The MA in Sound and Music allows for specialised study in diverse music disciplines including composition, instrument design, musicology, performance and recording, while bringing together students across these areas (and more) to explore a broad range of topics through collaboration and individual research. The ethos of the course is based on the understanding that the practice and study of music is necessarily social, and that advancements in music inform, and are informed by, wider cultural, critical and technical practices. This course aims to connect students in adjacent subjects through access to elective modules from outside Music, as well as via participation in research seminars, ensembles, workshops, concerts and festivals delivered by SARC, QUB’s internationally-recognised centre for interdisciplinary research in sound and music.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
September 2026
Queen's University Belfast
University Road,
Belfast,
County Antrim,
BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
September 2027
Queen's University Belfast
University Road,
Belfast,
County Antrim,
BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Normally a minimum of a 2.2 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in a relevant subject, including music, performing arts, art and design, media production, ethnomusicology, and creative technologies. Exceptions may be made in the case of applicants with extensive relevant professional experience who are invited to submit an RPEL statement as part of the application.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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