Masters Degrees in Music technology & Industry

The next intake for this course is September 2024. This course is designed to enable you to pursue music performance at an advanced level, allowing you to specialise in particular areas and genres of music performance as well as develop your skills as a rounded and expert performer. Read more

The course is creativity-driven, with emphasis on musical aspects of computer programming and audio technology. Read more

Make your mark in the music industry with Staffordshire University. Our Modern Music Practices MA or MSc, will enable you to develop your creative and existing production skills and prepare for a career in music and sound production. Read more

Combine a unique mixture of science, technology and creativity to develop innovative audio applications for music making, recording, analysis and reproduction. … Read more

Excellent reputation:  Ranked 1st as best creative media and entertainment school in the UK (Rookies, 2021) Employment prospects: Graduates work as audio engineers and composers for companies such as Channel 4, Apple, and Air Studios. Read more

Boost your existing skill set with this one year, bespoke MSc Creative Technologies degree course, where you can choose to specialise in computer games technology, computer animation, or music technology. Read more

New technologies are changing the way people experience sound and audio. With our specialist Audio Production postgraduate degree, you’ll gain practical, theoretical and creative experience of sound engineering, music production and audio technology. Read more

Pursue your chosen area of interest, desired specialisation or passion project through an iterative practice-based research approach in our Creative Production (Music) MA. Read more

Upgrade your creative and artistic practice with our tailored Creative Technologies Master’s degree, specialising in Animation, Extended Reality (XR), Games Development, or Music Technology. 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

On our MSc in Digital Audio Engineering, you will explore the varied uses of technology in the delivery and creation of digital audio systems. Read more

There are five pathways in this flexible MA programme: Performance Composition Musicology Medieval Music Russian Music The units you take will vary according to your chosen pathway, but all include shared training units, such as Research Skills for Musicians, specialised units specific to the pathway, and a large menu of optional units tailored to your interests. Read more

You will gain an advanced and discerning knowledge of music industry practices on this course. With the experience of our tutors and our international research, you will be introduced to practices within the music industry from understanding music publishing contracts to interpreting audiences and the global market. Read more

This course offers a wealth of performance opportunities and introduces you to a wide range of musical studies at an advanced level. Read more

Providing a balance of broad-based study and specialist training, this masters course is designed to meet your needs whether you wish to specialise as preparation for future research or take a more varied set of options as a stand along qualification. Read more

With the next generation of games consoles upon us, the demand for 'Hollywood' quality soundtracks to match the increasingly impressive visuals in games has never been greater. Read more

If you’re new to the field or already working in industry, this course will foster your talent and develop your skills in planning, creation and manipulation of audio soundtracks. Read more

This course gives you opportunities to develop your compositional creativity and technical fluency to an advanced level under the guidance of our expert staff. Read more

This course offers a foundation in musicological thought and practice, opportunities to develop specialised applied, editorial, archival, critical and theoretical skills, and the chance to produce a significant piece of work in a musicological area of your choice, whatever your musical tastes and preferences. Read more

The Masters of Design (MDes) in Sound for the Moving Image offers the opportunity for postgraduate students to engage with the craft and creative practice… Read more

This well-established Master's is the world-leading course in audio production, highly regarded both nationally and internationally. Read more

This course offers opportunities to study existing research and theories in the applied psychology of music, develop a range of relevant research methods and techniques, and produce a significant piece of empirical work in an area of music psychology of your choosing. Read more

Learn to create atmosphere and captivate TV and film audiences with soundtracks for moving pictures. Develop the technical and creative skills you’ll need to write music for the moving image. Read more

Advance your skills in recording, mixing, arranging or composition to prepare for future opportunities in the music and media industries and further study. Read more