Course summary

Why choose this course Our Music MMus offers you the highest level of training in contemporary music. We’ll teach you the necessary skills, techniques and methodologies to work at an advanced level with a critical awareness of relevant music disciplines. Our award-winning staff are eminent practitioners and scholars in their respective fields. Operating over the widest range of style and practice, we’ll work closely with you in your musical development. By joining the MMus Music programme, you will be part of a diverse and collaborative community of performers, composers, film-makers, animators, theorists, producers and sound engineers. The MMus Music programme is integrated into the University of Surrey’s Department of Music and Media. The Department is home to a rich array of programmes, facilities and disciplines including the Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) programme. Graduates of the Department make up key members of today’s music industry and culture. You’ll graduate from our course as an independent and successful contemporary musician with the fullest knowledge of theory, practical skill, critical reflection and creativity. What you will study On this course, you will learn the creative, re-creative, technical, critical, vocational and academic areas of contemporary music practice. You’ll study a range of interlinked practices, including performance, composition, musicology and relevant skills in music technology. You will be able to specialise in any or several of these areas, preparing you for a future career in music. You’ll learn about the current developments within the contemporary theory and practice of music, so that you can work confidently and constructively within the musical culture of the present. If you’re looking to progress onto a PhD research project after you graduate, this course will help to prepare you for doctoral level study in music-related areas.