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Masters

University of Liverpool

MA Composition for Film, TV and Games

Name: MA Composition for Film, TV and Games
Price: £1041.666666 GBP

UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL

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Full time | Liverpool Campus | 12 months | SEP-26

Study mode

Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

SEP-26

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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Television Programme Production

Course Summary

This programme provides you with flexible advanced training that will develop your knowledge and expertise in music and audiovisual media.IntroductionUtilising the industry standard facilities within the Department of Music, this course allows you to specialise in areas such as composition for moving image, sound design, screen music analysis, film studies, and sound studies.You can develop your knowledge and research skills through approaches to audiovisual media including musicology, critical theory, and textual analysis. Students present their research in essays, audiovisual essays, podcasts, soundwalks, and other audiovisual formats.Film, television, gaming, and web-based audiovisual content creation are all expanding areas of employment for music graduates, and the subject is also a burgeoning field of academic study.What you'll learnTo compose and produce screen music to a high standardTo critically reflect on relevant literature, methodologies, and theories of music in audiovisual mediaTo analyse screen music in an engaging manner, drawing on appropriate terminology and theoretical conceptsTo prepare and present original research in a professional and appropriate manner using the necessary tools and resourcesTo produce original compositions for a professional recording session or concertTo work both under supervision and independently justify and defend decisions taken in the construction and prosecution of research tasksTo demonstrate the ability to plan, organise, review, and deliver a large-scale independent project.

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Course fees for UK students

For this course (month)

£1,042

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Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (month)

£2,333

Entry requirements

We accept a 2:2 honours degree from a UK university, or an equivalent academic qualification from a similar non-UK institution. This degree should be in Music, Music Technology or a closely related subject (e.g. Sound Production, Composition or Creative Media).

Your personal statement should explain why you have chosen the programme and pathway, as well as what research/practical work you are interested in doing during and after the programme. Students applying to the practical pathway should provide a sample of their practical work in the form of a short showreel or one or two video clips that they have composed music for (no longer than 10 minutes).

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