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Level 4 FHEQ |
| Code | Title | Credit Value |
Semester | Coordinator |
| MUSI102 | CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE 1 | 15 | Whole Session | Dr RK Minton |
| MUSI104 | Popular Performance 1 | 15 | Whole Session | Mr SE Stafford |
| MUSI105 | Writing for Instruments | 15 | First Semester | Dr BS Hackbarth |
| MUSI106 | CLASSICAL COMPOSITION 1 | 15 | Second Semester | Dr PA Turowski |
| MUSI107 | Popular Composition 1 | 15 | Second Semester | Mr AJ Frizell |
| MUSI108 | INTRODUCTION TO SOUND RECORDING AND PRODUCTION | 15 | Second Semester | Mr JA Holmes |
| MUSI109 | INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONS | 15 | First Semester | Dr LM Carey |
| MUSI150 | MUSIC AS AN INDUSTRY | 15 | Second Semester | Dr SGE Murray |
| MUSI170 | INTRODUCTION TO SOUND AND MUSIC IN AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA | 15 | Second Semester | Dr AE Skjerseth |
| MUSI171 | INTRODUCTION TO SOUND AND TECHNOLOGY | 15 | First Semester | Mr JA Holmes |
| MUSI172 | The History of Electronic Music | 15 | Second Semester | Dr OS Carman |
| MUSI180 | Theory in Practice: Exploring Music’s Construction | 15 | Second Semester | Professor KM Forkert-Smith |
| MUSI181 | Foundations in Tonal Harmony | 15 | First Semester | Dr RK Minton |
| MUSI182 | Popular Music Theory in Practice | 15 | First Semester | Mr AJ Frizell |
| SOTA101 | INTRODUCTION TO GAME DESIGN STUDIES | 15 | First Semester | Mr T Owens |
| SOTA102 | GAMES AND MEANING | 15 | Second Semester | Dr RJH Davnall |
| SOTA103 | Creative Principles in Game Design | 15 | First Semester | Dr PA Turowski |
| SOTA105 | Introduction to Game Engines | 15 | First Semester | Mr T Owens |
Level 5 FHEQ |
| Code | Title | Credit Value |
Semester | Coordinator |
| MUSI200 | Introduction to Conducting | 15 | Second Semester | Dr L Tsang |
| MUSI201 | Classical Performance 2A | 15 | First Semester | Dr RK Minton |
| MUSI202 | Classical Performance 2B | 15 | Second Semester | Dr L Tsang |
| MUSI203 | Popular Performance 2A | 15 | First Semester | Mr SE Stafford |
| MUSI204 | Popular Performance 2B | 15 | Second Semester | Mr SE Stafford |
| MUSI205 | COMPOSITION FOR FILM AND TELEVISION | 15 | Second Semester | Dr AJ Simmons |
| MUSI206 | Composition for Digital Games | 15 | Second Semester | Dr PA Turowski |
| MUSI207 | CLASSICAL COMPOSITION 2 | 15 | Second Semester | Dr BS Hackbarth |
| MUSI208 | Foley and Sound Design | 15 | First Semester | Dr OS Carman |
| MUSI209 | Max and Ableton Live | 15 | First Semester | Professor M Fairclough |
| MUSI210 | POPULAR MUSIC COMPOSITION 2 | 15 | First Semester | Dr RJA Worth |
| MUSI213 | Sampling and Remixing | 15 | Second Semester | Professor M Fairclough |
| MUSI214 | LIVE SOUND | 15 | First Semester | Mr JA Holmes |
| MUSI215 | Record Label Marketing, Promotion and Distribution | 15 | Second Semester | Dr HS Tessler |
| MUSI216 | Orchestration | 15 | Second Semester | Dr BS Hackbarth |
| MUSI217 | Live Improvisation with Ableton | 15 | Second Semester | Dr JM Crossley |
| MUSI219 | Early musical cultures from the Islamicate court to the English Reformation | 15 | First Semester | Professor LM Johnson |
| MUSI220 | Music, Gender, and Sexuality | 15 | Second Semester | Dr FL Jarman |
| MUSI222 | Music and Sport | 15 | Second Semester | |
| MUSI230 | POST-WAGNERIAN MUSIC AND PHILOSOPHY | 15 | Second Semester | Professor KM Forkert-Smith |
| MUSI232 | Opera and Politics | 15 | First Semester | Dr FL Jarman |
| MUSI241 | SOUND, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY | 15 | Second Semester | Dr R Strachan |
| MUSI243 | SOUND RECORDING AND PRODUCTION 2 | 15 | First Semester | Dr LM Carey |
| MUSI252 | WORKING IN MUSIC INDUSTRY | 15 | First Semester | Dr SGE Murray |
| MUSI261 | GLOBAL POP: POPULAR MUSICS OF THE WORLD | 15 | First Semester | Dr H Um |
| MUSI263 | CONTEMPORARY GENRES | 15 | Second Semester | Dr R Strachan |
| MUSI270 | MUSIC IN WORLD CINEMA | 15 | Second Semester | Dr H Um |
| MUSI273 | MUSIC IN GAMING | 15 | First Semester | Dr GC Hooper |
| MUSI274 | MUSICAL THEATRE | 15 | Second Semester | Dr LC Davies |
| MUSI280 | Exploring Harmony, Chord Progression and Pitch | 15 | First Semester | Professor KM Forkert-Smith |
| MUSI290 | INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC PSYCHOLOGY | 15 | First Semester | Dr E Coutinho |
| MUSI291 | Music in Everyday Life | 15 | Second Semester | Dr E Coutinho |
| SOTA202 | DIFFERENT PLAY | 15 | First Semester | Dr RJH Davnall |
| SOTA203 | 3D Modelling and Animation for Games | 15 | First Semester | Mr T Owens |
| SOTA204 | Game Design Independent Project | 15 | Second Semester | Dr PA Turowski |
| SOTA205 | Game Design Independent Project | 30 | Second Semester | Dr PA Turowski |
| SOTA206 | Game Design Independent Project | 22.5 | Second Semester | Dr PA Turowski |
| SOTA207 | Game Design Independent Project YiI | 7.5 | Second Semester | Dr PA Turowski |
Level 6 FHEQ |
| Code | Title | Credit Value |
Semester | Coordinator |
| MUSI301 | Approaches to Historically-Informed Performance | 15 | First Semester | Dr RK Minton |
| MUSI303 | POPULAR PERFORMANCE CONTEXTS | 15 | First Semester | Mr SE Stafford |
| MUSI305 | COMPOSITION FOR DIGITAL GAMES | 15 | First Semester | Dr PA Turowski |
| MUSI307 | ORCHESTRATION | 15 | Second Semester | Dr BS Hackbarth |
| MUSI308 | Composing Electronic Music | 15 | First Semester | Dr OS Carman |
| MUSI310 | POPULAR MUSIC COMPOSITION 3 | 15 | Second Semester | Dr RJA Worth |
| MUSI313 | Music and the Climate Crisis | 15 | First Semester | Dr LC Davies |
| MUSI314 | RECORD LABEL RECORDING, PRODUCTION AND PROJECT PLANNING | 15 | First Semester | Dr M Flynn |
| MUSI315 | Record Label Management | 15 | Second Semester | Dr HS Tessler |
| MUSI316 | Advanced Live Sound | 15 | Second Semester | Mr JA Holmes |
| MUSI318 | From Hardware-hacking to Hyper-instruments | 15 | First Semester | Dr JM Crossley |
| MUSI319 | Self-management for the music industries | 15 | First Semester | Dr M Flynn |
| MUSI320 | AESTHETICS OF MUSIC | 15 | First Semester | Professor M Spitzer |
| MUSI322 | SOUND STUDIES | 15 | First Semester | Dr R Strachan |
| MUSI326 | ART SONG | 15 | First Semester | Dr LC Davies |
| MUSI331 | BEETHOVEN'S LIFE AND WORKS | 15 | Second Semester | Professor M Spitzer |
| MUSI341 | JAZZ | 15 | First Semester | Dr LC Davies |
| MUSI352 | MUSIC POLICY | 15 | First Semester | Professor S Cohen |
| MUSI360 | THE PLACE OF MUSIC | 15 | First Semester | Professor S Cohen |
| MUSI370 | THE FILM MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS | 15 | Second Semester | Dr GC Hooper |
| MUSI380 | EXPLORING RHYTHM, FORM, AND MUSICAL TIME | 15 | Second Semester | Professor KM Forkert-Smith |
| MUSI391 | MUSIC IN EVERYDAY LIFE | 15 | Second Semester | Dr E Coutinho |
| MUSI394 | Independent Project: Popular Composition | 30 | Whole Session | Dr BS Hackbarth |
| MUSI395 | INDEPENDENT PROJECT: CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE | 30 | Whole Session | Dr RK Minton |
| MUSI396 | INDEPENDENT PROJECT: CREATIVE MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 30 | Whole Session | Professor M Fairclough |
| MUSI397 | Independent Project: Composition | 30 | Whole Session | Dr BS Hackbarth |
| MUSI398 | INDEPENDENT PROJECT: POPULAR PERFORMANCE | 30 | Whole Session | Mr SE Stafford |
| MUSI600 | Music Work Placement Year | 120 | Whole Session | Mrs A Gerrard |
| SOTA303 | Game Design Collaborative Project | 30 | Whole Session | Dr PA Turowski |
| SOTA304 | Game Design Collaborative Project A | 30 | First Semester | Dr PA Turowski |
| SOTA305 | Game Design Collaborative Project B | 30 | Second Semester | Dr PA Turowski |
Level 7 FHEQ |
| Code | Title | Credit Value |
Semester | Coordinator |
| MUMA601 | MAJOR PROJECT | 60 | Whole Session | Dr L Tsang |
| MUMA611 | PERFORMANCE 1 | 20 | First Semester | Dr L Tsang |
| MUMA621 | PERFORMANCE 2 | 20 | Second Semester | Dr RK Minton |
| MUMA631 | Music Performance Pedagogy 1 | 20 | Second Semester | Dr RK Minton |
| MUMA640 | Music Performance Pedagogy 2 | 20 | Second Semester | Dr RK Minton |
| MUMA701 | Major Composition Portfolio | 120 | Whole Session | Dr R Strachan |
| MUMA710 | RESEARCH SKILLS | 20 | First Semester | Dr L Tsang |
| MUMA721 | RESEARCH PROJECT | 20 | First Semester | Dr L Tsang |
| MUMA722 | Training for Music and Research | 15 | First Semester | Dr R Strachan |
| MUSI520 | GLOBALISATION AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY | 15 | Second Semester | Dr M Leonard |
| MUSI522 | MUSIC INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT | 15 | Second Semester | Dr SGE Murray |
| MUSI524 | DISSERTATION | 60 | Summer (June-September) | Dr H Um |
| MUSI526 | MUSIC INDUSTRY | 30 | First Semester | Dr ML Jones |
| MUSI530 | Dissertation MA The Beatles, Music Industry and Heritage | 60 | Summer (June-September) | Dr HS Tessler |
| MUSI533 | Heritage & Culture: The Beatles’ Liverpool through 1966 | 15 | First Semester | Dr ML Jones |
| MUSI534 | The Beatles in the 21st Century | 30 | Second Semester | Dr HS Tessler |
| MUSI536 | Heritage & Legacy: The Beatles’ Liverpool 1967-Present | 15 | Second Semester | Dr ML Jones |
| MUSI537 | Work Placement for MA The Beatles, Music Industry and Heritage | 60 | Summer (June-September) | Dr HS Tessler |
| MUSI540 | MARKETING LIVE MUSIC | 15 | First Semester | Dr SGE Murray |
| MUSI541 | MANAGING MUSIC MAKING | 30 | First Semester | Dr M Flynn |
| MUSI542 | WORK PLACEMENT | 30 | Second Semester | Dr M Flynn |
| MUSI543 | CLASSICAL MUSIC: INDUSTRY AND SOCIAL CONTEXTS | 15 | Second Semester | Dr M Flynn |
| MUSI544 | DISSERTATION MA IN THE BUSINESS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC | 60 | Summer (June-September) | Dr H Um |
| MUSI546 | ASIAN MUSIC MARKETS | 15 | Second Semester | Dr H Um |
| MUSI550 | Major Project: Music and Audiovisual Media | 60 | Summer (June-September) | Dr AE Skjerseth |
| MUSI551 | Sound and Digital Cultures | 15 | First Semester | Dr AE Skjerseth |
| MUSI552 | Branding and Collaboration | 30 | Second Semester | Dr AE Skjerseth |
| MUSI553 | Analysing Screen Music 1 | 15 | First Semester | Dr AE Skjerseth |
| MUSI554 | Analysing Screen Music 2 | 30 | Second Semester | Dr AE Skjerseth |
| MUSI555 | Composing to Picture 1 | 15 | First Semester | Dr AJ Simmons |
| MUSI556 | Composing to Picture 2 | 30 | Second Semester | Dr AJ Simmons |
| MUSI557 | Composing for New Media | 15 | First Semester | Dr PA Turowski |
| MUSI559 | Creative Sound Design | 15 | First Semester | Dr AJ Simmons |
| MUSI561 | Orchestration for Screen | 15 | First Semester | Dr AJ Simmons |
| MUSI563 | Voice in Screen Media | 15 | First Semester | Dr AE Skjerseth |
| MUSI565 | Soundscapes and Screen Media | 15 | First Semester | Dr AE Skjerseth |
| MUSI567 | Analysing Screen Music 1 | 30 | First Semester | Dr AE Skjerseth |
| MUSI569 | Composing to Picture 1 | 30 | First Semester | Dr AJ Simmons |
| SOTA701 | Research Resources | 15 | First Semester | Dr R Strachan |
| SOTA702 | Feasibility Study | 30 | Second Semester | Dr R Strachan |
| SOTA703 | Dissertation | 120 | Whole Session | Dr R Strachan |