MMus Master of Music

You will design a portfolio that heightens your skills as a performer, songwriter/composer/producer or researcher. Submissions can be in the form of performances, compositions, productions, podcasts, video presentations or critical writing. Sessions will take the form of practical performance workshops, studio sessions and research seminars appropriate to your own skills and interests.

This module will equip you with the skills and insights to explore how different sectors of the creative industries intersect, working on a live or simulated project with peers, external partners or across disciplines. You’ll apply your area of expertise in a collaborative project to tackle a real-world issue or challenge. By the end of the module, you’ll be equipped with cross-disciplinary understanding, a collaborative mindset and professional skills essential for success in today’s creative industries.

You will design a promotional, screen-based portfolio based on your performance, song writing, composition, production or research skills. This is intended to help you develop an online presence for your future career. Sessions will include guest lectures looking at the wide variety of music for screen-based formats, including for games, tv and film, as well as for social media.

This module empowers you to develop a major project that reflects your unique skills, ambitions, and career goals. Whether it's a creative, written, practice-based or practice-led project, you'll tackle real-world issues and produce professional-quality work. With the freedom to work individually or collaboratively, and across disciplines, you will apply your learning on the course to a substantive project of your choice. Supported by expert guidance, this is your opportunity to showcase your talent and creativity.

In this module you will develop a regional, national and international database of contacts in your chosen area of music. You will then develop a portfolio of work in collaboration with one or more of those contacts. This enables you to develop professional connections that will last beyond your studies and support you to make the transition to work in the creative industries or to further music study at PhD level.

Industry-focused and practice-led, these interdisciplinary modules invite you to work collaboratively, applying your advanced degree knowledge and skills to creatively tackle complex challenges that face our society today, to innovate, harness technology and become active change-makers in the workplace and beyond.

You will choose one of these modules. Click here to find out more and explore the full selection available.