MA Music (Composition pathway) Postgraduate Program By University of York |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 51-100QS Subject Rankings

Tuitionfee

18,240 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Performing ArtsMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Discovering your compositional voice and presenting it with clarity in compelling, innovative music is a lifelong project. Our MA is designed to help you develop the skills to pursue this, whatever your career aspirations. Our internationally-renowned composition staff work across a range of styles and media and our students are similarly diverse. Solo or orchestral music, electronic or acoustic, notated, improvised or devised – all of these are valued in York. You'll encounter a wide variety of approaches but no prescriptions. You'll join a lively community of postgraduate composers and the rich creative environment of the Department of Music, recieving one-to-one tuition and studying the established and emerging techniques in this exciting and constantly developing field.

Program overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Discovering your compositional voice and presenting it with clarity in compelling, innovative music is a lifelong project. Our MA is designed to help you develop the skills to pursue this, whatever your career aspirations. Our internationally-renowned composition staff work across a range of styles and media and our students are similarly diverse. Solo or orchestral music, electronic or acoustic, notated, improvised or devised – all of these are valued in York. You'll encounter a wide variety of approaches but no prescriptions. You'll join a lively community of postgraduate composers and the rich creative environment of the Department of Music, recieving one-to-one tuition and studying the established and emerging techniques in this exciting and constantly developing field.

Admission requirements

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2:1 or equivalent in Music or another relevant discipline. We will also consider your application if you have a 2:2 honours degree and relevant professional experience. // Additional requirements: You will need to attach scores or a link to a portfolio of work which demonstrates your ability as a composer.

Jan-2000

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

8,040 GBP
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International Students

18,240 GBP
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