Career options:Recent graduates have gone on to enjoy successful careers as composer (for media and art-music), arranger, performer/improviser, music copyist, arts management, essayist/critic, broadcasting amongst others. The skills developed in the MA in Composition are transferable to many areas of employment. For example, non-arts-based companies also look for creative, independent employees and their particular skillset. Key skills are developed throughout the course, such as:
- Identifying, analysing and solving problems;
- Prioritising tasks, coping with complexity, setting achievable goals and taking action;
- Working independently and as a team;
- Communicating (both orally and in writing);
- Demonstrating confidence and motivation to start and finish the job, adaptability/flexibility, creativity, initiative, leadership, decision-making, negotiating and the ability to cope with stress;
- Applying and exploiting information technology;
- Demonstrating critical evaluation of the outcomes of the professional practice;
- Reflecting on and evaluate one's own practice
Postgraduate options - The MA in Composition also prepares students for doctoral study in composition.
For further information on Postgraduate options please go to Graduate Studies
Postgraduate options:For further information on Postgraduate options please go to the Graduate Studies site