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Overview
Our experienced tutors and guest speakers will encourage and equip you to develop your own creative practice.You will have the opportunity to:
- Have your compositions performed and recorded
- Engage with compositional strategies
- Collaborate with others across performance and production courses
- Work among a supportive community of artists
You will develop strategies to reflect, theorise and document your practice and be given a platform to share your thinking. With a fluid interrelationship between theory and practice, you will have the opportunity to take full advantage of the workshop, studio, seminar and virtual environments we have to offer.
We will encourage you to engage in collaboration with others and consider the implications of working in various contexts. This course offers great opportunities for cross-disciplinary work, allowing you to engage with students on other music and production courses.
Career
This Music Composition degree course at York St John University could lead you to a career directly related to working in the music composition industry, or it could take you in a completely different direction, using the many transferrable skills you will develop.
This will give you an advantage in careers or roles such as:
- Musician
- Music Teacher
- Community arts worker
- Music therapist
- Radio producer
- Sound technician
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- The Reflective Practitioner
- Analysis, Composition and Dissemination
- Music Composition Independent Project
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
IELTS 6
PTE Academic 46
TOEFL® IBT 75
Credits
180 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Music Music Composition View 40 other Masters in Music Composition in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA Lower Second Class
English requirements
IELTS 6
PTE Academic 46
TOEFL® IBT 75
Other requirements
General requirements
- 2:2 honours degree in a related subject
If your degree is in an unrelated subject, but you can provide evidence of relevant professional experience, your application may still be considered.
Entry onto this postgraduate course is subject to attending an interview.
At interview you will be asked to give a presentation which will:
- Demonstrate your readiness for graduate level practice
- Show evidence of your engagement with critical thinking
You will also be asked to complete a portfolio. This portfolio should show examples of previous and current practice.
We are happy to arrange interviews via Skype for overseas students.
Tuition Fee
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International
13000 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 13000 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
7000 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7000 GBP per year during 12 months.
Living costs for York
646 - 1124 GBP /month
Living costs
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.
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