A good first degree in Music or in which Music was a major part, and experience of music technology at undergraduate level. Alternative qualifications or relevant professional experience may be considered in individual cases. A diverse range of research opportunities is available in the field of Music Technology, including such areas as the analysis, synthesis and encoding of musical sound, algorithmic composition, intonation systems, machine listening and optical music recognition.
Examination is by thesis with appropriate accompanying material.
For further information about the nature of research in music technology and electro-acoustic composition at the University of Leeds the Electronic Studio and Interdisciplinary Centre for Scientific Research in Music pages may be useful.