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MA - Master of Arts
Online
Part Time
Dec 2026
2 Year
Course overview In this course you discover your own path as a composer. We welcome traditional and innovative composition styles, offering you opportunities to combine instruments and the latest technology to produce new compositions. On this course, you can create musical and sonic artworks using electroacoustics and computer technology, traditional (or not so traditional) instrumental and vocal composition, or a combination of these. We're also excited by projects involving interactive systems, multimedia, and sound installations with a range of music facilities on campus for you to use.
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