619 Music, Sound and Creative Technologies Masters Degree Programs

The aim of the major in Sound in New Media is to explore and comprehend the aural impact of emerging technology; to find and utilise the possibilities it opens to sonic interaction and musical expression and to evaluate, understand and deal with the challenges it poses in the auditory domain to art, media, design, creative production, and the entire society. Please note! No intake in 2027. Next planned intake in 2028.

MSc Virtual Production is one of the only postgraduate degrees of its kind in the country. It equips students with the creative, technical and professional skills necessary to be innovators at the cutting edge of contemporary virtual production. This evolving industry has a wide range of applications across diverse and exciting specialisms, from film and TV productions, immersive experiences, and virtual conferences to corporate events, music videos, and much more.

Master in New Media Music Composition – students work on their own mature creative language by implementing advanced art projects including interactive music, sound installations, audiovisual compositions and activities in virtual spaces. They also delve into programming in sound art, artificial intelligence, generative art as well as extended and virtual reality (XR, VR). The course prepares students for careers in the professional markets of contemporary music, media and new technologies, but also further academic and artistic activity.

MSc in Creative Music and Sound Design for Visual Media Scoring. Writing music for films and visual media is an inspiring and exciting field, giving free expression to your ideas and emotions. It is, however, a very demanding job, requiring specific technical skills and expertise, which you must acquire through a solid education. The MSc in Music Scoring for Visual Media and Sound Design offers a national and international advanced education of excellence that will develop your craft and art of composing, orchestrating, editingWriting music for films and visual media is an inspiring and exciting field, giving free expression to your ideas and emotions. It is, however, a very demanding job, requiring specific technical skills and expertise, which you must acquire through a solid education. The MSc in Music Scoring for Visual Media and Sound Design offers a national and international advanced education of excellence that will develop your craft and art of composing, orchestrating, editing and mixing music for the screen. Our program will equip you with the skills to master the entire music production process, from musical composing to post-production, in the music-for-media landscape: film, advertising, television series, video games, and so forth. You will hone your skills in composition, orchestration, sound design, creative management, artistic entrepreneurship, and finally post-production on the Dolby Atmos spatial sound system, with the benefit of a partnership with DOLBY (website). At the end of each year, you will have the opportunity to record your own creation with a full orchestra, thanks to a unique partnership with the prestigious Orchestre National de Cannes (website), recognized as a National Orchestra in 2022. and mixing music for the screen.

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.

Combine your passion for creative art and design with digital technologies on this master's degree. Based at Winchester School of Art, you'll develop creative and technical skills through hands-on projects designing immersive digital experiences. You'll work with industry-standard equipment including VR, AR systems, 3D printing, and robotics while building a portfolio for careers in arts and technology sectors.

DCU’s MA in Music, Sound, Culture, and Media combines expertise from the School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music with the School of Communications. Open to diverse academic and professional backgrounds, it offers interdisciplinary training in music, sound, and media, equipping graduates for evolving creative industries.

The MA in Sound and Music allows for specialised study in diverse music disciplines, including composition, instrument design, musicology, performance and recording, while bringing together students across these areas (and more) to explore a broad range of topics through collaboration and individual research.

Pursue your chosen area of interest, specialisation or passion project in sound and music through an iterative, practice-based research process. The Creative Production (Music) MA offers a focused yet flexible space to experiment, refine your artistic voice and create substantial original work – supported by expert mentoring, collaborative exchange and a rhythm of workshops, seminars and guest sessions.

The Master of Arts investigates the physical and digital world through video cameras, microphones, databases and sensors. It explores traditional and experimental audiovisual media and new technologies, including creative coding, human-computer interaction, x-reality, artificial intelligence and generative sound design.

This MSc programme caters for students who want to concentrate on technical aspects of the music and creative industries. It covers the areas of music application development, audio signal processing, sound synthesis, acoustics, and computer programming. It is taught in the state-of-the-art facilities of the Music Technology Laboratory of the Music Department.

MA Sound Design develops advanced technical and creative skills for designing sound and immersive audio experiences across film, television, animation, gaming, theatre and other audiovisual media. Students explore contemporary sound design practice, advanced audio workflows, sound sculpting, processing, synthesis, storytelling, dramaturgy and immersive audio while building an individually tailored portfolio.

The MA in Sound Design provides students with focused studio training in sound design, digital audio workstations, and industry standard practices in creating sonic worlds for visual media. Emphasis is placed on creative sound design techniques, and editorial practices in layering sounds in synchronization with visual media.

This one-year MSc develops advanced skills in interactive sound design, composition and games-audio implementation. You will create immersive audio experiences using professional games engines, middleware and industry-standard production tools, while exploring sound and music that respond to player actions and gameplay.

The Master's Music & Sound (Level 7) is about the student finding their own path as a creative individual. It has two pathways- production and performance, of which the student selects one as part of the offer process. This is a degree in music – an MMus, validated by the University of West London.

The Master in Sound and Image – Specialization New Media Art promotes creative innovation across various artistic practices.

An MA pathway focused on contemporary music production, including studio recording, creative mixing, digital and hybrid workflows, spatial audio, sound design, and the development of a distinctive production practice.