Program Overview

MusM Composition (Electroacoustic Music and Interactive Media)

Overview

Pursue your career as a composer working with technology and audio-media, or a PhD in electroacoustic composition.

• Learn in state-of-the-art facilities, including our dedicated electroacoustic studio complex.
• Study in a city that is home to more professional music-making than any UK city outside of London.
• Study at a Top 5 UK University for Music (Complete University Guide 2022).

Entry Requirements

We normally expect students to have a First or Upper Second class honours degree or its overseas equivalent in a humanities-based subject area.

Course Options

| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning
---|---|---|---|---
MusM | Y | Y | N | N

Course Details

• Duration: 1 year
• Degree awarded: Master of Music (MusM)

Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:

• MusM (full-time)
  • UK students (per annum): £13,000
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £27,000
• MusM (part-time)
  • UK students (per annum): £6,500
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £13,500

Scholarships/Sponsorships

Each year the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures offers a number of School awards and Subject-specific bursaries (the values of which are usually set at Home/EU fees level), open to both Home/EU and international students. The deadline for these is early February each year.

• The Manchester Alumni Bursary offers a £3,000 reduction in tuition fees to University of Manchester alumni who achieved a First within the last three years and are progressing to a postgraduate taught master's course.
• The Manchester Master's Bursary is a University-wide scheme that offers 100 bursaries worth £4,000 in funding for students from underrepresented groups.

Careers

This program prepares students for careers as composers working with technology and audio-media, or for further study at the PhD level in electroacoustic composition.