Courses

Postgraduate programmes

The RCM is home to a lively community of taught and research postgraduate students. It offers a range of postgraduate programmes which encourage interaction and dialogue at all levels.

At their core resides the concept of the informed musician who works across practice and theory. As well as encouraging the study of key sources relevant to performers and composers, the RCM's postgraduate programmes foster critical skills and provide students with a platform upon which to engage in topical debates about all issues connected with the arts; not least to rehearse the arguments for the importance of their own music-making.

What postgraduate programmes does the RCM offer?

Masters programmes

MPerf (Master of Performance): for instrumentalists, conductors and singers

MMus in Performance: for instrumentalists, conductors and singers

MComp in Composition and Composition for Screen: for composers and composers for screen

MMus in Composition and Composition for Screen: for composers and composers for screen

MSc in Performance Science: for performance scientists

The RCM’s Masters programmes are designed to prepare you for the music profession. They encourage you to develop your creative personality as a musician and to benefit from the highly distinguished and experienced team of professors.

The MPerf and MComp programmes are designed specifically for performers, conductors and composers with a strong emphasis on Principal Study. The MMus programmes are intended for those who are aiming for careers that require more extensive academic experience alongside high level performance or composition skills. They also provide a solid grounding for those aiming for further study at doctoral level.

Artist Diploma

ArtDip in Performance: for instrumentalists who have already demonstrated excellence in performance at Masters level, either here at the RCM or elsewhere

ArtDip in Opera: for singers who have already demonstrated excellence in performance at Masters level, either here at the RCM or elsewhere  

Other awards

PGDip: for instrumentalists,conductors, singers and composers who have completed one year of a two-year full-time Masters programme GradDip: for overseas student singers only, as a bridge to Masters study Doctoral programme

Doctoral programme

PhD: for performers, composers, musicologists and performance scientists, combining practice and theory at the highest level