Music - Creative Music Technologies
The MA in Creative Music Technologies degree is a skills conversion programme. The programme is aimed at graduates, with musical abilities, who would like to explore musical applications of technology. The programme accepts graduates from any primary degree.
| Award Name | Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | National University of Ireland |
| NFQ Level | Level 9 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ) | Major | National University of Ireland | Level 9 NFQ |
Duration
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Entry Requirements
Honours degree normally with a minimum of Grade 2.1. Students with a primary degree other than Music would normally have to demonstrate some degree of musical training and affinity. Interview required. Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.
Minimum English language requirements:
Applicants for whom English is not their first language are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their course of study. For information about English language tests accepted and required scores, please see here. The requirements specified are applicable for both EU and International applicants.
Maynooth University’s TOEFL code is 8850
Careers / Further progression
Recent graduates have been employed in the following areas:
- PhD study in electronic music composition
- PhD study in musical interface design
- Music software development
- Music Production
- Post-production
- Sound engineering
- Third level education
- Arts Administration
- Radio production
Further information
Commences in September
Closing Date : 30 June 2024
Online application only to PAC
Online application only http://www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity
PAC Code
MHT50 Full-time
MHT51 Part-time
The following information should be forwarded to PAC, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway or uploaded to your online application form:
Certified copies of all official transcripts of results for all non-Maynooth University qualifications listed MUST accompany the application. Failure to do so will delay your application being processed. Non-Maynooth University students are asked to provide two academic references and a copy of birth certificate or valid passport.
The programme is concerned with a range of areas relating to music technology, including composition, sound recording and engineering, computer music programming, and acoustics.
The MA offers full use of computer resources at the Music Technology Labs at Maynooth University; access to studio space, with the possibility of working towards recording and production projects; opportunities to have compositions performed; individual tutorial time with a designated advisor; expert advice on musical and technical issues from composers and researchers at the cutting edge of their fields.
The course is structured around a number of options covering all aspects of Computer Music, from acoustics to computer programming, including audio signal processing, synthesis and recording engineering. In addition, students will complete a research project, which can take the form a composition portfolio or a thesis in a computer music-related topic. Foreign language instruction is also available through the Maynooth University Language Centre.
-ANTHROPOLOGY
-APPLIED LINGUISTICS & INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
-CHINESE STUDIES
- COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
-CREATIVE MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES
-CREATIVE WRITING
-CRITICAL AND CREATIVE MEDIA
- ENGLISH: LITERATURES OF ENGAGEMENT
-EUROPEAN HISTORY
-FRENCH
-GEOGRAPHY
- GEOGRAPHY: SPATIAL JUSTICE
-INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
-INTERNATIONAL PEACEBUILDING, SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE
-IRISH HISTORY
-IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC
- LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT & DEFENCE STUDIES
-LOCAL HISTORY
-MEDIEVAL IRISH STUDIES
-MILITARY HISTORY AND STRATEGIC STUDIES
-MUSIC COMPOSITION
-MUSICOLOGY
-NUA-GHAEILGE
-PERFORMANCE & MUSICOLOGY
-PHILOSOPHY
-SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Programme Director Prof. Victor Lazzarini
Tel +353 (0)1 708 6716
Email victor.lazzarini@mu.ie
Website https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/music
Address Dept of Music, Logic House, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co Kildare