Edinburgh Napier University

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We are a top 10 UK modern university for Music. The Guardian University Guide 2025
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Staying in tune with current trends is easy thanks to our location at the heart of Scotland’s Festival City. Choose your pathway through performance, composition, research and the wider music industry, and tailor your degree to your interests and aspirations.

You’ll learn from lecturers who are practicing performers, composers, conductors, music therapists, musicologists, sound engineers and songwriters. Our students have gone on to perform all over the world with bands like Mogwai and to manage groups like Idlewild.

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    We are a top 3 university in Scotland for Music - The Guardian University Guide 2025

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    We offer 24/7 access to our studios and practice rooms.

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    Our graduates go on to work at the highest levels of the music industries in Scotland and beyond.

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    • Performer
    • Composer
    • Songwriter
    • Musicologist
    • Music Therapist
    • Radio Producer
    • Music Teacher
    • Instrumental Tutor
    • Artist Manager
    • Producer
    • Audio Engineer
    • Arts Administrator
    • Foley Artist
    • A&R Coodinator
    • Music Distribution manager
    • Tour Manager
    • Plugger
    • Session Musician
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    We have strong connections with community projects and performing arts companies, which will help you secure flexible and long-term work placements. Our relationship with the Eric Liddell Centre provides unique opportunities for students taking our Music Therapy module, allowing them to gain practical experience working with people with dementia. These competitive placements include training in dementia awareness.


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    Taking the opportunity to study abroad provides a unique opportunity to develop your studies in music while embarking on a rich cultural exchange. Opportunities include:

    1. The International College of Liberal Arts, Yamanashi Gakuin University, Japan. 
    2. Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland.
    3. Washington State University, USA.