Graduate Diploma in Music

Program Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Music at Goldsmiths, University of London is a one-year Pre-Masters program designed to enhance musical skills and academic English proficiency. It offers specialization in performance, composition, or musicology, and prepares students for further postgraduate study or careers in various music-related fields. The program emphasizes critical thinking, textual interpretation, and oral and written communication skills, and provides support in finding appropriate postgraduate programs.

Program Outline

Graduate Diploma in Music at Goldsmiths, University of London

Degree Overview:

This Pre-Masters program is designed for postgraduates who need a year to develop their musical skills and academic English. It helps students familiarise themselves with British academic culture and the standards required at Masters degree level.

• Can be taken as a standalone Diploma or as preparation for further postgraduate study.
• Leads on to a Master's program in the Department of Music at Goldsmiths.
• Allows specialization in music performance, composition, or musicology.
• Provides support in finding appropriate postgraduate programs.
• Academic Writing and Language Development
• Academic Listening and Speaking
• Contemporary Theories
• The other half consists of Music Department modules:
• Choose ONE 30-credit module:
• Performance: Creative Practice
• Composition portfolio
• Research Project
• Choose TWO 15-credit modules from:
• Acoustic Ecology and Field Recording
• Performing South-East Asian Music
• Fringe and Underground Musics
• Music/Modernities
• Soviet Music and Politics
• Creative Orchestration and Arrangement
• Introduction to Audiovisual Composition
• Improvisation
• Advanced Popular Music Studies
• Live Electronics
• Music and Screen Media
• Contemporary Jazz Performance the UK Scene

Structure:

• 1 year full-time program

Assessment:

• Continuous assessment includes seminar presentations and researched essays.
• Written, listening, and oral examinations.
• For performance and composition options, assessments include a recital and a portfolio of creative work.

Teaching:

• Taught by experienced faculty in the Department of Music.
• Utilizes a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, seminars, workshops, and individual tutorials.
• Focuses on developing critical thinking, textual interpretation, and oral and written communication skills.

Careers:

• Graduates can pursue careers in various music-related fields, such as:
• Performance
• Composition
• Musicology
• Music education
• Music journalism
• Music therapy
• Arts administration

Other:

• The program emphasizes developing skills in critical reasoning, textual interpretation, and oral and written communication.

Annual tuition fees These are the fees for students starting their programme in the 2024/2025 academic year. International - full-time: £17830