Music, Sound, Culture and Media

Entry requirements

Requirements for admission to the MA in Music, Sound, Culture and Media, successful applicants will have:

• A degree at the level of an Irish or UK Honours undergraduate degree (H2.2 or above) or international equivalent.
• Recognition of prior professional experience in the production and curation of music/sound/media/arts and culture will be considered at entry stage, in accordance with standard DCU policies.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Bringing together expertise in Music and Communications across two Schools in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the MA in Music, Sound, Culture & Media is an interdisciplinary programme, which includes creative and collaborative components and offers hybrid delivery for international and Ireland-based students. This programme is also the first masters that introduces sound studies within an Irish and International context.

This programme is designed for students who are curious about, and eager to engage in, interdisciplinary fields in sonic media and creative studies and practices. The programme includes options for creative practice alongside critical, interpretive, analytical and reflective components. It is particularly suited to creative practitioners who wish to deepen their expertise through a period of reflective study and extend and credentialise their practice. It is equally suited to aspiring professionals in cultural policy and community development as well as, creative leadership in music production, sonic arts, audio-visual production and screen industries.

The programme provides clear pathways for those students with long-term objectives to pursue studies to doctoral level and beyond, in such areas as musicology, film music, sound design, ethnomusicology and a range of media studies and communications areas.

The programme is designed so students can learn from each other’s diverse backgrounds and disciplines. A particular feature is participation by both international and Ireland based students with a term-time hybrid format and an in-person summer school on the DCU All Hallows Campus.