Program Overview

Music and Audio Production BSc (Hons)

Course Overview

This course is ideal for those who have a passion for music and sound, and wish to explore the technical skills involved in these creative practices.

What You'll Study

• Introduction to Music Production and Songwriting - 20 credits
• Music and Sound Making - 20 credits
• Music, Culture, and Context - 20 credits
• Global Music Marketplace - 20 credits
• Studio Music - 20 credits
• Live Music - 20 credits
• Sound design and FX - 20 credits
• Game Audio - 20 credits
• Sound craft – Mixing and Mastering - 20 credits
• Music and the Moving Image - 20 credits
• Creative Coding - 20 credits
• Creative collaboration - 20 credits
• Advanced Music Production - 20 credits
• Advanced Creative Coding - 20 credits
• Spatial Audio - 20 credits
• You are your own Brand - 20 credits
• Major Project - 40 credits

How You'll Learn

• Immersive learning path
• Focused teaching method
• Industry recognised artists and professionals (subject to availability)
• Lectures, workshops, and tutorials

Teaching Contact Hours

• 15-18 teaching hours each week in the first year
• Guided and independent study to make up the required study hours per module

Assessment

• Practical or project work
• Coursework
• Tests
• Essays
• Presentations/posters

Entry Requirements

• UK: 120 UCAS points, BBB at A level, DDM at BTEC, 31 points at IB Diploma
• International: IELTS 6.0 overall, with no component lower than 5.5
• Portfolio: may be required to attend a portfolio showcase, activity session, or audition

Fees and Funding

• UK: £9,535 per year
• EU: £9,535 per year with EU Support Bursary, £19,850 per year without EU Support Bursary
• International: £19,850 per year
• Tuition fees may increase each year, but no more than 5% above inflation

Facilities

• Several recording studios (including SSL and Neve mixing desks)
• Various live rooms and performance spaces
• An iMac music tech suite plus further state-of-the-art recording studios running Pro Tools, Logic, Live, Max, and Sibelius on Apple macs

Careers and Opportunities

• Music producers
• Sound engineers
• Composers
• Audio post-production technicians
• Work in extensive related fields such as radio and television sound

Further Study

• Film and Media Production MA
• Media Management MA
• Virtual and Augmented Reality MA

Accreditation and Professional Recognition

• Steinberg Certified Training Centre
• AudioFusion

International Experience Opportunities

• International field trip to Berlin to visit Ableton Labs and Hansa Studios
• Opportunity to go to Rock Field Studio for a week of master classes in recording and mastering

Disclaimers

• Facilities are subject to availability
• Access to some facilities may vary from those advertised and/or may have reduced availability or restrictions
• Student Contract details your rights and the obligations you will be bound by during your time as a student
• The Contract details the obligations that the university will owe to you
• You should read the Contract before you accept an offer of a place and before you enrol at the university