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MA MSc Modern Music Practices

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    MSc 13 months full-time, 25 months part-time MA 13 months full-time, 25 months part-time

Course Description

Make your mark in the music industry with Staffordshire University. Our masters in Modern Music Practices has been designed to equip creative music practitioners with the personal and professional skills necessary to succeed the highly competitive environment of the modern music industry. You will have the opportunity to explore a variety of topics across a range of specialisms including: Music Production, Music Technology, Creative Composition and Performance, and Entrepreneurship for the Modern Musician. You can also choose to study this course as an MA or MSc

Our course is student centered, industry focused and, above all, flexible. You will be able to tailor your learning and assessments to match your personal interests, skill sets, and career aspirations.

You will have access to our world class facilities, including five interconnected recording studios, well equipped live rooms, a Pro Tools HDX system, an SSL AWS 900 mixing desk, a dedicated mastering room, and two Mac labs.

Our course team are all passionate about music and sound. We are all either actively involved in the music industry or engaging in world class research, as evidenced by our recent REF excellence and our internationally excellent research. You will benefit from being a part of our dynamic research culture.

Entry Requirements

Normal requirements are at least a UK second class honours degree or equivalent in a related discipline

If you do not meet the above but have significant appropriate experience, your application will be considered, if you satisfy the University that you are capable of responding to the challenge of postgraduate work.

If your first language is not English, you will need to demonstrate that you are fluent enough to cope with the course. A minimum score of IELTS 6 or TOEFL 550 (213 computer-based) is normally required.

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Student Destinations

On completion of the course, you will be prepared for employment in a wide variety of areas related to the modern music industry.

Examples of potential destinations include: Music production, Sound recording, Composition – music for film, games, television, and theatre, Mastering audio, Software engineering, Environmental acoustics, Further and higher education, Live sound, Film sound, Sound for games, Sound for theatre, and performance.

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