The course is designed to meet the requirements of the contemporary music technology industry. We aim to develop both technical and creative skills and knowledge, encouraging you to develop your technical understanding through industry relevant practice resulting in original output and knowledge development.

This Masters course is aimed primarily at music technology graduates who are looking to develop their technical skills and knowledge, and to explore new ways of engaging in music technology practice. The course also provides opportunities for experienced practitioners to gain a formal postgraduate qualification through development of technical and practical skills and knowledge related to the cutting edge of the contemporary music technology industry.

Our aim is to enhance the technical and creative effectiveness of recent graduates, thus increasing your immediate worth to industry. This is achieved by developing knowledge and understanding beyond undergraduate level across a range of appropriate modules . Above all, it seeks to develop your ability to apply knowledge, understanding and analytical skills in support of music and audio related work within the industry.

We would expect graduates from this course to be prepared for employment in a range of occupations in the music industry.  These include working in recording studios, game audio, and film and television broadcast.  You could also go on to further study and the University has many options available for postgraduate research which may interest you.

* Percentage of our postgraduate students go on to work and/or further study within fifteen months of graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 2017/18, UK domiciled graduates).