Are you interested in studying music at Maynooth?

    A degree in Music is a valuable asset for access to a wide range of careers, and music graduates are especially sought after in professions demanding a high level of confidence, communication skills, and expressive ability.

    The Department of Music at the Maynooth University is a vibrant, stimulating and friendly place in which to study, with all the benefits of being one of the Republic of Ireland's leading research communities. Situated in the University's historic leafy South Campus, the Department of Music has an energetic and enthusiastic staff team, made up of specialists operating at the forefront of a varied range of disciplines.

    We offer a lively undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum, with the key areas of performance, composition, musicology and music technology lying at the heart of our activities.

    An entrance scholarship is available for one entrant to the BMus (MH103) commencing in September.  Details are under Scholarships (Bachelor of Music MH103 Entrance Scholarship) here.
     

    Thinking about a postgraduate degree in music? The Department of Music offers a wide range of taught postgraduate courses that focus on research-led study, drawing on the internationally recognised expertise of our researchers and practitioners. 

    Taught (MA and PGDip)

    Our taught programmes are aimed at graduates with a passion for music and a desire for intellectual challenge, who wish to enhance creative, performance, technological, research and analytical skills developed at undergraduate level, and improve their qualifications.

    Taught programmes (full-time and part-time) are offered as follows:

    Applications for Structured full- and part-time PhD and MLitt programmes are invited in the areas of:

    Students work under the individual supervision of a member of staff and contribute to the research activities of the Department through postgraduate seminars, conferences, performance, composition, and through the department's postgraduate journal. The subject of research for the PhD or MLitt thesis must be approved by the Head of Department and must be based on original research conducted under the direction of a designated member of the Department. Applicants will be interviewed. In the first instance please read the section on ‘Our Research’ and make contact with your proposed supervisor(s) in order to explore the feasibility of a supervisory match and of the scope of your research.

    More Information:

    • Please contact our Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Lorraine Byrne Bodley (details below) if you have further questions.
    • See Postgraduate Studies for more information on making an application.

    Applications must be made online via MU Apply https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/mu/graduate-studies/how-apply

    Contact:

    Director of Graduate Studies:
    Professor Lorraine Byrne Bodley e: [email protected] 
     
    We also welcome expressions of interest and enquiries from:

    • Postdoctoral applicants
    • Academic exchange applicants
    • Visiting scholars​

    >> Undergraduate Prospectus