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Gaelic Studies and Music MA (Hons)

University of Aberdeen

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  • Qualification

    Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Gaelic Studies and Music at Aberdeen allows you to undertake in-depth study in Scotland's oldest living language while working alongside world-renowned composers and musicologists across different genres, styles and periods. You will have opportunities to grow as a musician and performer and acquire the skills for varied careers related to your language, music or applied in another sector.Aberdeen is the ideal environment and location to study music, with 500 years of musical history and heritage and a vibrant cultural identity which celebrates the traditional while embracing the modern.We have also been teaching Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) and culture for a hundred years, led by teachers and researchers passionate about Gaelic and whose work directly influences Scottish policy on keeping Gaelic alive, healthy and crucial in Scotland today. Gaelic Studies at Aberdeen is the ideal combination of tradition, location, programme, quality and inspiring teachers for you as a beginner or native speaker to enjoy exploring Gaelic language, literature and culture and its place in our world today. Our students and staff play an important role in Scotland’s Gaelic-interest community through activities, networks and organisations.In Music Studies, you can develop your interests and abilities through courses in performance, composition, theory, musicianship and history of music, taking advantage of the outstanding quality of our teachers, instruments and facilities and many opportunities to perform.In addition to a career in music, the academic skills you will develop will open opportunities in teaching, history and heritage, or arts management.

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

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£ 20,800per year

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QUALIFICATION TYPE

A level

A level : BBC

For First Year Entry a minimum of 3 A Levels at BBC.For Second Year Entry a minimum of an A in the subject selected for Single Honours plus BB, or AB in the subjects selected for Joint Honours plus a further B.GCSE in English or English Language is also required.

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University information

University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

  • University League Table

    41st

  • Campus address

    University of Aberdeen, Directorate of External Relations, King's College, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, City Of, AB24 3FX, Scotland

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One of the top 40 universities in the UK (Complete University Guide league tables 2025).
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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Music

    44th out of 80 15

  • Entry standards

    / Max 213
    171 80%

    12th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    69.0 69%

    37th

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.88 72%

    71st

    65

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