This practical course trains you in live sound which can lead to an exciting career in a variety of settings including theatre, music festivals and radio. It is designed for students who are not necessarily musicians or performers and prefer the challenges of using technology to enable performance.

This course is based on exploring current and emerging technologies relating to audio production, and how these can be used to create music and sound for many applications. To achieve this we have a range of high quality studios and performance spaces on campus that act as catalysts for the creative application of technology.

As well as the studio spaces, the course makes full use of the facilities in the Centre for the Creative Industries.

YEAR 1 (FOUNDATION YEAR)

 During your foundation year you’ll receive an introduction to live working with creative media technology. You will learn through experience of working with radio, recording, TV and journalism, as well as the various stages of media production.  Students will also gain a broad overview of the current landscape of the media industries as well as introducing the social and cultural impact that the creative industries have within modern society

MODULES 

• Studio Essentials
• Media Communcation
• Media Culture
• Personal Project
• The Skills You Need
• Contextual Studies

 YEAR 2 (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.

 MODULES

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

 YEAR 3 (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
• Research Methods
• Recording Techniques 2
• Studio Design
• Interactive Music Systems or Broadcast Standards (elective)
• Theatre Technology

 YEAR 4 (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)