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Course Overview

This course is for ambitious students who want to develop an impressive portfolio of technical and creative skills. These skills will prepare you for a wide range of careers, such as music production, audio engineering, sound and interaction design, music composition for film and TV, and sound art practices.

You will learn in a highly energized and supportive department, with world-class facilities and internationally recognized staff who share your devotion to music. You will study music, recording, studio production techniques, composition, interactive music, acoustics and psychoacoustics, audio arts, sound synthesis, and digital signal processing.

The Music, Sound and Technology BSc (Hons) at City is an innovative and versatile degree, accredited by Joint Audio Media Education Support (JAMES). Developed to respond to the growing demand for flexible music and audio professionals, the course is focused on equipping you with an exceptional range of intellectual, technical and creative skills that will prepare you for employment in a variety of roles across the fast-changing music industries.

This course will enable you to:

  • Immerse yourself in the study of music, sound, and technology.
  • Develop up-to-date technical skills in digital and audio technologies.
  • Acquire imaginative strategies for producing creative and technical work, involving experimentation, speculation and rigorous investigation.
  • Learn how to interpret and understand music and sound in a variety of cultural and interdisciplinary contexts.
  • Develop highly transferable skills, such as creative innovation, written and oral communication, independent scholarship, research and entrepreneurialism.
  • Become equipped to make a significant and valuable contribution to the fields of audio production, composition, media, education, research and other areas of the cultural and creative industries.

Entry Requirement 

Course Requirements:

  • 'A’ Level: ABB, preferably including Music Technology and Mathematics or Physics.
  • UCAS Tariff: 128 UCAS tariff points (typically ABB or BBB with a relevant EPQ)
  • IB: 30 points, 5,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects (preferably including Music and Mathematics or Physics)
  • GCSE: A minimum of grade 4(C) in GCSE English and Mathematics.

Access to Higher Education

A typical offer for an Access applicant would be: Pass 60 credits, 45 Level 3 including at least 27 at distinction and the remaining 18 at merit. The Access qualification should be supplemented by at least a grade 4 (C) in Mathematics and  English Language at GCSE.

Other suitable qualifications

  • BTEC: DDM
  • Extended Project Qualification (EPQ): We welcome applications that include the EPQ. Where relevant, this may be included in our offer, resulting in an 'A' Level offer reduced by one grade.
  • AQA Baccalaureate: Please contact the institution for further guidance
  • Welsh Baccalaureate: Please contact the institution for further guidance
  • Scottish Higher: ABBBB typical offer, preferably including Music, and Maths or Physics.
  • Scottish Advanced Higher: BBC/BBB typical offer, preferably including Music, and Maths or Physics.
  • Irish qualifications: Please contact the institution for further guidance
  • 14-19 Diplomas: Please contact the institution for further guidance
  • Other Academic qualifications (Access to HE): Pass in the Access to HE Diploma in Music or Music Technology awarded with 27 Distinctions and 18 Merits. Please contact the institution for further information.
  • Practical/Work-based: Please contact the institution for further guidance
  • Overseas qualifications: Please contact the institution for further guidance. Overseas applicants will usually be required to submit a portfolio and attend a Skype interview.

Fees

UK Students: £9250 

EU Students: £15160 

Non-EU Students: £15160 


This information was accurate on : 15/01/2021
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