- Level
- Master Degree
- Duration
- 1 year master degree
- Field
- Fine and Performing Arts
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
Program overview
A research degree in music at MPhil level, in which sustained original research, composition or performance enquiry forms the output, supported by supervision.
Bangor now offers three music research routes at GBP 16,000, and this MPhil sits at the most research intensive end of them.
Master of Philosophy in Music is taught at the Bangor University, a UK university with degree awarding powers. Because the music MPhil is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after the music MPhil ends, or three years for a doctorate. To claim it after the music MPhil you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. One limit applies to the music MPhil as to every taught course in Britain: the rules introduced in January 2024 stop taught students bringing a spouse or children as dependants, so the music MPhil cannot support a family move.
The academic bar for Master of Philosophy in Music is a completed master degree with 70 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for the music MPhil is recorded at GBP 16,000 a year. Bangor charges no application fee, so applying for the music MPhil costs you nothing, and no scholarship is recorded against it. the music MPhil lists only two entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages the the music MPhil application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A completed master degree from a recognised university, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 75; PTE Academic 62 with no component below 58; or the Duolingo English Test at 120.
- Application and deposit: Bangor charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this course. Budget the full tuition.
- Graduate Route: the music MPhil is a degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work after you finish. You must apply from inside the UK on a valid student visa. Students on taught courses cannot bring a spouse or children as dependants under the January 2024 rules.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Musicologist: research and academic settings
- Composer: commissions and independent work
- Performing Musician: ensembles and freelance work
- Music Educator: schools and private tuition
- Arts Programmer: cultural organisations
- Doctoral Study: progression to a music doctorate
Reality check: an MPhil is often a staging point toward doctoral study, so discuss with the department whether it or a direct doctorate suits your plans.
About Bangor University
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.8
- World rank
- #567
- Established
- 1884
- Reference No.
- 10007857
