MA in Scoring for Film, TV and Interactive Media

The course comprises eleven modules, culminating in a major project. (5 ECTS)

Course Modules
 

• The Composer in the Recording Studio
• Music Production with the DAW
• Composition for Visual Media 1
• Analysis of Music in Audio-Visual Media
• Royalties, Copyright and Contracts
• Sound for Virtual Environments
• Orchestration
• Creative Projects: Research, Development and Management
• Composition for Visual Media 2
• Client Communication and Professional Practice
• Major Project

Entry Requirements

Minimum requirements for general learning
Applicants normally possess an honours (level 8) primary degree with a 2.2 award or higher in music with a specialisation in composition.

Minimum requirements for discipline-specific learning
Applicants must be accomplished musicians at a level of proficiency commensurate with holding an honours (level 8) primary music degree with a 2.2 award. Applicants must evidence a reasonable level of compositional prowess within standard Western instrumental forms.

A candidate who does not possess a formal music honours (level 8) primary degree with a 2.2 award or higher may be considered for entry; however, the candidate must be able to demonstrate the following key skills/competencies:
 

• harmony / counterpoint equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 theory

• fluent score-reading skills

• firm knowledge of instrumentation and experience of orchestration

• music technology competence (music notation software, DAWs & VSTs)

• composition skills evidenced by a diverse portfolio

• evidence of an ability to write lucidly in an arts context

English Language
 

• All learners are required to be proficient in English. Where a candidate’s mother tongue is not English, they are required to provide proof of proficiency in the English language through satisfactory performance on an internationally recognised test.
• The English language entry requirements for the programme are CEF B2+ or equivalent. Candidates with English language levels below CEF B2+ must first reach this minimum standard before enrolling on the academic programme.

Irish/EU citizens, living in Ireland

Study Mode: Full-Time Dublin
EUR 28,000

Flexible Payment Option
 

• Deposit: €8,000 (payable upon acceptance onto the programme, following interview)
• Enrolment fee: €10,000 (payable before programme commencement) & instalments as below or remaining balance (€20,000)
• Instalments: €2500 x 4 consecutive months
• An additional fee of €560 is payable upon commencement of the programme in respect of the mandatory 2% Learner Protection Charge. This charge is incurred to finance arrangements under Part 6 of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act, 2012 to ensure protection of enrolled learners.

International

Study Mode: Full-Time Dublin 

This programme aims to produce graduates who can work as a “one-person production house” – creating imaginative, distinctive, and high-quality content within the “home studio” environment, fluently adapting to the needs of different projects. Principal employment destinations include:
 

• Self-employed composers for film, TV and interactive media 
• Assistants to established visual media composers (additional music composition, production) 
• Continued practice-based research and programme delivery within academic environment