The course covers music in education, health, welfare and recreation and the ability to to move flexibly within these fields. This multifaceted approach is complemented by topics in arts administration and will prepare you to meet the demands and professional requirements of related employment and has proved attractive to recent graduates, mature students and international students.

Typical applicants may have an interest in the creative application of music in various participatory settings such as education, health, and personal or community-development but may not wish to train exclusively within one of these areas; they may be attracted to the growth in job opportunities in arts management, administration and consultancy; or they may wish to develop a portfolio career in a range of scholarly, professional and charitable settings. The programme aims to meet these needs and interests through its wide-ranging course structure that balances breadth of subjects with specialised research projects.