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Department of Music and Performing Arts

Welcome to the Department of Music and Performing Arts at Anglia Ruskin University. The Department offers courses at undergraduate level in Music, Drama, Creative Music Technology, Popular Music and Performing Arts and, at postgraduate level, in Music Therapy, Contemporary Theatre and Creative Music Technology for Media. Research Degree supervision is also offered in a range of subjects.

On this site you can find information about entry to the courses for 2010, information about Staff, Facilities, Research and Performance activities, and our Diary of Events. We also have sections devoted to Student Resources and samples of student work available via the Student Gallery.

Five reasons to study Music and Performing Arts at Anglia Ruskin

  • Anglia Ruskin University's Music provision was rated 'Excellent' by the Sunday Times University Guide 2008.
  • In the 2008 National Student Survey, our Drama provision received an overall satisfaction rating of 94%, the 5th highest in the UK.
  • In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, set up to monitor the quality of research in UK universities, 80% of the Department's work was judged to be of international standard, with 20% judged to be either 'internationally excellent' or 'world-leading'.
  • The department has 20 full-time staff and over 50 visiting and part-time staff, reflecting teaching and research expertise at national and international level.
  • Study takes place in purpose-built accommodation in the heart of Cambridge.
Cambridge is a beautiful and historic university city. With a student population of some 25,000, it also offers a young, vibrant and creative environment. The city is full of student bookshops, cafes, cinemas, art-galleries, museums and, importantly for Music and Drama students, an exceptional number of theatre and concert venues, both mainstream and experimental. London's concert halls and theatres are also within easy reach of Cambridge by train or coach. What better place to study?

Paul Jackson
Head of Department
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