·           Préparation of its professional life

·            Political issues (arts/sciences)

·            Phénameénologie de l’écoute

·           Psychoacoustics

·           Fundamental acoustics

·           Music analysis workshop for music and sound

·          Exploration and creation of sound and music (sound synthesis, sound processing, acoustic waves, architectural acoustics, anatomy and physiology of hearing, introduction to cognition, auditory perception, computer science)

 Cross-disciplinary skills
-Identify digital uses and the impact of their development on the field(s) concerned by the mention.
-Use advanced digital tools independently for one or more fields or research sectors in the field.
-Mobilise highly specialised knowledge, some of which is at the forefront of knowledge in a field of work or study, as a basis for original thinking.
- Develop a critical awareness of knowledge in a field and/or at the interface of several fields.
- Solve problems in order to develop new knowledge and procedures and integrate knowledge from different fields.
- To make innovative contributions in the context of high-level exchanges and in international contexts.
- Carrying out a realistic and distanced analysis, taking into account the issues, problems and complexity of a request or situation in order to propose adapted and/or innovative solutions in line with regulatory developments.
- Identify, select and analyse with a critical mind various specialised resources to document a subject and summarise this data with a view to its use.
- Communicate for training purposes or for the transfer of knowledge, orally and in writing, in French and in at least one foreign language.
- Manage complex, unpredictable professional or study contexts which require new strategic approaches.
- Take responsibility for contributing to professional knowledge and practice and/or for the strategic performance of a team.
- Manage a project (design, steering, team coordination, implementation and management, evaluation, dissemination) which may involve multidisciplinary skills in a collaborative context.
- Analyse one's actions in a professional situation and evaluate oneself in order to improve one's practice as part of a quality process.
- Respect the principles of ethics, deontology and social and environmental responsibility.
- Take into account the issue of disability and accessibility in each of its professional actions.

·          Specific competences of the mention
- Conduct scientific research to solve complex problems linking sound and music in the context of R&D or artistic creation.
- To develop intangible heritage, particularly in the fields of music, digital humanities and the sound arts, taking account of contemporary development issues.
- To carry out field research in the specific field of acoustics and musicology, using qualitative methods (collection and interviewing) and highly specialised knowledge.
- Design innovative devices for R&D or artistic creation purposes using appropriate technological solutions,
- Édevelop a trans-disciplinary approach in the fields of acoustics, musicology and computer music  by conceiving sound and music as phenomena of the same name;the aim is to understand sound and music as physical phenomena, as objects of meaning, as musical works and as artistic and aesthetic facts,
- To design and produce an original sound creation based on knowledge and theoretical and technological tools, drawing on a solid sound-music culture, in order to meet the needs of the industrial world;meet the needs of the industrial, cultural and artistic worlds,
- design and develop technical and technological methods and tools (where appropriate) to meet the needs of the industrial, cultural and artistic worlds,
- design and develop technical and technological methods and tools (where appropriate) to meet the needs of the industrial, cultural and artistic worlds,
- design and develop technical and technological methods and tools (where appropriate) to meet the needs of the industrial, cultural and artistic worlds;and technological tools (where appropriate), incorporating an aesthetic approach, for innovation and industrial and artistic creation,
- To imagine, design and implement individual or group projects in the fields of art, design, production and distribution;implement individual or team projects in the scientific, technological and artistic fields in relation to acoustics and musicology,
- Develop innovative solutions using IT tools for real time audio-acoustics,
- Conceive, design and implement individual or team projects in the scientific, technological and artistic fields in relation to acoustics and musicology,
- Develop innovative solutions using IT tools for real time audio-acoustics,
- Conceive, design and implement individual or team projects in the scientific, technological and artistic fields in relation to acoustics and musicology;design and compose musical sequences and/or musical performances in a variety of genres (with or without digital audio tools) based on predefined specifications, taking account of economic and environmental constraints,
- Analyse contemporary music and sound practices in the context in which they are created, produced and disseminated;ation, production and contemporary dissemination,
- Manage projects in the fields of sound and musical heritage and the cultural and creative industries,
- Pass on theoretical and applied knowledge in an associative context; à l’acoustics and musicology,
- Communicate using a technical musical and scientific vocabulary, in French and English,
- Engage in expert reflection on technical and technological developments, particularly in the field of immersive environments,
- Implement a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of acoustics and musicology;uvre a multidisciplinary approach uniting perceptive acoustics, computer music, musical practice, musicology and the human sciences,
- Develop transdisciplinary communication through the articulation of cultures specific to the thematic and practical fields of sound and music.

For the competences of each pathway : see the standard pathway sheet

The course develops an active and participative project-based teaching approach.

A short work placement is compulsory at the end of Master 1 (2 weeks à 1 month)

A long internship is compulsory à the end of master 2 (more than 2 months)

International mobility is encouraged and may give rise to financial support, just as internship bonuses may be awarded depending on the student's project.

The search for an internship and the design of a professional project are supervised by various courses.

Teaching takes place over 9 weeks, with the following 3 weeks devoted to workshops, seminars, creative workshops and other projects.

Mandatory prerequisite : attendance is compulsory à all courses because of a learning process that values teamwork.

Students may attend courses on the other pathway due to a timetable organised for this purpose. They may acquire an interdisciplinary bonus.

Some courses take place at the PRISM laboratory (UMR 7061), at the CNRS Centre chemin Joseph Aiguier in Marseille, as well as on the premises of cultural partners with whom the master's programme collaborates

• L1202: Musique et chant (fr)
• L1508: Prise de son et sonorisation (fr)
• K2105: Enseignement artistique (fr)
• H1206: Management et ingénierie études, recherche et développement industriel (fr)

• 133F: Musique application à une technologie (fr)
• 323N: Techniques de l'image et du son, métiers connexes du spectacle (conception) (fr)
• 110F: Spécialités pluri-scientifiques (application aux technologies de production) (fr)

The sectors of’insertion are as follows :

- composition and live performance,

- teaching,

- musical interpretation,

- acoustical and computer engineering,

- multimédia, musicology,

- muséographie sonore,

- cultural méography.

The graduate will be able to access spotted, merged and hybrid materials.

- acoustical engineer and audio developer,

- composer, performer,

- sound designer,

- art director,

- teacher specializing in musical practice,

- production manager,

- cultural editor,

- musicologist.

- 3D sound designer and director,

- musician director,

- sound curator,

- multimedia media designer (in the field of education, culture and the cultural and creative industries, for example).

Research doctorate

Doctorate Pratique et théorie de la création artistique (Aix-Marseille Université)

Competitions for national education (Capes, Agrégation) and artistic education

Other masters degrees, other doctorates, other equivalent diplomas

Cultural World

• Performing arts (Festival international d'Art Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence, GMEM, Centre national de création, Marseille, le Festival de Chaillol, SCENE44 . n + n Corsino)
• Recording (Studio d'enregistrement, La Fabrique Saint-Rémy de Provence, Parnassie, éditeur de disques, Cucuron)
• Music (MUCEM, Musée des civilisations d'Europe et de la Méditerran&e;e, Palais des Papes d'Avignon)

Education

• Music education (IESM Europe-Méditerran&e;e, Institut d'enseignement supérieur de la musique, Aix-en-Provence, Conservatoire à rayonnement départemental de musique d'Aix-en-Provence)
• Département SATIS, UFR Sciences, course « musique à l'image » du master Cinéma et audiovisuel, Aubagne)

Supervision of internships, research dissertations by a research supervisor, tutored projects.

Representative meetings with the teaching team and course leaders.

Master 1

Semester 1 : Séminaire de recherche, Connaissance des métiers de la recherche,

Semester 2 : Séminaire de recherche, Expérimenter la recherche-création, Concevoir un projet professionnel, Produire sa recherche.

Master 2

Semester 1. : Séminaire de recherche, Connaître les méthodologies de la recherche interdisciplinaire

Semester 2 : Séminaire de recherche, S’immerger dans le milieu professionnel

Hosting foreign students.

Hosting foreign trainees.

Outgoing mobility abroad.

Participation of the Acoustics and Musicology Masters in international networks with McGill University, Oslo University, the Department of Musicology (Norway), the Conservatoire Sup;rieur de musique de Wuhan (China), Barcelona, Master of Sound Art (Spain), Edinburgh, Digital Audio Group (Scotland), Queen Mary of London, Centre for Digital Music (England), Aalborg of Copenhagen (Denmark).

The master's programme is based on special agreements developed over several years. Agreements are underway with Spain and other European countries. As a general rule, the teaching team attaches great importance to students' requests for mobility and offers support to students who wish to study in another country

• 1) Erasmus agreement, the partner institutions being the universities of Hildesheim (Germany), Edinburgh (UK) ;
• 2) Bilateral agreement (2007 renewed in 2014), partner institution Université Laval, Québec (Canada) ;
• 3) CREPUQ, Conseil des universités du Québec and the University of Ottawa (Canada), the partner institutions being the Universités de Montréal, de Sherbrooke, d'Ottawa (Canada).

It develops in international networks with European and non-EU universities:

• Aalborg from Copenhagen (Denmark)
• Oslo, department of musicology (Norway)
• Barcelona, Master of Sound Art (Spain)
• Université de Girona (Spain)
• Edinburg, Digital Audio Group (Scotland)
• Queen Mary of London, Centre for Digital Music (England)
• McGill, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (Canada)

The application à l’entrée;e in the mention présente a coherent and motivated research and/or professional project, in adéquation with the content and aims of the selective training requestedée, and showing that the·e candidate·e has fully acquainted himself/herself with the training.

Good command of written and spoken French. Ability to react and adapt to different communication situations. Ability to argue in writing and orally.

Responsible for the mention :

Christine Esclapez / christine.esclapez[at]univ-amu.fr

Antoine Gonot / antoine.gonot[at]univ-amu.fr

Course leaders:

MUTECH / Charles De Paiva Santana / charles.de-paiva-santana[at]univ-amu.fr

ICS / Mathieu Barthet / mathieu.barthet[at]univ-amu.fr