The National University of Ireland, Maynooth
MA Creative Music Technologies
Maynooth, Ireland
MA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 7,550 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
The MA in Creative Music Technologies degree is a skills conversion programme. The programme is aimed at graduates with musical abilities, who would like to explore musical applications of technology. The programme accepts graduates from any primary degree.
The programme is concerned with a range of areas relating to music technology including composition, sound recording and engineering, computer music programming and acoustics.
The MA offers full use of computer resources at the Music Technology Labs at Maynooth University, access to studio space, with the possibility of working towards recording and production projects, opportunities to have compositions performed, individual tutorial time with a designated advisor; expert advice on musical and technical issues from composers and researchers at the cutting edge of their fields.
The course is structured around a number of options covering all aspects of Computer Music from acoustics to computer programming, including audio signal processing, synthesis and recording engineering. In addition, students will complete a research project, which can take the form a composition potfolio or a thesis in a computer music-related topic.
Course Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Recent graduates have been employed in the following areas:
- PhD study in electronic music composition
- PhD study in musical interface design
- Music software development
- Music Production
- Post-production
- Sound engineering
- Third level education
- Arts Administration
- Radio production