Study Music MA at University of Sussex in the UK, Music

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

Our MA is for composers, musicians, sound artists, sound and music practitioners from related fields including theatre, media and theorists with interests in music and sound. The course provides you with an opportunity to hone your unique creative identity. You’ll explore the cutting edge of contemporary music and music technology research. With us, you’ll develop your creative ability and advanced technical skills in composition and sound, through practical and theoretical work in music production. Our range and depth of teaching allows you to develop a portfolio of work, responding to your own strengths, interests and future plans. You’ll: compose work with cutting-edge music technologies create music and sound design for film and moving image critically evaluate music and sonic art. Our faculty’s field-leading professional expertise and artistry is unique in its scope across current developments in composition, performance, technologies, music for film, media and interactive arts of all kinds.

Which department am I in?

Music

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

£23,500.00 (US$ 30,349) per year

Books, course materials and other costs (average) - £10 to £15 per week

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

Expected August 2027

Start date

September 2027

Venue

University of Sussex

Sussex House, Falmer,

Brighton,

East Sussex,

BN1 9RH, Southern England, United Kingdom

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

£23,500.00 (US$ 30,349) per year

Books, course materials and other costs (average) - £10 to £15 per week

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

Expected August 2027

Start date

September 2026

Venue

University of Sussex

Sussex House, Falmer,

Brighton,

East Sussex,

BN1 9RH, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

Degree requirements - You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Subject-specific requirements - Your qualification should be in music, theatre, sonic arts or audio-visual media. Youll also be considered for this course if you have relevant professional experience. Since much of the practical work on different modules involves your own creative and/or compositional engagement with the topics covered, you should include a short composition portfolio with your application. This is composition interpreted broadly (i.e. it does not have to be 'traditional' notated composition): it could be songs, tracks you have produced, movie soundtracks, performances of your own compositions, a score. etc. The portfolio should demonstrate your ability to create music, audio or other sonic media. You can submit in a variety of formats: links to tracks on Soundcloud, Youtube, MP3s, scores, etc.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.