BSc (Hons) Sound Engineering and Audio Technology

Our Music Technology BSc(Hons) courses achieved an overall satisfaction score of 90% in the National Student Survey 2022.

Ever advancing technologies in the recording and audio industries mean there is a demand for people with the right skills to help develop the next generation of music and audio technology.

This popular music orientated course combines a broad range of modules covering both the technical aspects of audio system development and the creative process of music production. Having access to industry-standard recording studios and design labs you will develop practical skills that will help you stand out from the crowd. The course aims to prepare you for an exciting and rewarding career and will cover a wide range of topics which include:

• Audio engineering and technology
• Software and hardware development
• Mixing and mastering techniques
• Acoustics and psychoacoustics
• Multi-channel recording and production techniques
• Live sound production

The emphasis is very much on the practical side of things with a focus on the use and application of equipment and processes used within the audio industry. You'll study the audio electronics and software behind audio equipment design alongside the latest musical interfacing and audio processing techniques. In addition, you can study modules covering studio and concert hall recording, mixing, live music production, live event audio/visual systems, acoustics and psychoacoustics.

During your studies, you'll also gain valuable programming skills in several different languages which include C, C++, HTML, and Javascript. This will enable you to explore the use of software in Music Technology applications such as DAWs, Plugins and more.

You will develop both your practical and theoretical skills in our industry-standard recording studios and design labs. Our facilities consist of nine fully equipped Pro Tools studios complete with SSL and large format Audient mixing consoles, six production studios, live sound facilities and software and electronic design facilities. We also have industry standard outboard processors, effects and high quality audio plugins from UAD and Waves.

All tutors on the course have worked in the audio and music industry. Many are members of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and are active researchers in their field presenting work at both national and international level. You’ll have the chance to draw on their expertise, and gain hands-on experience too. We value research in Higher Education and see this as a key part of your studies, so you'll learn valuable research skills as part of the course.

Our graduates have gone on from the course to work for companies like Adlib Audio working on live sound with major touring artists and Calrec Audio working on new digital mixing desks, while others have gone on to technical positions at companies like Abbey Road Studios.