📖Program Curriculum
Popular Music is designed as a carousel with three points of entry in the academic (January-May-September) where each semester has set modules that do not recur until the academic cycle is completed.
Throughout this course you should benefit from expert instruction, in addition to meaningful connectivity with research and practice-based expertise from across broader media, production, composition and performance disciplines. You will have the opportunity to collaborate, across courses and/or externally, on project-oriented modules; which allow natural interdisciplinarity and promote a greater contextual understanding of your chosen specialism within the broader media and performing arts sectors.
During your first semester on the course you can apply for the extended route, which offers an opportunity to reflect upon and gain professional experience through three semesters of internship or placement with a host of different organisations2.
Modules
Presence, Persona, and Identity - 30 credits
The Musician's Craft - 30 credits
Performance and Technology - 30 credits
Collaborative Project: Enterprise - 20 credits
Collaborative Project: Community and Sustainability - 20 credits
Creative Frontiers - 20 credit
The Practitioner’s Toolbox - 10 credits
The Practitioner’s Context - 10 credits
Transnational Professional Development - 10 credits