MA Popular Music

The Popular Music MA from the University of Chester is designed to provide students with the opportunity to further develop their critical, analytic, and compositional skills. Benefiting from excellent facilities and a team of highly-skilled, supportive, and diverse music tutors, students can broaden their understanding of contemporary popular music research, its methodologies, and necessary professional frameworks. Course Content: The course provides an academic context for students intending to improve their skills in the studio. In addition, students will explore the link between research and professional activity within the music industry. The content is organized chronologically, covering a different era of popular music each week. Key Modules: Core modules include Research in Practice, Technological Development in Popular Music Production, Major Project, and Radio Broadcasting industry. Additional modules cover subject areas such as Radio Production, Advanced Audio Production, Urban Music Production, and Web-Based Marketing for the Music Industry.Accreditations: Information about accreditation is not provided.Future Careers: Graduates of this course have a broad range of career options. They may choose to move into a variety of fields within the music industry such as music production, radio production, music marketing, music teaching, and many more. Additionally, graduates may choose to pursue further research and academic writing about popular music. For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.