Digital Music and Sound Arts MA

University of Brighton

Course Info

Subject
Art
Languages
English
Duration
1 year full-time 2 years part-time
Degrees
Master

Course General Description

Digital Music and Sound Arts MA is aimed at graduate and professional artists who are interested in exploratory, experimental and interdisciplinary approaches to sound, music, AV media, and sound arts practices and productions. The course enables students to address new developments in digital music and sound arts and the role of sound in contemporary culture in its widest sense. It is structured around a framework for developing advanced practices relevant to artistic and commercial contexts, and for potential researchers wishing to further their research-based practice.

Tuition Fees

UK and EU citizens: £6,426 Non-EU citizens: £15,012

Disciplines

Experimental Sound Practice
Practice-based Research Methods
Critical Theory – Research Essay
Contemporary Debates in Sonic Media and Sound Arts
Sound Research Project and Professional Practice: Stage 1 (Initiation)

Requirements

Relevant honours degree or recognised equivalent qualification
Professional experience
Portfolio
IELTS 6.5 overall

Grants and Scholarships

Merit scholarships Vice Chancellor's scholarships Sport scholarships University of Brighton studentships Vice-Chancellor's alumni scholarships

School Info

Region
Europe
Country
UK
City
Brighton|Eastbourne|Hastings
Year of Establishment
1858
Number of students
21555
QS Rank
751-800
THE Rank
601–800
Webometrics
712

School General Description

A part of Brighton since 1859, the university has been guided by its original ethos to become the diverse, multidisciplinary institution that it is today. With 21,555 students studying across five campuses in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings, the university community demonstrates civic responsibility across the south coast and beyond. The university is defined by a commitment to social relevance, steering its curriculum and research projects away from the ivory tower and toward the fulfilment of public good as a trusted partner.This not only involves active engagement with a local and global community but includes a coordinated effort toward creating an equal and sustainable environment within the university. This is based on the shared values of engagement, diversity, participation, collaboration and sustainability.The university courses, from undergraduate to research level and from the humanities to the natural sciences encourage students to apply their academic knowledge to the world beyond university in order to become active, fruitful members of their local communities.The university endeavours to remain a trusted partner, believing that by building strong, effective and mutually beneficial relationships we are collectively stronger and better able to tackle the real-world issues that we all face.

School Contacts

http://www.brighton.ac.uk/
+44 (0)1273 644644

Connections with Businesses

Emily Gravett
Raymond Briggs
Quentin Blake
Lucy Cousins
Mark Power
Barbara Hulanicki

Connections with other Schools and Educational Institutions

Greater Brighton Metropolitan College
East Surrey College
Plumpton College
Sussex Coast College Hastings
Sussex Downs College

School Notable Alumni

Keith Tyson
Rachel Whiteread
Keith Coventry
Ewen Spencer
Alison Lapper
Julien Macdonald

Exchange Programmes

Erasmus

Extracurricular Life and Facts of Interest

Students' Union
Student Voice
The Union Support Team

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