Course Summary
The sound and music industry is transforming. Traditional careers are adapting to include creative industries that require skills in sound and music production. The broadcast, film, theatre, games and immersive experience industries are growing and thriving.
We see opportunities for multi-skilled, digitally fluent, dynamic and adaptable sound and music creators, who can initiate and present innovative ideas in modern and engaging ways.
The BA (Hons) Music Technology and Production is part of a suite of programmes for applied practice in professional industry contexts. The key features of these programmes are: A focus on Ideas, Creative Enterprise and Collaboration, Portfolio of Transferable Skills, Professional Industry Projects.
You will develop and apply a range of specialist technical and creative skills in sound and music production, working collaboratively within interdisciplinary projects modelled on professional practice in the music industry.
The principal focus of the BA Music Technology and Production will be Music Production and Studio Production, with some elements of sound design and non-linear performance and production processes shared with other programmes in the suite.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
We’re offering you a unique opportunity to develop and apply specialist skills in collaborative industry-focused projects.
You will develop a range of practical skills and techniques, and collaboration skills, while developing an understanding of the professional, cultural, social, and technological contexts of your practice.
If you join in the foundation year, you will have the opportunity to transform and develop your existing experience and skills in creative practice and establish key academic skills to prepare you for undergraduate study.
The first year of undergraduate study develops core technical and creative skills in key areas of disciplinary practice and collaboration. You will participate in industry-modelled projects in collaboration with students from other related disciplines.
In the second year you will experiment further, explore different approaches to individual and collaborative practice, engaging with external practitioners and organisations, and developing employability skills as part of a Professional Life module.
In the third year of study you will become more focused on the development of your own specialist ideas, practice and research, individually and in collaboration with others, internal and external to the University.
HOW YOU'LL LEARN
You’ll be supported in developing technical and creative skills through a range of lectures, workshops and master-classes, and through engagement with industry.
You’ll develop presentation and promotion skills, learning how to create dynamic and engaging digital portfolios of your work.
Your lecturers are performers, producers, and music composers who will help your ideas flourish by nurturing the development of your musical understanding and production skills.
Our academic team will oversee your studio output as you work closely and develop imaginative collaborations with your UEL performing arts colleagues on the Music Performance and Production, Dance: Urban Practice, Performing Arts, and Drama Applied Theatre and Performance courses.
University Square Stratford, our new £33 million base, will be your creative playground with its £750,000 of specialist equipment housed in recording studios, post-production suites and rehearsal and performance areas. They’re all purpose-built to suit your needs.
YOUR FUTURE CAREER
Sound and Music programmes at UEL develop an existing base of core skills in sound and music creation and production and apply these to specific industrial contexts in collaborative projects that simulate professional practice, and which integrate with the Music industry in live projects.
The BA Music Technology and Production programme will develop a core set of skills in be Music Production and Studio Production, with some elements of sound design and non-linear
performance and production processes shared with other programmes in the suite, and will also develop transferable skills (linked to UEL Core Competencies and the Career Passport) for the creative industries.
Students will be able to collaborate and participate in a range of projects, resulting in a portfolio of project work that represents a broad range of skills and experience, with depth of both disciplinary and interdisciplinary skills. This approach anticipates a diverse world of work, building skills in learners to create coherence and impact that is transferable across multiple contexts
How you'll be assessed
Depending on your course modules, your assessments may include coursework essays, collaborative and individual presentations, professional placements, reports, portfolios, essay plans and creative work. Each piece of coursework will be presented as a digital portfolio.
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