Degree of Master of Music

RESOLUTION

The Degree of Master of Music is governed by Resolution No. 579 of the University Court which came into effect on 1 September 2007. The provisions of the Resolution are as follows.

1.    The Degree of Master of Music (MMus) may be awarded by the Senate of the University of Glasgow in the College of Arts.

2.    The Senate may make regulations, which are subject to the approval of the University Court, governing the award of the Degree – these are set out in the section entitled ‘Regulations’. 

3.    The College Higher Degrees Committee (or equivalent) shall consider all matters relating to the Degree and shall report to the Senate thereon. It shall be competent for the Higher Degrees Committee to make recommendations to the Senate with regard to the appointment of Examiners for the Degree.

4.    It shall be competent for the University Court, on the recommendation of the Senate, to recognise as teachers of the University for the purposes of the Degree such lecturers and other officers of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as, having responsibility for research or courses qualifying for the Degree, may be proposed for such recognition by the Higher Degrees Committee:

5.   a)   The Examiners for the Degree shall be such professors and lecturers of the University as the Senate shall designate, together with teachers of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland appointed in accordance with section (b); and such external examiners as may be appointed by the University Court.

b)   The University Court may appoint as an examiner for the Degree, but not as an external examiner, any teacher recognised in accordance with Clause 4 hereof.

REGULATIONS

1.     Each candidate for the Degree must be a Bachelor of Music with Honours or a Master of Arts with Honours in Music of the University, or must have obtained an equivalent degree or qualification from another University or Institution of Higher Education recognised for this purpose by the University Court on the recommendation of the Senate, and must satisfy entrance requirements which shall be determined by the Head of Music. The normal standard of admission shall be that of a Degree with First or Upper Second Class Honours, or the equivalent and admission to study for the Degree shall normally be granted only from the beginning of the academic year.

2.     The minimum period of study or research for the Degree shall be determined by the Head of Music for each candidate according to his or her qualifications at the time of his or her admission, and shall normally be:

a)   for a full-time candidate, either 12 months or two sessions of study or research;

b)   for a part-time candidate, either two or three sessions of study or research.

The Higher Degrees Committee may exceptionally permit a candidate to pursue study elsewhere for part of the prescribed period.

3.     Each candidate shall prosecute his or her research under the supervision of a primary and a secondary supervisor, both being teachers of the University and appointed by the College Higher Degrees Committee on the recommendation of the Head of Music. The primary supervisor shall be a teacher of the University in a subject area appropriate to the candidate’s research.

4.     The Music section in the School of Culture & Creative Arts shall be responsible for the research for the Degree, for the co-ordination of any supervision or teaching arrangements, and for providing the courses and seminars accompanying the individual research work.

5.     Each candidate must normally undertake the Postgraduate Research Training Courses in Information Technology and Library Skills, provided by the Arts and Humanities Graduate School before presenting their submission.

6.     Each candidate must undertake a programme of study and research in Musicology, or Composition, or Sonic Arts, within which his or her curriculum shall follow the prescription set out in the programme documentation. The thesis, portfolio of compositions, or major project work prescribed shall, in each case, contribute 60% of the assessment weight of the programme.

7.     The thesis, portfolio or project work must be presented for examination within 11 months of the date of initial registration as a postgraduate student in the College of Arts (23 months in the case of part-time study). In exceptional circumstances an extension of six months may be approved by the College Higher Degrees Committee.

8.     The Examiners shall conduct such oral and written examinations as they may desire or as the Senate may prescribe. A candidate may be required to present himself or herself for an oral or other examination.

9.     Each candidate must submit two bound, typewritten or printed, copies of the thesis and/or musical scores. These must be accompanied by a declaration that the research/composition has been carried out, and the thesis and/or musical scores composed, by the candidate, and that the material of the submission has not been accepted in fulfilment of the requirements of any other degree or professional qualification. In the case of musical compositions, the score submitted may be generated by notation software or hand-written in indelible, ink and should conform to standard criteria reflecting current professional practice. The submitted copies of the thesis may be soft-bound but otherwise should generally conform to the British Standard Institution’s Recommendations for the presentation of theses (BS4821:1990) which is available for consultation in the University Library or from the College Graduate School.