Course location
This course is run by the School of Arts and Creative Technologies.
You will be based in the School of Arts and Creative Technologies, which has facilities on Campus East and on Campus West. Many of our supervisory staff are housed on Campus East, but important music facilities are found within the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall building on Campus West.
Entry requirements
You should have a very high 2:1 or above in a relevant prior degree, or equivalent professional experience.
English language requirements
If English is not your first language you must provide evidence of your ability.
English language requirements
Applying
Apply for the MA in Music Technology by research
Take a look at the supporting documents you may need for your application.
Find out more about how to apply.
Research proposal
You should include a research proposal detailing your proposed topic and how you plan to investigate it. This should include a paragraph explaining the relevance of your academic and/or professional experience to date and another explaining why you think your work has the potential to make a new contribution to your field of interest. In addition, please include a selective resource list (maximum length: one page) of significant items (eg scholarly articles addressing relevant technical, aesthetic and/or cultural issues, software, audio productions, internet and audio-visual resources) that you have consulted in exploring your topic and preparing your proposal.
Sample work
You need to provide a short portfolio of extracts (no longer than five minutes) of your previous work in music production. You can attach an mp3 file along with your application on the online system. You will also need to provide a short written statement (maximum 500 words) describing the portfolio items and how they were produced. Also, provide in under 500 words a short written statement describing the musicianship, scholarship or research that is relevant to the production.
