Practical experience is at the heart of our music technology degree.

The course will:

• give you a critical understanding of key production processes and professional practices and develop your creativity

You will:

• complete a professional production of your own
• develop your skill set through gaining high level technical appreciation and professional skills
• learn about operational aspects of music technology including production technologies, audio production, emerging technology, radio production, compositional technology, and live performance
• make full use of the university’s facilities including its 24/7 open access recording studio and the Centre for Creative Industries
• have opportunities to enhance your experience through our relationships with local music venues

YEAR 1 (LEVEL 4)

The first year of the course covers the core science and technology that is required to enable you to progress. There is a good mix of subjects and manners of delivery. The science has experiments that you use to investigate audio principles. You also get hands on use in the recording studio and get to grips with recording styles. Later on you will be designing software synthesisers and using them as instruments.

MODULES

• Radio Production
• Audio & Visual Science
• Recording Technology
• Live Sound
• Sound Synthesis & Sampling
• Creative Futures

 YEAR 2 (LEVEL 5)

This level lets you apply skills you have learnt and add to your growing portfolio of knowledge. The new subjects compliment the previous year and develop you music and music programming skills.

MODULES

• Music Production
• Compositional Technology
• Research Methods
• Recording Technology Advanced Studio Practise
• Interactive Music Systems
• Club Culture (option) or
• Theatre Technology (option)

 YEAR 3 (LEVEL 6)

This is the opportunity to apply what you have learnt and develop interesting installations and developments in music. The project or dissertation is the main piece of work and gives you the chance to explore an area to great depth, it can be designing and building firmware through to research into an aspect of the industry.

MODULES

• Collaborative Performance
• Location recording
• Audio Post-Production
• Live Systems
• Project (option) or
• Dissertation (option)