MMus Creative Musicianship
A flexible, practice-based course for musicians wishing to develop or refresh their professional expertise for work in the creative industries. The MMus in Creative Musicianship at Ulster University is a series of linked postgraduate awards offered both full-time (1 year) and part-time (2 years). With a particular emphasis on a practice-based study the programme has been designed to appeal to musicians from a variety of backgrounds and genres, interesting in pursuing one of three named pathways:
- Performance Studies (classical, Irish traditional, jazz, rock or popular styles)
- Composition and Creative Audio (including the combination of acoustic and electronic sources, film music, interactive and mixed media)
- Music and Communities (including disability arts and traditional music communities)
Taught by a dedicated course team of leading professional musical practitioners and researchers and with further guidance from industry experts, the programme will enable you to refine your skills as a musician, while giving you the confidence to apply critical and practical approaches to the creation and performance of music across a range of creative environments.