Our vibrant Composition programme offers a unique and holistic overview of  music in today's world. You can develop the skills required to create by including the study of both instrumental and vocal composition, along with sonic arts (studio-based composition and music technology). You'll study technique in writing for solo instrument, ensemble, voice, choir and orchestra. You could also complete a module in, for instance, composing for film or video games, composition for acoustic instruments with live electronics, or multi-speaker acousmatic works.

We understand that decisions about where to study music are often based on the profile and reputation of academics. See our composition team.

You are invited to contact individual teachers directly with any queries you may have.

Besides working as composers or arrangers, graduates contribute to society as writers or teachers. Many work in parallel industries, such as sound engineering, video game creation or virtual reality projects.