Overview

Professional skills to be acquired in this Acoustics and Musicology course at Aix-Marseille University:

Thinking about, exploring and designing sound and music
Developing an aesthetic, critical, psychological reflection
Developing transdisciplinary communication
Acquiring technical vocabulary
Mastery of French and practice of English
Designing and implementing projects
Designing and producing sound design
Implementing research in sound engineering and design

Careers

Sound engineering and design:

Audio engineer and audio developer
Sound designer
3D sound designer and director
Multimedia designer (virtual and augmented reality)

Musicology and creation:

Musicologist
Composer
Interpreter
Artistic director
Cultural and performing arts manager
Pre-accreditation course in music

Cross-cutting courses:

Musician director
Sound curator
Teacher
Researcher

Programme Structure

Topics include:

Musicology and interdisciplinarity
Composition and sound design
Exploration and creation of sound and music
Sound and music production
Sound engineering and design
Physical acoustics
Perception and cognition
Musicology and creation
Time and space in music and musicology
Territory, history and society
Music and technology
Music and sound

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Marseille, France

Disciplines

Musicology Sound Engineering View 6 other Masters in Sound Engineering in France

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Candidates holding a validated licence are authorised to enrol in a master's degree.
Interview for successful candidates with a jury composed of teachers and professionals

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

3941 EUR / year

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Living costs

Marseille

France

719 - 1033 EUR / month

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