| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medieval Music Pathway - Mandatory units: | ||||
| Readings In Musicology | MUSIM0036 | 40 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Introductory Latin | AFACM1003 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Dissertation | MUSIM1000 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Musicology Pathway - Mandatory units: | ||||
| Readings In Musicology | MUSIM0036 | 40 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Dissertation | MUSIM1000 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Source Study, Paleography and Editorial Practices | MUSIM0014 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Composition Pathway - Mandatory units: | ||||
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Introduction to Professional Composing | MUSIM0002 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Contemporary Compositional Ideas and Techniques | MUSIM0006 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Composition Portfolio | MUSIM0011 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Performance Pathway - Mandatory units: | ||||
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Performance Studies | MUSIM0022 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Source Study, Paleography and Editorial Practices | MUSIM0014 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Russian Music Pathway - Mandatory units: | ||||
| Research Skills for Musicians | MUSIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Readings In Musicology | MUSIM0036 | 40 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Dissertation | MUSIM1000 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Russian Music Pathway - select from: | ||||
| Foreign Language Skills for Postgraduate Students (Beginners and Intermediate) | MODLM0030 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Foreign Language Skills for Postgraduate Students (Advanced) | MODLM0031 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Optional Units List | ||||
| Contemporary Compositional Ideas and Techniques | MUSIM0006 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Source Study, Paleography and Editorial Practices | MUSIM0014 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Critical Analysis of Media Music | MUSIM0020 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Composing With Electronics | MUSIM0027 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Readings In Musicology | MUSIM0036 | 40 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Accompaniment in Practice | MUSIM0041 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Advanced Orchestration | MUSIM0043 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Advanced Technical Studies | MUSIM0042 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Personal Option Unit | AFACM0007 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 |
| Supervised Individual Study | AFACM0008 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 |
| Medieval Music Palaeography | MUSIM0044 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Subject to availability and subject to approval from the Programme Director, students may take ONE 20-credit module at level 5/I or 6/H. These units have codes beginning MUSI2 or MUSI3. Please see the unit catalogue (http://www.bris.ac.uk/esu/unitprogcat/UnitsForDept.jsa?orgCode=MUSI) for information on available units. | ||||
| MA Music | 180 | |||
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
The award of an MA with Merit in the Faculty of Arts requires at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component and at least 65 out of 100 for the dissertation.
