The MCT programme gives students a solid foundation for technological development and innovation in the arts and humanities, with a particular focus on real-time musical communication and collaboration.
Knowledge
The candidate:
- has advanced knowledge in the interdisciplinary field of music technology, with specialized insights in technologies aimed at real-time (musical) communication
- has knowledge of sound and music computing, music cognition, machine learning, and human-computer interaction
- can apply the knowledge to new areas, such as sonic interaction design, audiovisual communication, mixed realities, music information retrieval, and distributed multimedia systems
- can analyze academic problems on the basis of their historical and sociocultural development, technological limitations, cognitive foundations and aesthetic implications
Skills
The candidate:
- can analyze existing theories, methods and practices in music technology, and work independently, as well as in groups, on practical and theoretical problems in the field
- can use relevant technologies for sound and music-related research and development in an independent manner, including advanced motion capture systems and loudspeaker arrays
- can analyze and deal critically with various sources of information and use them to structure and formulate scholarly arguments in the field of music technology
- can carry out, under supervision, technically demanding research in the field of music technology, in accordance with applicable norms for research ethics
- can design, develop and evaluate systems for music communication and interactive music, both independently and in teams
General competences
The candidate:
- can analyze relevant academic, professional and research ethical problems within music technology
- can apply her/his knowledge and skills within the interdisciplinary field of music technology to new areas, in order to carry out advanced assignments and projects
- can communicate the results of independent and group projects, mastering the language and terminology in the field of music technology
- can communicate and discuss issues of music technology and communication with different groups and individuals: student peers, the general public, specialists in the field, and external partners
- can engage critically in debates of knowledge, research, and practice in the field of music technology
- can use technical, reflective and aesthetic skills from musical technology to work out innovative solutions to contemporary societal challenges