Masters Degrees in Composition, United Kingdom

A diverse music Composition degree designed to prepare you for a varied and creative career. Develop your music alongside experienced composers and creative practitioners. Read more

Immerse yourself in contemporary music. The MA in Composition is taught by a diverse team of internationally-renowned composers who love to share their knowledge and expertise. Read more

Pursue your career as a composer working with technology and audio-media, or a PhD in electroacoustic composition. Learn in state-of-the-art facilities, including our dedicated electroacoustic studio complex. Read more

Study as a postgraduate composer at one of the UK's most innovative composition departments. In recent years, Birmingham Conservatoire's  Composition department  has produced outstanding contemporary artists such as Laura Mvula, Raffertie and Charlotte Bray. Read more

The Electroacoustic Composition/Sonic Art pathway invites you to help map out the next steps in Birmingham’s thirty year history as a world leader in the area of electroacoustic music composition and presentation. 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, all experienced and active composers. Read more

Do you want to know how great film scores were composed? Are you interested in the ideas behind musical performances? Are you be able to inspire your students… Read more

The MMus in Composition and Sonic Art allows you to develop your skills and understanding of contemporary practices in music composition and sonic art. Read more

The MMus in 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

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

This programme provides professional training in composition for screen media. Taught by staff and guest composers from the professional world, you will develop a strong technological foundation in the subject, along with specialist understanding of television and screen scoring. Read more

Discovering your compositional voice and presenting it with clarity in compelling, innovative music is a lifelong project. Our MA is designed to help you develop the skills to pursue this, whatever your career aspirations. Read more

The London College of Music (LCM) is known in the UK and abroad as a leader in music technology studies and, in particular, popular electronic music composition. Read more

Join one of the UK’s leading university environments for the study of Music, combining world-leading research, exceptional teaching and a vibrant musical community in the heart of global London. Read more

More and more games are using live orchestra. Video games frequently have both the budget and the scale of ambition to support a large, epic fantasy score, or a thumping action soundtrack. Read more