Fully Online MA/PG Cert Voice Pedagogy
Specialising in Singing For Health
Now Taking Applications for October 2022

This course will equip learners with knowledge of the history and development of the singing for health movement and provide up to date summaries of research to help inform future studies. You will be supported in your individual interests as well as benefit from group learning sessions and from external specialists.

We encourage students to sign up to the Singing for Health Network (SHN), which will also provide invaluable resources and opportunities to connect with other practitioners, researchers and those working in healthcare. There may be opportunities to platform your research via the SHN alongside conferences and events.Previous MA students with a specialism in Singing for Health have presented their research at the BVA, Spheres of Singing conference, for the MARCH Network, Parkinson’s UK conference and for the Centre for Child Mental Health.

Students have also had work published in peer reviewed journals, such as the Internal Journal for Community Music, and have independently published resources which are available via Amazon and Waterstones.

Research in Singing for Health has led to previous students securing support and funding from the NHS as well as charitable trusts and foundations.

You will have access to a range of video content and library material, in addition to the extensive Voice Pedagogy resources, including the following listed below.

You will be free to explore areas that suit your practice.

• Introduction to Singing for Health – history, research, policy, current landscape, including Social Prescribing
• Research overviews of key topics within Singing for Health (for example, Respiratory conditions, Postnatal Depression and Trauma & Mental Health)
• A library of research papers, covering a range of health conditions and topics within Singing for Health research

Will I be able to fit it into my working commitments and family life?

The course is designed specifically for practitioners who combine a busy working life and family life. The course is designed to study one module at a time. The deadlines are set and students work in tandem with one another. The deadlines give a generous time allocation as your working life is factored into the calculation. Our retention rate is very high with the majority of our students continuing onto the MA.

Tutorial support is pivotal to your development throughout the course. You will be offered contact via Zoom, and you can book in for sessions as you need them. We can provide advanced support where necessary, and eligible students with registered disabilities receive additional one-to-one support from the university.

It is beneficial to discuss project ideas and to re-shape projects as they progress. We also offer group sessions on Zoom to ease isolation and share ideas with other students. We try to provide these at a time that suits everyone, although time differences and work commitments may make this problematic, and for this reason, we will record the sessions for you to access the content at a later date.

With regards to other support, you will have access to the UWTSD online library, as well as their support structures.

These include learning support, disability advice, and counselling services.

You will be able to access a tutor five days a week, between the hours of 9am-5pm (UK time).

International Applicants

If an applicant has:

• Successfully completed a recognised undergraduate or postgraduate qualification, at a recognised institution based in one of the above majority English speaking countries (certificates, transcripts and/or other documents stating language of delivery and assessment may be required by the University prior to an offer being made).
• Successfully completed within the last five years a recognised undergraduate or postgraduate qualification at a recognised institution that has been certified as being taught in the medium of English (certificates, transcripts and / or other documents stating language of delivery and assessment may be required by the University prior to an offer being made).
• A UKVI recognised Secure English Language Test awarded within 2 years of applying for entry to the University.
• One of the following English Language Test documents awarded within 2 years of applying for entry to the University:

The MA consists of 180 credits in total. There is an opportunity to exit with 60 credits and a Post Graduate Certificate.

An MA is a lengthy commitment, spanning 33 months of intensive work, which needs to be combined with a demanding professional life and family commitments. For this reason, we advise you to enrol on the PGCert and then continue on the MA pathway.

Please be aware that the PGCert is part of the MA as it forms the first 60 credits; it is NOT a separate course.

Is it possible to enrol onto the MA rather than the PGCert?

It is possible to enrol onto the MA from the outset, allowing an application for a student loan to take place. For UK students, this is an important consideration.

Early Bird Rate 2022 (ends 30th June 2022)

October 2022 Fees

If you decide to enrol onto the full MA after completing the PGCert, the fee you paid for the PGCert will be deducted from the MA fee. For example, after completing the PGCert you will need to pay £6,495 (UK) or £8,000 (International) to complete the full MA.

The SLC will provide up to £11,500 of your tuition fees, which will be paid in instalments. Please note that once you enrol onto the MA, you are contractually bound even if you do not complete it. Also, be aware that our instalment programme may not match the Student Loan Company, and temporary borrowing may be necessary.

For student loan enquiries, please follow this link.

For UK based MA students, do be aware that student finance instalments may not align with the tuition fee schedule. In this case, you will still have to abide by the tuition fee deadlines. This is due to differences in student loan schedules that individual applicants receive and it is not possible to facilitate differing agreements. We would advise you to make sure that you are able to financially commit to this before your application.

October 2022 Payment Schedule

PGCert & MA Course fees

Course fees are all non-refundable (apart from the initial £1,000 which has the refundable 14-day cooling off period) and must be paid in accordance with the instalment schedule below.

Students from Northern Ireland are eligible for finance for the fees payable to the university only.

Students from Scotland are not eligible for student finance, however, as policies do change please consult Student Finance Scotland.

ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED

October 2022 – MA Fee Payment Schedule

UWTSD fees are payable in instalments.

October 2022 – PGCert Fee Payment Schedule

UWTSD fees are payable in instalments.

For full student experience stories and testimonials, please follow the links below.

What opportunities will the course give me?

Until recently, all of our students have been based in the UK and the opportunities created are therefore relevant to their locality.

We have recently seen the completion of our first MA and from this cohort of 20:

• 3 have been accepted to present at EuroVox 2020.
• 3 have been accepted to present at the Society of Music Education in Ireland.
• 1 has been asked to present at Mental Health Network conference specialising in Singing and Health.
• 1 presented her research at the British Voice Association – Vocal Health Forum in 2019.
• 3 have moved into teaching at University level on the basis of their qualification.