Study Details: MA: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Writing music for the moving image requires a unique combination of technical and creative skills. This course aims to give you a critical appreciation of the theory together with a solid grounding in the techniques and practices essential for contemporary film and television music production.
During the course you will get the opportunity to work with award-winning composers from the film and television industry on real-life projects. After developing your composition skills in a range of genres you will also have the opportunity to work with colleagues from other media courses to help develop your portfolio of work.
Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree in the cognate subjects of Music Production or Audio Technology, at least a second class honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment. All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional; all applicants should satisfy our University English language requirements.
IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification. The University provides excellent support for any applicant who may be required to undertake additional English language courses.
For fees and funding information please see our website
http://www.bafta.org/initiatives/supporting-talent/scholarships/uk-programme – a scheme to financially support a selection of talented UK students who are looking to study a postgraduate course in film, television or games.
Upon successful completion of this course you will have the skills you need to help you create high quality music for the moving image, film, television and media industries.
Television Music Composer
Film Score Composer
Music Technologist
Exposes the student to a high-level multi-disciplinary collaborative working environment and enables them to develop their skill in complex brief-fulfilment in a collaborative environment.
This module aims to enable you to address the challenges of producing music for the moving image.
This module develops analysis techniques to enhance your understanding of historical, musical, stylistic and functional developments in film music.
This module will equip you with the knowledge and skills allowing you to develop audio-based artefacts in the fields of electro-acoustic music, sonic art and sound design.
This module aims to develop your awareness of the methods and skills which are required in order to carry out research into the ideas and practice of music technology.
This module will enable you to critically evaluate the relationships between sound, music and image and to devise and create examples of audio-visual media to a professional standard.
The final project provides an opportunity for you to engage in research and advanced practice in an area of your own choosing.
This is an opportunity to work closely with your tutors, researching and applying current theory and practice alongside a learning plan that meets your own aims and objectives.
You will critically evaluate the techniques and methods employed in electroacoustic composition and apply those techniques and methods to create an original composition.
This is an opportunity to study contemporary approaches to orchestration and arrangement of music for the moving image and to create scores and MIDI realisations to a professional standard.
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