The Master of Applied Science (MASc) degree in Music Technology and Computation is a coursework-based residential program designed to be completed in two semesters and open to all students. One semester of fellowship funding is automatically awarded to all students admitted to the program. Applicants need to have a firm background in both music and computation while also showing particular strength in one of these areas.
The application process will begin in the fall of 2025, with notifications of acceptance in the spring of 2026, and subsequent enrollment in the fall of 2026. Please fill out this interest form to receive information about this degree as it becomes available. More details about the application process will become available in the fall of 2025.
The specific requirements for the MASc degree will be described here at a later date, but as a general overview, the MASc degree requires:
21M.590 Colloquium in Music Technology (2 units, 1 each semester)
90 units (e.g., 7 x 12-units and 1 x 6-units) of graduate classes related to music technology or approved electives.
A capstone project.
Students will most likely take 4 classes in the fall and 3.5 classes in the spring and spend time over Independent Activities Period (IAP, the MIT January term) proposing a capstone project to be implemented by the end of the spring semester.
All students accepted to the program receive one semester of fellowship funding, which includes the cost of tuition, health benefits, and a standard stipend for living expenses. Paying for the remaining semester is the student’s responsibility. The fellowship is awarded in the second semester. Thus, a funding plan for the first semester must be presented during the application process. Other than self-funding, options for funding the first semester might include loans or other fellowships (most likely external to MIT). MIT does not offer need-based scholarships to graduate students.