Master’s degree · MM / MMus
Master of Music in Composing for Visual Media
Los Angeles College of Music · Los Angeles College of Music · Pasadena, California, United States
- Official award
- Master of Music in Composing for Visual MediaMM
- Subject
- Film, Television and Game ScoringComposition
- Format
- On campus6 quarters (catalog cost chart for master's degrees)
- Tuition
- $9,500per term, 2026-2027, per quarter
About this program
Practice-oriented Master of Music in composing for visual media.
- Department
- Los Angeles College of Music
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Master of Music in Composing for Visual MediaMM
- Award family
- MM / MMusA Master of Music or MMus, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- Qualification level
- Master’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Film, Television and Game Scoring | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. | |
| Composition | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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Stated by the schoolNational Association of Schools of MusicInstitutional accreditation or recognitionUS
Scope: Los Angeles College of Music; the catalog states NASM accreditation since 2003
Dates: 1 November 2003 to not stated
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 6 quarters (catalog cost chart for master's degrees)
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- LACM North Building, Pasadena
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Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition requirement not published
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition per quarter (2026-2027 average cost of attendance budget)Tuition · mandatory | $9,500per term, 2026-2027, per quarter | Dependent and independent students (same figure) | 25 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Lesson fees, accompanists, practice-room charges, instruments, software, recording, recitals, compulsory travel and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked. Do not assume an instrument, an accompanist, software or private lessons are included.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: full-time or part-time options, intakes, audition requirement, whether a previous degree is required.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)