MA History and Music
About this course
MA in History and Music. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Historical Research, and Communication & Writing. Students can complete an individual historical project under supervision and undertake a 10,000 word dissertation.
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What students say
Based on about 17 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 73%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 40%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 40 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- London: 15%
- Scotland: 80%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
Modules
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Making History
- Introduction to Music Studies
- Performing and Composing 1
- Digital Musicianship: Music Making in the Digital Age
- Writing About Music
- Introduction to Music Theory and Harmony
- Performing and Composing 2
- Scottish Folklore and Oral Traditions
- Analysing Music
- Introduction to Ethnomusicology
- Global Music History
- Thinking History
- Architecture and Power
- History of Medicine (ME33HM)
- Painting in Tudor and Early Stuart England
- Film and Music
- Eurovision: Media, Memory, Euphoria & Identities
- Music, Health and Wellbeing (Public Engagement) (ME33PE)
- Dissertation in Music
- History in Practice
- Film and Music
- Literature and Music (EL45HC)
- Special Sub: Enlightenment Compared: Ireland, Scotland, Central Europe
- Special Subject: History of the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
- Special Sub: the Child as Subject in the British World
- Spec Sub: Court Society in Late Medieval Europe (C. 1300 – C. 1500)
- Special Sub:european Constitutional Monarchies in the Long 19thcentury
- Special Sub.: Britain and Revolutionary Russia 1917 - 1924
- Special Subject: Myths of the North
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA History and Music at University of Aberdeen earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,500 and £35,000. The £26,500 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of MA History and Music at University of Aberdeen do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA History and Music at University of Aberdeen?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA History and Music at University of Aberdeen?
The average entrant had 172 UCAS points.
Does MA History and Music at University of Aberdeen include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on MA History and Music at University of Aberdeen?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.