Music Production (MMus) at LCCM - UCAS

LCCM

Degree level: Postgraduate
Awarded by: University for the Creative Arts

Music Production (MMus) (Taught)

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Course summary

LCCM’s MMus in Music Production is an exciting and rigorous 12-month journey that will see students develop a wide range of creative, critical, and professionally-focused new material that reflects the changing nature of today’s industry. This professionally focused, 12-month practice-based master’s degree in music production aims to help students develop a specialist understanding of advanced music production tools, techniques and processes through the creation of a significant body of original work demonstrating a distinctive artistic personality. During the first term, students will develop, workshop and record a body of songs and compositions which will then be taken through an advanced mixing and mastering processes in the second term. Students will also devise and test strategies to launch, market and continuously develop their professional personas and undertake a major body of creative and professional work over the summer, which could culminate in the creation of an album, a score for a feature-length film or the completion of an industry placement. Overall, the programme aims to:

  • refine your specialist creative practice;
  • enable producers to develop a significant body of original creative work;
  • develop a distinctive artistic personality or voice;
  • prepare you to lead and continuously develop in professional performance-based industry settings
Converging communications technologies, economic forces and an insatiable demand for content has led to increased competition and a greater need to specialise and create a name for oneself. With so many new channels to publish and exploit musical works, producers must now combine an advanced understanding of studio practices, DAW techniques and approaches to Post-Production with skills from a broad range of related disciplines and an entrepreneurial mindset. The MMus in Music Production seeks to develop self-directed graduates who have the confidence, experience and imagination to realise a wide range of professional, industry-leading projects at a variety of scales. Our academic team are determined to provide you with a programme that is unrivalled in its ability to embrace music as art, craft and enterprise.

Modules

Production Casting, Recording and Management; Composing for Film & other Media; Songwriting; Digital Distribution & Marketing; Post-Production Mixing & Mastering


Entry requirements

A minimum second-class honours degree in a relevant subject from a UK awarding body or college recognised equivalent international qualification. Significant equivalent professional experience will also be considered. Entry will also be subject to audition consisting of a portfolio review and/or live audition. This course accepts Home Students only. International Applicants: unfortunately LCCM cannot sponsor you for a student visa; if you wish to study at LCCM you need to hold a visa that allows you to live and study in the UK without needing a CAS. EU Applicants: if you arrived in the UK before 1st January 2021 and are settled in the UK, you can study at LCCM. To find out more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/applying-for-settled-status.


English language requirements

English language competency equivalent to CEFR Level C1 (7.0 overall, 6.5 in each category) or equivalent if from a non-majority English language speaking country.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Republic of Ireland £10500 Year 1
England £10500 Year 1
Northern Ireland £10500 Year 1
Scotland £10500 Year 1
Wales £10500 Year 1
Channel Islands £10500 Year 1

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Music Production (MMus) at LCCM - UCAS