Master of Arts, Music Composition

Descripción

The Master of Arts Program with a major in Musical Composition is intended to train high-level graduates who, from comprehensive training, carry out artistic production and research in the field of musical composition with a reflective sense, critical thinking and an applied interdisciplinary vision. to the execution of projects. You will be enabled to actively participate in the national and international cultural world with works that stand out in the environment, generating proposals for creation, research and training in both the public and private spheres.

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Líneas de Investigación

- Synthesis of musical traditions from the West, Latin America, native peoples and their aesthetic reflection.
- Chamber and symphonic music assigned to diverse styles and their aesthetic reflection.
- Musical creation, new technologies and their aesthetic reflection.
- Musical creation linked to interdisciplinary projects and their aesthetic reflection.

Plan de estudio

The program is organized by a regime of semester studies with flexible curriculum system. The plan of study comprises a set of subjects and elective and obligatory workshops.

The students must approve 129 credits; 27 credits of specialized obligatory subjects; 18 credits of obligatory subjects; 12 credits of elective musical courses; 60 credits of thesis.

The obligatory and elective curricular activities are determinated by the subjects that offers the plan of study of mutual agreement with the tutor, who will guide the student in accordance with the exigencies of the program and the orientation of his/her thesis project.

Requisitos de Admisión

• You must be in possession of an academic or professional degree of a musical career. Additionally you must complete the requirements of the application platform.
• You must be in possession of an academic or professional degree of a musical career. Additionally you must complete the requirements of the application platform.
• Presenting five original musical scores which, from an stylistic perspective, show the relation with contemporary music of written tradition
• Presenting at least one preliminary thesis draft
• Approving a relevant musical knowledge and aptitudes test to develop thesis draft
• Demonstrating ability to interpret a musical instrument
• Comprehensive understanding of the Spanish language

Required documentation

• Presenting five original musical scores which, from an stylistic perspective, that show the relation with contemporary music of written tradition
• Presenting at least one preliminary thesis draft
• Additionally you must complete the requirements of the application platform
• Health insurance declaration (international students)
• These documents can be presented in Spanish, English or French properly legalised according Apostille of the Hague.

The requested files must be uploaded to the application site, avaliable here. 

Process 2025 

• June 27 to December 1, 2024

Cost

• Cost 2025: 216 UF
• Inscription value 2025: 5 UF
• Cost for semester: 54 UF