'Studying for an MMus at Surrey has not only been lots of fun and very rewarding, but it has opened up a whole new musical world of understanding, opportunities and experiences. The staff are great, and it's fantastic to be part of such a thriving and exciting department. I liked it so much I decided to stick around for the next 5 years!' - Maureen Galea, former MMus student currently studying for a PhD in performance.

Master of Music (MMus)

1 or 2 Years. This is a taught course consisting of a selection of advanced study modules, followed by a specialised project. The course occupies the complete academic year from Autumn to Autumn. Module outlines and sample illustrations of paths through the MMus course are given on separate pages.

Master of Research (MRes) in Musicology

1 or 2 Years. This is a course consisting of a taught research training module, an optional module, and a substantial dissertation of 40,000 words worth 120 credits. It is designed for students aiming to specialise in musicology and may be viewed as a 'fast track' to doctoral study.

Music Research at Surrey

Our work achieves wide international circulation, both through established scholarly channels and, distinctively, through broadcast media (such as, BBC Radio 4 and National Public Radio in the USA). Departmental staff are much in demand for pre-concert talks at venues such as London’s South Bank and Barbican centres. The research environment at Surrey is sustained by open discussion and debate, and through the regular airing of work-in-progress. Our work is strengthened by the ready input of our peers and research students at various stages: collective engagement with each other’s work fosters innovation. Recent examples of work include:

• Establishment of the Processes in Music Making Research Group (PiMMReG) to conduct practice-led research exploring the nature and practice of collaborative processes in music making.

• Jeremy Barham’s two forthcoming monographs explore Mahler in cultural and philosophical perspectives, and the temporality of film music. He is series editor of the Oxford Studies in Recorded Jazz.

• Steve Downes’ Music and Decadence in European Modernism: The Case of Central and Eastern Europe is the first full length musicological study of decadence, considering the music of Wagner, Strauss, Mahler, Bartok, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Szymanowski, Wolf, Berg and Schoenberg.

• Stephen Goss’ recent commissions include a guitar concerto for EMI Classics (Xuefei Yang and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra) and collaborations with Nicola Benedetti, and Grammy® winner David Russell (Telarc). His EMI recording of The Chinese Garden won Best Instrumental CD in the 2008 Classical CD Awards in China.

• Allan Moore is currently working on two books (on the interpretation of recorded song, and on English folk song) and is series editor for Ashgate's 8-volume Library of Essays on Popular Music, forthcoming in 2011.

• Clive Williamson’s One Minute Wonders performance project, which has already been contributed to by over 60 composers, continues to stimulate new work and performances in an expanding range of styles and media.