Masters Degrees (Orchestration)

Media Composition & Orchestration  is for composers looking for a comprehensive preparation for a career scoring film, TV and games. Read more

Game projects are now using live orchestra. Read more

If you want to write uplifting, epic orchestral music for film, games or television, this is the course that will give you the technical and creative skills… Read more

If you have ever dreamed of scoring music for film and TV, this composition course will give you the expertise and confidence to achieve your goal. Read more

In today’s competitive market, you need to be able to address the widest possible range of opportunities. This course equips you with the skills and experience to tackle a wide range of film and television projects from animation to commercials, trailers to feature films. Read more

Our MusM Composition (Instrumental and Vocal) master's course offers intensive training for composers and provides excellent preparation for doctoral work or a career in the professional world. Read more

This course offers you the opportunity to consolidate and expand your knowledge of music in a world-leading university. In our Musicology & Ethnomusicology pathway, you can explore a wide range of music and approaches, while learning advanced skills in writing and research. Read more

Do you love music? University of Aberdeen offers a wealth of musical genres, approaches and the practice of your art allows enrichment to your work, whether you compose, perform, teach, or do a combination of all three. Read more

Concert Music aims to develop an advanced knowledge of compositional techniques from the 16th to 20th/21st century. Informed by current ideas on the academic study and practical application of composition, your course will be taught by established industry professionals and academics. Read more

If you are a professional musician with a desire to heighten your abilities and expand your knowledge, this Masters provides an exciting opportunity. Read more

Professional Media Composition  is for composers who want to earn a living writing music for media. It delivers the creative, technical and business skills to help you succeed. Read more

The postgraduate programme in "Music and Acoustic Engineering" forms experts and designers who are able to face consolidated as well as emerging technological challenges in the audio, music and acoustics areas. Read more

The MMus Composition fosters your ability to compose and notate music, and to develop your own personal musical language.  You explore a wide range of technical procedures for contemporary composition and engage intellectually and critically with related theories and concepts. Read more

Game audio is a rapidly expanding and extremely creative area of the video games industry.  Sound Design for Video Games  is designed to prepare you, both creatively and technically, to work as a sound designer and eventually an audio lead or audio director. Read more

Game music is one of the fastest expanding areas of media music. Composing for Video Games will prepare you to enter the industry as a video games composer. Read more