Course summary
Whether you're a recent graduate or an industry professional, develop your skills on our Commercial Music MA.
- Flexible, adaptive and designed for both recent graduates and current professionals.
- Opportunity to specialise in Music Production, Music Business or Songwriting.
- Work alongside tutors with the highest level of experience in the music industry.
- As a songwriter, you could create your own album, or write for others, and develop a showcase of material to pitch to publishers.
- As a producer, you could apply your skills to your own music or focus on producing for other artists.
Modules
You'll carry out research into your specialist area of study and contextualise your own practice through the study of seminal productions, song recordings or business developments. In addition to this you'll focus on specific skills development in your specialism: Music Production You'll learn traditional studio techniques of recording electric bands and acoustic music. You'll also expand your skillset into experimental practice and electronic sound design. Songwriting You'll work with multiple tutors all with professional songwriting experience studying a range of practical techniques relating to lyric writing, song form, application of harmony, writing effective toplines, stylistic referencing and alternative creative approaches. Music Business You'll study the most up to date business models and practice across a range of music industry areas including management, digital marketing, promotion, publishing and record companies.
Assessment method
There are no formal exams. Your assessed material will be relevant to your specialist area and will include audio recordings, visual material, written work, presentations and viva (discussion of your work).
Entry requirements
You'll normally have a good undergraduate degree in a relevant subject or equivalent music industry experience. You'll need to provide a digital portfolio of your creative/business work and we'll then interview you online to discuss your suitability for the course.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £8825 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8825 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8825 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8825 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £8825 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £8825 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17065 | Year 1 |
| International | £17065 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Bath Spa University
Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Bath
BA2 9BN