How to Apply

To apply for entry to any of the postgraduate music programmes, you will need to use the Conservatoires UK Admissions Service, CUKAS at www.cukas.ac.uk You will find full guidance on using this service on the CUKAS website. There is a one-off fee of £16 to register to use CUKAS and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama charges an audition administration fee of £60 (one instrument) and £80 (two instruments).

CUKAS Course Codes

The CUKAS Institution Code for the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is R59.

Courses PGDip
1 yr
PGDip
2 yrs
MA
1 yr
MA
2 yrs
MMus
1 yr
MMus
2 yrs
Music Performance 608F 607F 718F 702F 806F 805F
Orchestral Performance 609F 610F 720F 703F 807F 808F
Historical Performance 606F 605F 722F 701F 804F 801F
Composition 604F 603F 716F 700F 802F 803F
Creative Audio & New Media 616F 615F 717F 707F 813F 814F
Repetiteurship 620F 619F 721F 709F 817F 818F
Orchestral Conducting 617F 618F 719F 708F 815F 816F
Brass Band Conducting 611F 612F 714F 706F 809F 810F
Choral Conducting 613F 614F 715F 741F 811F 812F
Jazz n/a n/a n/a 710F n/a n/a

Application Dates

We are still accepting applications for entry in September 2012, please contact us directly for advice on late applications. Email admissions@rwcmd.ac.uk or tel: + 44 (0)29 2039 1361.

For entry in September 2013, you can submit applications through CUKAS from July 2012. Auditions begin in November 2012 so we recommend that you apply as early as possible. The closing date for applications is 1 October 2012. We may be able to accept late applications through CUKAS if places still exist. After 31st May 2013, contact us directly for advice on late applications. The audition fee for late applications is £65.

Audition Dates

Once we have received your application we will email you to let you know the exact date and time of your audition. We will also update your track account on the CUKAS website with this information.

The time on CUKAS Track will be the time of your audition. You will have access to a practice room in which to warm up for 30 minutes before your audition starts.

For applications received before 1 October 2012, auditions will be held in mid November 2012. For applications received after the deadline of 1st October 2012, auditions are likely to be held in February/March 2013. These auditions will only be held if vacancies still exist.

Please note that only applicants who apply by the deadline of the 1st October 2012 and audition in the first audition period in November will be considered for a scholarship.

Audition Guidance

Audition guidance for entry in September 2012.

Applying from Outside the UK

Additional information for international applicants is on the international student pages of the website.