Music and Sonic Media MA 12 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Sussex |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

22,575 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

01 Aug, 2025Application Deadline

Main Subject Area

MusicMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Music

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Our MA is for composers, musicians, sound artists, sound and music practitioners from related fields including theatre, media and theorists with interests in music and sound. The course provides you with an opportunity to hone your unique creative identity. You'll explore the cutting edge of contemporary music and music technology research.



With us, you will develop your creative ability and advanced technical skills in composition and sound, through practical and theoretical work in music production.



Our range and depth of teaching allows you to develop a portfolio of work, responding to your own strengths, interests and future plans. You will:


  • compose
  • work with cutting edge music technologies
  • create music and sound design for film and moving image
  • critically evaluate music and sonic art.



Our faculty's field-leading professional expertise and artistry is unique in its scope across current developments in composition, performance, technologies, music for film, media and interactive arts of all kinds.



You’ll have access to specialist facilities including:


  • three professional-standard recording studios
  • large range of microphones, synths, instruments and performance technologies
  • performance facilities, project studios and practice rooms
  • the Music Mac Lab and maker spaces
  • the Music Department’s recordings and scores collections.
  • Our Department of Music is a major international centre for the study of contemporary music, contemporary musical thinking, creative music technologies, music theatre and music yet to come. Join us to create, think and do differently in a diverse and exciting creative community that will shape the music of the future.



Check out a showcase of our Music students’ work

Programme overview

Main Subject

Music

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Our MA is for composers, musicians, sound artists, sound and music practitioners from related fields including theatre, media and theorists with interests in music and sound. The course provides you with an opportunity to hone your unique creative identity. You'll explore the cutting edge of contemporary music and music technology research.



With us, you will develop your creative ability and advanced technical skills in composition and sound, through practical and theoretical work in music production.



Our range and depth of teaching allows you to develop a portfolio of work, responding to your own strengths, interests and future plans. You will:


  • compose
  • work with cutting edge music technologies
  • create music and sound design for film and moving image
  • critically evaluate music and sonic art.



Our faculty's field-leading professional expertise and artistry is unique in its scope across current developments in composition, performance, technologies, music for film, media and interactive arts of all kinds.



You’ll have access to specialist facilities including:


  • three professional-standard recording studios
  • large range of microphones, synths, instruments and performance technologies
  • performance facilities, project studios and practice rooms
  • the Music Mac Lab and maker spaces
  • the Music Department’s recordings and scores collections.
  • Our Department of Music is a major international centre for the study of contemporary music, contemporary musical thinking, creative music technologies, music theatre and music yet to come. Join us to create, think and do differently in a diverse and exciting creative community that will shape the music of the future.



Check out a showcase of our Music students’ work

Admission Requirements

6+
80+
169+
3.3+
59+

Degree requirements: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.


Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification should be in music, theatre, sonic arts or audio-visual media. You’ll also be considered for this course if you have relevant professional experience.

Since much of the practical work on different modules involves your own creative and/or compositional engagement with the topics covered, you should include a short composition portfolio with your application. This is composition interpreted broadly (i.e. it does not have to be 'traditional' notated composition): it could be songs, tracks you have produced, movie soundtracks, performances of your own compositions, a score. etc. The portfolio should demonstrate your ability to create music, audio or other sonic media. You can submit in a variety of formats: links to tracks on Soundcloud, Youtube, MP3s, scores, etc.

01 Aug 2025
1 Year
Sep

Domestic
11,025 GBP
International
22,575 GBP

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