Overview

Study this programme if:

You aim to align your musical and technical skills with industry demands.
You aspire to pursue a career in streaming, music distribution, or designing and developing music hardware.
You have a keen interest in exploring how people interact with sound and music.
You want to learn from leading experts at the Centre for Digital Music, actively involved in research, running highly successful spin-out companies, and collaborating with industry figures.
You desire a comprehensive understanding of both the technical and human facets of sound production.

What you'll study

You will study how musical sound is processed by the mind and brain - crucial for developing creative tools and intuitive interfaces, as well as the creative production of new music. You will also be introduced to state-of-the-art methods for the analysis of music data.

You will then choose a stream to specialise in, to further develop your professional profile.

Aswell as lectures and seminars, you’ll engage in hands-on computing and laboratory work to gain practical insights and skills.

Career paths

Graduates of Sound and Music Computing programme offered at Queen Mary University of London from the School have gone on to work in roles such as:

Audio Software Developer
Analogue Design Engineer
Start-up Founder
Director of Technology
Embedded Software Developer
Machine Learning Engineer
Senior Lecturer
Senior Research Engineer
Product Development Engineer
Real-time Audio C++ Software Engineer

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Perception and Cognition
Interactive Digital Multimedia Techniques

Sound Recording and Production Techniques
Music and Audio Programming

Music Informatics
Interactive System Design
Data Semantics

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-07 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Music Web Technologies & Cloud Computing View 101 other Masters in Web Technologies & Cloud Computing in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Degree requirements

A 2:1 or above at undergraduate level in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related discipline.
Good 2:2 degrees are considered on an individual basis.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

31450 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

13250 GBP / year

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Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

Study this programme if:

What you'll study

Career paths

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

London

Funding

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