MA Music (Composition)

MA Music (Composition) is a postgraduate (master's) course in arts, design & media at Luminate Education Group in Leeds, United Kingdom. It takes 1 year full-time, with intakes in September.

Luminate Education Group is a public institution. Read the full course description, modules and entry rules on the official course page.

Tuition for international students is £21,400 a year, about ₹26.1 lakh.

Living costs for the UK as a whole: £12,000–18,000 a year. Approximate exchange rates (based on ECB reference rates, March 2026). Actual rates on your payment date will differ.

Job roles

• Musician
• Music producer
• Sound engineer
• Sound designer
• Music therapist
• Private music teacher

Employers hiring for these roles worldwide

• Universal Music Group
• Sony
• Warner Music Group
• Spotify
• TUI
• BBC
• Disney
• Netflix
• Apple
• Abbey Road Studios

General entry requirements at Luminate Education Group for master's courses. Some courses ask for more, so check the course page.

• A good honours degree, usually a 2:2 or above, in a related subject; professional experience can be assessed instead through APEL.
• Applicants submit a portfolio or audition and, if successful, attend an online interview.
• 50% of tuition fees must be paid before a CAS is issued; the rest is due at or before enrolment.

For this course: See course page for the IELTS score.

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This course starts in: September.

1. 1Check the entry requirements and the deadline on the official course page.
2. 2Take IELTS, PTE or the test the university accepts, if you need one.
3. 3Prepare your documents: transcripts, statement of purpose, recommendation letters and CV.
4. 4Apply on the university's application portal and pay any application fee.
5. 5Accept your offer, meet any conditions and pay the deposit.
6. 6Apply for your student visa for the UK, then arrange accommodation.

• Passport
• Class 12 mark sheets or degree transcripts
• IELTS or equivalent English test
• Personal statement
• Audition recording or portfolio

• Leeds Conservatoire Postgraduate Principal's Scholarship

  Postgraduate

  Value: £5,000 off tuition (4 awards, 2027 entry)

  New international students starting a full-time master's in September 2027 with an offer; selected on audition and personal statement. Deadline 30 April 2027.

  Official page

• Leeds Conservatoire Undergraduate Principal's Scholarship

  Undergraduate

  Value: £5,000 off tuition (8 awards, 2027 entry)

  New international students starting a 3-year BA in September 2027; selected on audition and personal statement. Deadline 30 April 2027.

  Official page

• Leeds Conservatoire Excellence Scholarships

  Undergraduate and postgraduate (music and drama)

  Value: £1,000 to £7,500 off tuition, from a limited fund

  Applicants who show excellence or outstanding potential at audition, or who study a shortage principal study area.

  Official page

• University Centre Leeds International Scholarship

  Undergraduate and postgraduate taught

  Value: £3,000 off tuition each year (2027 entry)

  International applicants on full-time degrees starting September 2027, applied automatically by country of residence.

  Official page

Luminate Education Group is a Leeds-based group of seven colleges and higher education providers, renamed from Leeds City College Group in December 2018. International students mainly apply to two of its members: Leeds Conservatoire, a music, drama and musical theatre school at Quarry Hill in central Leeds, and University Centre Leeds. Leeds Conservatoire degrees are validated by the University of Hull, and it plans to apply for its own degree awarding powers.

Leeds Conservatoire publishes international fees for 2027 entry of £21,700 a year for its BA music degrees and £22,150 for its BA drama degrees, and £15,400 to £21,400 for its one-year MAs, listed below. University Centre Leeds is a new probationary Student visa sponsor: its students on a Student visa cannot do paid work and cannot apply for the Graduate route, and its fees are shown only on its course pages, so its courses are not listed here.

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• MA Immersive MediaArts University Plymouth1 year full time (2 years part time) · £18,000 / year

More courses at Luminate Education Group

• MA Live Events Management1 year full-time · £21,400 / year
• MA Music (Film, TV and Games)1 year full-time · £21,400 / year
• MA Musical Theatre Company1 year full-time · £21,400 / year
• MA Music (Classical)1 year full-time · £21,400 / year
• MA Music (Jazz)1 year full-time · £21,400 / year
• MA Popular Music (Writer Producer)1 year full-time · £21,400 / year

We researched this page on 28 Oct 2026 from the university's own pages. Fees, entry rules and intakes change every year; confirm them on the official course page before you apply. Listing a course doesn't mean Admission Mantra represents the university.

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