Program Overview

Our Music Technology and Production (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) degree is a four-year course with a built-in foundation year.

The course is a great fit if you want to study Music Technology and Production at undergraduate level, but don’t yet meet the entry requirements for the traditional three-year course.

Our students develop their skills by working towards a range of creative and practical projects, building a portfolio of music and audio work in a broad range of fields, guided by teaching staff with a wealth of music industry experience.

By the end of their studies, our students are equipped with the skills, critical thinking and understanding required to produce work to the highest professional standards.

In your foundation year you’ll learn key principles of creative practice in a range of fields, developing skills and understanding of the wider contexts of music, audio and its role in the creative industries.

Later in the degree course, you will focus on music and audio production projects, developing songs, and skills in audio engineering.

The foundation year will give you the chance to explore what your specific practice might be, with the option of specialising after this initial year. The integrated foundation year on this four-year course is shared with other foundation degrees, allowing you to study alongside students who are interested in a variety of other specialisms and disciplines within the School of Computing and Digital Media.

Throughout your foundation year you’ll develop a music technology portfolio, displaying the key proficiencies you have learned through hands-on, practice-based exercises, you’ll explore the fundamental aspects of computer-based music production. The working practices and techniques you’ll develop include audio editing and mixing in our Music IT labs using Apple iMacs, MIDI keyboards and a range of professional standard software.

The teaching team is built around industry practitioners, with established careers in the music and creative industries and affiliation with industry bodies including the Music Producers Guild and Audio Engineering Society. Through understanding the working environment, and methods, the team are able to equip students with insight and understanding of the professional music industries. The expertise of the team range from studio-based music production, electronic music, music for film and television, sound design, electronic instrument design as well as research, business practices including music publishing, record labels and management.

If you find yourself more interested in studying another subject during your foundation year, there will be flexibility to do this.