Master's Program in Music Technology

Master's Program in Music Technology

Grow into a music technology specialist in an international environment in the leading degree program in its field.

As a student, you will complete studies and research projects in music technology and creative music performance. Music technology studies are divided into focus areas, which all offer different perspectives into working as an expert in music technology.

The combination of studies and research in music technology and creative music performance is essential to the program. We offer you a wide course selection and versatile study opportunities to choose from based on your personal interests:

• electroacoustic music
• film and game music
• media and sonic arts
• music and technology: tools, methods and development
• music technology pedagogy
• amplification
• recording and music production

During your first three years, you will study the tools needed in music technology and apply them creatively in different kinds of music contexts.

As a Master's student, you will complete advanced studies and specialise your interest to pursue a career for example as a sound engineer, producer, venue amplification professional, developer of music technology instruments and applications, composer of film, game or electroacoustic music, or as a sound artist.

Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.

The languages of instruction for this program are English, Finnish and Swedish.

Annual tuition fee €5,000 for students studying in English and coming from outside the EU and EEA countries.

It is possible to complete a doctoral degree at the University as a third-cycle degree. After graduating with a Master's degree, you will have the option to apply for research-oriented doctoral studies, arts-oriented doctoral studies or applied doctoral studies in music technology.

Music technology students will acquire the skills needed in order to pursue a career in the field of music in a wide range of professions, including sound engineer, producer, sound systems designer, concert mixer, composer of film, stage and game music or electro-acoustic music, sound artist, performer, designer of digital instruments, expert in digital sound processing, and developer of music technology tools. Something that all of these occupations have in common is that they require the knowledge of different music genres, sound material, sound behaviour and effects, music technology tools and work methods, as well as the listening of music on a wide scale and the ability to justify one’s own artistic choices.

A degree in music technology can lead to a wide range of professions, which is why it’s all the more important that students take on an active role in building their own study and career paths. Gaining experience through international studies and traineeships is an important aspect in the student’s development.