Music MA: After you graduate

A high proportion of Music MA students obtain employment on graduation - either in the music profession itself, in related areas or in teaching - or enrol for further study (eg PGCE, MPhil or PhD). For those students who are already in employment and undertake the course part-time, the award may accelerate promotion and open up new opportunities.

The nature of the Music MA at Kingston - combining theoretical knowledge and practical skills across a broad musical curriculum - equips graduates for a wide range of careers, including:

• music and arts administration;
• the music business;
• school, higher education and instrumental teaching;
• outreach work and educational workshops;
• music composition and arranging;
• professional performance and conducting; and
• music publishing.

The high level of research and transferable skills you acquire during your studies also makes careers in the wider commercial and business environments available to you.

Examples of recent graduate destinations for this and similar courses include:

• broadcast media co-ordinator at the BBC, London;
• composer for Jonathan Brooks Music, Cheshire;
• education development manager for Art Asia Trust Ltd, Hampshire;
• interactive editorial assistant for the BBC, London;
• managing director at Forces Recruitment Services, Cambridgeshire;
• music production co-ordinator at Michael Paert Music, Surrey; and
• pricing and costing executive at British Airways, West Sussex.