Creative Music Practice (MA)

Liverpool Hope University

United Kingdom, Liverpool

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Duration12 month(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 21,925 / Year

Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

Creative Music Practice (MA)

About

About the Course

Applications are now open for the September 2026 intake

Study a professionally-focused creative music Masters degree in one of the U.K.’s most musical cities. This MA programme offers a unique blend of creative practice, business insight, and academic enquiry in support of students realising their creative visions to a professional level in music study, whether it be in performance; composition and arrangement; production; music research and writing; or other specialised areas of study in music.

The programme provides you with the professional support required to develop your creative vision, and we will work closely with you at every stage of your planning, preparation and promotion of your particular musical path as you deliver your creative vision within the public arena as a practising music professional.

This programme will be of particular interest to recent music or music production graduates, as well as recently qualified or established music professionals, who wish to further hone their music and music business skills while engaging with the music profession.

Why Choose Liverpool Hope?

Liverpool is a World Heritage City of Music, attracting one million people each year for music events. The city’s rich musical heritage—from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to the Beatles through to Northern Soul and the club scene—make it an attractive UK city in which to study music at the Masters level.

Liverpool Hope University’s Creative Campus consists of four beautiful, Grade II Listed buildings located in Liverpool city centre. The state-of-the-art facilities at the Creative Campus include two theatres, two dance studios, two black box performance spaces, a suite of audio editing and music recording studios, a music library, music practice rooms, business incubation spaces and The Capstone Theatre, a 260-seat performance space engineered to be acoustically perfect. Liverpool Hope is also an All-Steinway Music School, demonstrating a commitment to excellence by providing our students with the best equipment possible for the study of music.

The programme is enhanced by Liverpool Hope University’s numerous partnerships with professional ensembles, organisations, venues, and festivals, such as the Immix Ensemble, the Pixels Ensemble, Parr Street Studios, Liverpool Sound City, the Angel Field Festival, Sentric Music, Milapfest, the Pagoda Ensemble, Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, and the Liverpool City Council.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

A minimum of a Second-Class Honours degree, awarded by a UK university or an equivalent higher education qualification, in music or a related subject, or in another subject with the ability to evidence a substantial proven track record in music.

International Entry Requirements

Possess a degree from an overseas institution that is judged by the Registrar or Nominee to be equivalent to a first class degree or upper second class honours degree from a UK University in music or a related subject, or have a first class or upper second class honours degree in another subject but with a substantial proven professional track record in music.

*Part time study is not available for Non-EU International applicants

Usually a good undergraduate degree from a recognised university

English Requirements

IELTSMin 6.5

English Program Requirements

If you require a Student Route Visa to study in the UK, you will also have to meet the English language requirements for your study. These requirements are set by the UK Government.

As a Higher Education Institute, Liverpool Hope University can choose how to assess a student’s knowledge of English. However, to meet UKVI requirements, all Student Route students must be at CEFR level B2 if you’re studying at a degree level or higher.

Any qualifications that would be accepted in lieu of a SELT would need to be studied within an alloted time frame as indicated on the specific pages i.e 2/5 years.

You do not have to prove your knowledge of English if you are a national of, or have completed a qualification equivalent to a UK degree in, one of the countries listed below:

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
New Zealand
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
UK
USA

You also do not have to prove your knowledge of English if one of the following apply:

you are a national of Canada
you have studied in the UK before as a Tier 4 (Child) student*
you are applying to come to the UK for a study abroad programme as part of a university degree course in the USA

*Please see Student Route guidance for full details

At Liverpool Hope University, we will accept a range of qualifications and English Equivalencies to satisfy both your Academic English Requirements and English for UKVI purposes.

Please see the tabs above for more detailed information regarding: tests, qualifications, country specific information and foundation english entry.

The information on our English Language Requirements webpages should be used for guidance only and we reserve the right to change the evidence we will accept for English Language proficiency.

Career

Careers

The main focus of this Masters programme is to professionalise music students, preparing them for the world of work by aiding them in putting together a portfolio career. By the end of this programme, students will continue to develop their creative practice in a critically-informed way, while at the same time honing the necessary skillset to promote, distribute and manage their own artistic, creative, and scholarly ambitions as they bring it to the public arena.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

21,925 / year

Creative Music Practice (MA)

Liverpool Hope University

United Kingdom, Liverpool

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