Program Overview

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Overview

The Creative Music Production MA course aims to enable producers and musicians to fully integrate their use of studio technology into their musical practice. This Master's level course is designed for both music and music technology graduates, but also for learners from industry or practitioner backgrounds who are looking to develop their musical and technical skills and knowledge.

Key Information

Entry requirements

• You are required to have a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree from a recognised University or equivalent institution.
• If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0, or equivalent.

Start dates

• 22 September 2025

Duration

• 1 year full-time
• 2 years part-time

Course Detail

Modules

• Researching Music: This module introduces you to a range of significant and contemporary scholarship relating to the study of music, including that pertaining to music production, composition, and sonic arts.
• Advanced Desktop Music Production: This module professionalises techniques in computer-based music, focusing on modern approaches to music production.
• Mixing Audio: This module focuses on the theory, processes, and tools involved in mixing a range of contemporary music.
• Creativity in the Studio: This module investigates the studio as a creative tool and its relationship to your practice as a songwriter, performer, composer, or producer.
• Group Project: You will work in a small group of students to devise, manage, and realise a practice-based creative project that is relevant to using the studio and/or other music technology.
• Creative Project: On this module, you undertake a substantial independent creative production project. You can undertake work in any area of creative music production that interests you.

Teaching and Assessment

• The course is mainly taught through on-site lectures, tutorials, workshops, and directed research and practical work.
• Assessment methods reflect the practical nature of the course and reinforce the ability to apply knowledge and skills directly linked to project work and creative outcomes.
• Assessment will include coursework, presentations, vlogs, and peer review.

Postgraduate Open Days

Learn more about Postgraduate Study at one of our upcoming Open Days. Come along to an on-campus Postgraduate Open Day and discover all there is to know about our wide range of postgraduate taught courses, research degrees, and professional development options.

Fees and Finance

Tuition Fees - full-time

• In 2025/26, the full-time tuition fee for UK postgraduate students on this course will be £8,900 (Band 2).

Tuition Fees - part-time

• In 2025/26, the part-time tuition fee for UK postgraduate students on this course will be £740 (Band 2) per 15 credit module and £1,480 (Band 2) per 30 credit module.

Career Support

On graduating from this course, you will have developed advanced skills required in a range of careers involving creative music production, including portfolio careers that might include producing, mix engineering, studio managing, session playing, recording artist work, music promotion, and further scholarly work and study.

Research Excellence

Our researchers carry out work that makes a real difference to people's lives. We are in the top 50 UK universities for Research Power, with three-quarters of all our research being world-leading and internationally excellent.

Student Support

The school has dedicated Academic Skills Tutors (AST) who deliver a range of generic skills. The AST offers help and advice with general study skills, IT, literacy, and numeracy as well as research skills. The AST may also refer students for specialist support and assessment.

Important Information

When you enrol as a student of the University, your study and time with us will be governed by our terms and conditions, Handbook of Regulations, and associated policies. It is essential that you familiarise yourself with these as you will be asked to agree to them when you join us as a student. You will find a guide to the key terms, along with the Student Protection Plan.

Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons:

• Changes to a course you have applied for but are not yet enrolled on
• Changes to your course after you enrol as a student
• Changes to option modules
• Major changes
• Discontinuation or suspension of your course

In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed in accordance with the student protection plan.

The Office for Students (OfS) is the principal regulator for the University.

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