Sound Engineering and Music Production BSc(Hons)

During your time on the course, we will help you explore the music industry and prepare you for exciting and rewarding careers in areas such as studio engineering, live sound production, audio and sound design for games, audio recording, and post-production for film and television as well as music mastering. You will have access to our industry-standard studios, helping you to work with equipment that you will encounter in the real world of work. You will gain hands-on experience of using professional software and equipment including five fully equipped Pro Tools recording studios, SSL and large format Audient mixing consoles, industry-standard outboard compressors, and equalizers, a range of plugins from UAD and Waves, six production studios, live sound facilities and more. During your studies, you will be supported by tutors, many of whom are experienced, industry professionals. You can book the studios seven days a week for use outside teaching time to develop your sound engineering skills and production style even further. Our course also has an active research basis which is an essential element of higher education. Many of the academic staff are members of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and are researching areas such as perceptual audio, automated mixing techniques, music production, new interfaces for music, and other related disciplines.

An Honours degree (2:1 or above) in a relevant subject Or an academic reference indicating you are expected to obtain an Honours degree (2:1 or above) GCSE English Language and Maths (or equivalent) at grade 4 or above, or grade C or above if awarded under the previous GCSE grading scheme You also need a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance prior to registration

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.