approaches, and research techniques appropriate to the scholarly study of music management;
3. Interrogate the relationship between research, theory and practice, and between evidence and enquiry in the music business and related industries.

Skills Learning Outcomes
4. Take a proactive and self-reflective role in working, through the analysis and evaluation of own and others’ ideas, and to develop professional relationships with others;
5. Demonstrate skills in presentation, writing and analysis suitable to the programme and industry;
6. Develop abilities in devising, planning, organizing, and managing a music output necessary to undertake employment in a higher capacity in industry or area of professional practice.

Assessment

We use a variety of assessment methods, each of which is chosen to best measure your achievement of a module’s learning outcomes and associated skills, so you and we can understand and support your progress and development. Depending on the modules you choose, across your degree you are likely to encounter a mix of written assignments (e.g. essays, reports, reviews, reflective logs), creative outputs and portfolios (e.g. compositions, editions), recitals and performances, presentations, and project work. Assignments will generally be completed individually, though some may require elements of group working leading to individual submissions.  

You might be given a brief, question or problem to be addressed, or you may have scope to determine your own question or approach under the guidance of a member of staff. You’ll be given clear instructions regarding the assessment requirements and criteria, and you’ll receive both formative and summative feedback on your work to support your learning as you progress through your course. Assessments will usually require you to synthesise and evaluate learning from multiple taught sessions and learning resources (e.g. a module’s lectures, seminars, set readings and other online resources), and you should think of your course as a whole, and apply your learning across your modules. Creative, applied and practical work may offer you the chance to take risks and experiment with new ideas and concepts, and in all cases we encourage you to challenge yourself, to think critically and creatively, to move as far beyond your comfort zone as you can, and to reflect on your working process and achievement.  

Our assessments are designed to be fair and inclusive, to engage you intellectually and to help prepare you for life beyond University through the development of relevant skills, knowledge and experience.