Creative Music Technology BMus (Hons)

University of Surrey

United Kingdom, Guildford

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University of Surrey

United Kingdom , Guildford

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

W3G5

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2024

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 19,700 / year

Next Intake September-2024

Creative Music Technology BMus (Hons)

About

Our BMus (Hons) Creative Music Technology course offers you a route to an exciting career in the arts and creative industries. Our course will equip you with the skills for making innovative music in the 21st century, helping you to develop your own unique musical style. On this course you'll be taught by music technology experts and creative practitioners, and work in a unique environment using world-class professional facilities. You'll also have opportunities to collaborate with students from across the department.

We were named University of the Year for Graduate Employment in The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.

On this practice-led course you'll study the creative use of music technology using a wide range of specialist software and hardware, preparing you for a broad range of careers in the creative industries.

You'll choose from areas of study such as electronic music creation and performance, sound design, music for moving image and creative music programming. Traditional music skills are also an important part of the course, and you may also choose to study traditional instrumental music, including performance.

Our vision is to create 'thinking musicians', you'll develop your analytical and interdisciplinary creative thinking and your fundamental transferable skills. You'll develop a strong portfolio of creative work that will help you in your career, and the skills you need to make professional work for a broad range of media.

Our vision is to create 'thinking musicians', so this course will also develop your analytical and interdisciplinary creative thinking and your fundamental transferable skills. You'll develop a strong portfolio of creative work that will help you in your career, and the skills you need to make professional work for a broad range of media.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

We do not accept school leaving qualifications from Jordan. However, if you do not meet the direct entry requirements for a course, you can apply to study an International Foundation Year programme at the University of Surrey International Study Centre. Upon successful completion, you can progress to an undergraduate degree at the University of Surrey.

Career

Facilities

Excellent facilities are available for students to use, including edit studios, performance spaces, a self-access computer room, practice rooms and a multichannel synth studio. This space houses the Moog Sound Lab (UK), containing the unique Moog System 55 modular synthesiser as well as premier synthesisers from other major manufacturers. You will also have access to specialist microphones and mobile recording devices for location recording. Synthesisers and related equipment is also available for loan. The Department houses two Steinway concert grand pianos and a collection of instruments, some of which may be loaned to students.

You'll have access to a well-stocked audio-visual room, with digital and online listening resources, plus an extensive archive collection of scores, LPs and CDs located in the nearby University Library.

Awards and scholarships

Students of the department of Music and Media benefit from our connections to the music industry. We are a member of the Adam Audio Academic Programme, through which each year an undergraduate student is selected to become an Adam Audio scholar.

Students may apply for the yearly Ableton Prize for Composition and the Ableton Prize for Live Performance.

Careers and graduate prospects

We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.

Study BMus (Hons) Creative Music Technology and you'll develop the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue a successful career in the creative industries, including those centred around digital music, film, TV live-event and computer-games.

Our graduates have gone on to become successful film and TV sound designers, producers and composers, and have found employment in music education, business and marketing. They have also achieved higher degrees and qualifications.

Graduate

Josh Ellis

Creative Music Technology BMus (Hons)

The course really stood out from other options - not just the diversity and depth of the modules, but the extracurricular opportunities such as radio, DJing, events management and live performance.

Graduate

Sian Evans

Creative Music Technology BMus (Hons)

The course really threw me in at the deep end and I got up to speed very quickly on the more technical aspects of composing and creative approaches to writing new work.