Course Summary
Course Category: CAO (Higher Education - HET)
The course offers a wide variety of choice from performance, to computer programming, ancient traditions to contemporary experience, from high art to heavy metal. Performance, composition, music history (musicology) and the music of other cultures (ethnomusicology) are just a selection of different aspects of music you will study in the Music programme. Students participate in ensembles such as the Chamber Choir, Maynooth University Orchestra and Traditional Music Ensemble.
This subject is one of 32 subjects in the Maynooth Bachelor of Arts Degree - MH101. The 32 subjects are timetabled in 6 groups. You can choose 2, 3 or 4 subjects in 1st year - a maximum 1 subject per group.
Choose MH101 on your CAO application.
You will choose your MH101 subjects when you register in September 2025.
You will have up to four weeks to change your mind on your subjects.
Most MH101 subjects require no prior knowledge.
Note: Some MH101 subjects require specific Leaving Certificate grades. These extra requirements are not checked by the CAO but are checked by the University when it comes to subject registration in September.
Course Details
What will you study?
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History Accounting Business Management Chinese Studies Classics Criminology Economics English French Geography German Greek History Anthropology International Development Marketing Mathematical Physics Philosophy Politics Statistics
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
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Career Progression
Choral director, church organist/director of music, music librarian, orchestral/session musician, composer/arranger are just some of the roles our graduates have found employment in. Graduates have also worked in the following fields: arts administration, multimedia, music industry, music journalism, music publicity and recording, radio production and presentation.
