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Music and Sound at University of Gloucestershire - UCAS

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Course summary

A research degree in Music and Sound offers you the opportunity to engage in an extended piece of academic research, either through creative practice in the production of an original body of work, or through the production of a written thesis. During this process, you’ll draw on and extend existing knowledge and practices, and you’ll show that your research makes an original contribution to knowledge. As a research degree candidate, you’ll be supported by a supervisory team with expertise in your subject and/or research approach. A research degree can offer career progression opportunities in academic research and teaching, in addition to enhancing students’ understanding of professional practice, facilitating other routes for career progression. We support practice-based and critical theory research in the following areas:

  • Ageing in popular music
  • Composition and sound design for film, TV, and games
  • Cultural history of popular music
  • Gender in popular music
  • Music production
  • Sound ecology
  • Spatial audio / Immersive audio
Current postgraduate research includes:
  • Exploring non-linear time within Interactive and Adaptive Electronic Music Composition through Unreal Editor (practice-based)
  • Audio, Immersion and Audiences in Gaming (practice-based)
  • Immersive Audio and Enhancing Creative Expression (practice-based)
  • The Music of Michael Kamen: Using an Archive to Explore Composition Processes
  • Hauntological Aesthetics in Film Soundtracks (practice-based)
  • Gender Identities in Popular Music: A Corpus-driven discourse analysis of song lyrics in Japan and the UK
Study style As a Music and Sound research student, you can take a practice-based approach to research, and develop a creative project which will be accompanied by a short thesis, or develop a musicological or theoretical project in the form of an 80,000 word, written thesis. Researchers have opportunities to study, discuss or showcase their work, engaging with colleagues from a range of areas via seminars, symposia, conferences and training events. All research students have access to the Music and Sound production facilities at Park Campus, and are encouraged to make use of them as part of their research. Our facilities include, 22.2 immersive audio lab, Dolby Atmos dubbing theatre, recording studios and production labs. You’re also encouraged to attend national and international academic conferences in the latter stages of your research to present your ideas, and receive feedback at such events.

Entry requirements

MA or MSc by Research/MRes At least a 2.1 honours degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject area Applications from a range of diverse backgrounds We actively encourage applications from students from a range of diverse backgrounds who demonstrate appropriate research experience and achievement. IELTS 6.5 (6.0 writing, 5.5 all other components) EU and international students need IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in any other component) or equivalent. Research proposal Your application should include a research proposal up to 1,000 words (excluding references/appendices) which follows the structure outlined in the research proposal guide. Applicants should name a member of staff within their topic area who has agreed to supervise them. Staff contact details can be found on each academic school page.

English language requirements

International students will need to produce evidence of an acceptable score on an approved English language test such as IELTS. We run pre-sessional English language courses to help you prepare for undergraduate or postgraduate study.

English Language requirements

http://www.glos.ac.uk/docs/download/International/english-Language-entry-requirements.pdf

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Please visit the subject page via www.glos.ac.uk/Research for full fees and costs information.
Music and Sound at University of Gloucestershire - UCAS