Overview
What's covered in the course?
- Regular individual tuition in Music Technology from world-leading practitioners and researchers
- A chance to develop a distinctive creative voice within the context of a broad-based course, enhancing your employability.
- The opportunity to participate in a wide variety of creative projects, including interdisciplinary collaborations.
- Access to state-of-the-art hardware, software, recording studios and performance spaces including our experimental black-box performance space called The Lab.
- Regular forums, seminars and masterclasses with distinguished visiting composers and performers.
- A chance to network with leading professionals from around the world through our leading role in Integra Live.
- By studying Music Technology in the setting of a thriving conservatoire, you'll benefit from opportunities to work with professional ensembles and musicians, as well as student performers, including our contemporary music group, Thallein Ensemble.
- In PgDip and MMus, a core career development module designed to get you thinking about your future professional plans.
- In PgDip and MMus, the flexibility to choose from a broad menu of Professional Development modules designed to help you work towards achieving your personal career aspirations.
- In MMus, a core module designed to develop your skills as a researcher or informed practitioner.
- In PgCert, the ability to focus wholly on the principal study area.
- The possibility of transferring between PgCert, PgDip to and/or MMus (as appropriate) once you have begun your studies (but before completion of your original course).
Opportunity
OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University.
This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market. Music Technology - MMus / PgCert / PgDip is provided by Birmingham City University.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Teaching Matters: Principles and Practice
- Historical Performance Practice
- Issues in Contemporary Music Composition and Performance
- Music Technology Contexts
- Concepts in Jazz Improvisation
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
- Part-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Music Sound Engineering View 246 other Masters in Music in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- UK students should normally hold an honours degree, ideally but not necessarily in Music.
- Non-UK students should hold a Bachelor's degree or a similar degree-equivalent diploma, ideally but not necessarily in Music.
- MMus Intensive applicants must be at Level 7 standard in their Principal Study Area and be well-suited to the intensive period of study.
Tuition Fee
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International
24100 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24100 GBP per year during 24 months. -
National
11300 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11300 GBP per year during 24 months.
Living costs for Birmingham
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.