About this courseEnhance your knowledge with a masters degree in music composition at the University of Southampton. You’ll graduate with the skills for a career in music or further research on a PhD.Our MMus Music Composition programme gives you the opportunity to specialise in various elements of musical composition. On this course, you’ll learn:current trends in composition20th and 21st century musical developmentsaesthetic, technical and critical issues in modern compositional
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About this course
Enhance your knowledge with a master's degree in music composition at the University of Southampton. You’ll graduate with the skills for a career in music or further research on a PhD.
Our MMus Music Composition programme gives you the opportunity to specialise in various elements of musical composition. On this course, you’ll learn:
- current trends in composition
- 20th and 21st century musical developments
- aesthetic, technical and critical issues in modern compositional practice
- in-depth analysis of your chosen compositional genres, materials, techniques and forms
Our academic staff are internationally noted performers with active solo and ensemble careers, and established composers of contemporary art music, electronic music, media music (for example, in film, TV and videogames), and jazz. These world-leading experts can offer you intensive one-to-one tuition in music history, culture and performance.
We offer a broad-based MMus programme with 4 specialist pathways:
- Composition
- Performance
- Musicology
- Music Education
Careers
We recognise that music has increasingly become a 'portfolio career' and aim to provide our students with a platform for success in whatever area of music their aspirations lie.
A?master’s degree will help you to develop the key skills that employers look for, such as:
- time, deadline and project management
- problem solving
- teamwork, relationship-building and working independently
- cultural awareness
- critical thinking and research analysis
Above all, you will learn to communicate your ideas and enthusiasm to a wide range of audiences.
