Music and Sonic Media MA
Master
In Brighton
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Varndean College
A Level East Sussex / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
West Lothian College
HNC OnlinePrice on request -
Charles Sturt University
Postgraduate Online£ 4001-5000 -
Kingston University London
Master Distance Learning£ 8,000 -
City College Norwich
Course OnlinePrice on request -
University of the Highlands and Islands
Master Onlinehigher than £ 9000 -
Canterbury College
Course OnlinePrice on request
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Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Brighton
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Duration
1 Year
Develop your creative abilities in composition and sound through practical and theoretical work. Explore theory and practice in the field of music production, focusing on historical contexts and the development of advanced technical skills.
Our MA reflects current developments within and beyond the concert hall, including music for film, media and interactive arts. You will:
compose
make sound art
devise music theatre
use music technologies
create film music
evaluate music and sonic art.
The course is for composers, musicians, sound artists, sound and music practitioners from related fields including theatre, and theorists with interests in music and sound.
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About this course
You will have built up a substantial portfolio of compositions and creative projects during the course.
Our course emphasises and encourages skills in technology, communication, IT, evaluation, analysis, collaboration and organisation, and enables you to go on to compose, arrange, perform, produce, record and engage in sound design.
With these skills and experiences, our graduates go on to work in an amazing range of careers, such as:
freelance professional musicians and composers
work in the arts sector
in publishing
arts administration
producing events
radio broadcasting
writing and lecturing.
You also gain the skills to go on to do research, teaching in schools, music journalism, writing music for video games and running your own music production company.
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.
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Subjects
- Theatre
- Music Production
- Composition
- Sound
- Art
- Media
- Production
- Music
- Quantitative
- Research
Course programme
These modules are running in the academic year 2018/19. We also plan to offer them in future academic years. They may become unavailable due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of such changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
- Composing For Media (Practice)
- Composition (Practice)
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
- Creative Project
- Dissertation (Music MA)
- Activist Media Practice
- First Person Film (MA)
- Interactive Project Development
- Media Histories and Cultural Change
- Media, Culture and Communication
- Music and the Media of Performance (Practice)
- Music and the Media of Performance (Theory)
- Music Production in Context
- New Moving Screens
- Promotional Culture
Additional information
Music and Sonic Media MA
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Varndean College
A Level East Sussex / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
West Lothian College
HNC OnlinePrice on request -
Charles Sturt University
Postgraduate Online£ 4001-5000 -
Kingston University London
Master Distance Learning£ 8,000 -
City College Norwich
Course OnlinePrice on request -
University of the Highlands and Islands
Master Onlinehigher than £ 9000 -
Canterbury College
Course OnlinePrice on request
See all