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During this programme, you will:  

• Develop workshop skills, practical management and all other skills necessary for a community musician. 

• Facilitate the expressive work of others and work effectively with a wide range of people in diverse settings. 

• Add to the academic canon of community music writing. 

• Promote access to excellent participatory music making. 

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   

Year 1 

Autumn Semester 

• combines practical and academic perspectives on Community Music. 

• develops the observation, evaluation, communication and teaching techniques and skills necessary for work in community music. 

• enables students to pursue self-directed learning of an academic or performance-based project. 

• exposes students to scholarship and performance practices from a wide variety of music and dance and related disciplines. 

Spring Semester 

• consolidates and develops the repertoire and ensemble skills addressed in the first module. 

• develops skills to implement and oversee successful community music programmes. 

• introduces students to key concepts, practices and discourses related to contemporary arts management, production and policy making. 

• consolidates and develops on the student’s self-directed learning of an academic or performance-based project. 

• creates a culture of critical engagement in writing and performance and a sense of shared goals in the acquisition and transfer of knowledge. 

Summer Semester 

• 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  

• Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree ( Level 8) with at least a second-class honour, grade 2 (2:2) in a relevant or appropriate subject. 

• The university will shortlist and invite you to an interview and performance audition.  

Other Entry Considerations: 

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, as long as you can show that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the programme. 

At UL, we value all kinds of learning and support different ways to qualify through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy. 

International students:   

• For details on country-specific qualifications visit postgraduate entry requirements for international students. 

Checklist of documents: 

• *Academic transcripts and certificates
  • UL graduates only need to provide their student ID.
• Copy of your birth certificate or passport
• English translation of your qualifications and transcripts
• Copy of your CV
• Additional audio, visual or written material may be required.
• Garda clearance is also required for this programme. 

English Language: 

• English Language Competency certificate
• For details on accepted language qualifications visit English Language Requirements 

Guidelines on Completing your Application   

• To make sure we can review your application quickly, please:
  • Upload all documents. Your application can’t be reviewed until we have all the documents on the checklist. 
  • Title the documents you are uploading. For example, "Personal Statement", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate" etc. 
• *If you are waiting to graduate, submit your application with the documents you have to date, you don’t need to have finished final exams before applying. 

EU - €7,995

Non-EU - €18,000

Annual fees are billed by semester. Once registered, students may be eligible to apply for a monthly payment plan.  

Further information on fees and payment of fees is available from the Student Fees Office website. All fee related queries should be directed to the Student Fees Office (Phone: +353 61 213 007 or email student.fees.office@ul.ie).  

 
Funding 

Find further information on funding and scholarships. 

This course can lead to the following sectors and careers:  

• Orchestral outreach
• Prison and Probation Service
• Schools
• Daycare setting
• Health settings
• Youth service
• Local authority arts councils
• Adult education
• Multicultural arts groups 

Andrew Jordan, Graduate MA Community Music 

“Since completing the course, I have been able to develop and expand the work I do as co-director of the Redemptorist Centre of Music, Limerick City.   

The Redemptorist Centre of Music is a centre that provides access to music to people of all backgrounds through a variety of different approaches and contexts. To date we work with almost 500 people on a weekly basis from our programmes for toddlers to our groups for older adults.  

Along with my practical work in community music, I am also in the process of completing a PhD examining the work of Music Generation in Limerick City and exploring the ways in which music can be used as a tool for social change. 

Community Music has really provided a structure for how I view music. I feel it is a constantly developing area and one I am very proud to be part of. I would highly recommend the M.A. in Community Music programme!” 

Still Curious?  

The team regularly host and take part in webinars to support future students. If you would like to learn more or ask questions at an online information session, click below.     

Online Information Sessions