Music Technology and Production (including foundation year) - BSc (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
4 Years
Our Music Technology and Production (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) degree will provide you with a broad range of skills and techniques in sound, music and sonic arts.
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.
Throughout your foundation year you’ll develop a music technology portfolio, displaying the key proficiencies you have learned through hands-on, practice-based exercises. During the course 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 5k iMacs, MIDI keyboards and a range of professional standard software including; Pro Tools 2018, Logic Pro X, Cycling ’74 Max 8, Ableton Live Suite and Steinberg Nuendo 8.
Our Music Enterprise module allows you to explore enterprise and business practices. You’ll learn the personal skills needed to develop an online presence in the form of proficiency portfolios, showcasing your work and skills to future clients and employers.
The Sound and Media module will develop your skills in the sonic arts, expanding to the music, games and film industries. You’ll establish interdisciplinary skills including recording and design of foley and sound effects for games, films and mobile apps, interactive arts and immersive media, as well as recording of original sounds, location, ADR and effects to support interactivity, narrative and action. If you find yourself more interested in studying another subject during your foundation year, there will be flexibility to do this.
Our tutors and course leaders in the London Met music department are active researchers and music industry experts who boast international careers.
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About this course
Our Music Technology and Production (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) is a four-year degree with a built-in foundation year (Year 0), designed to provide you with an alternative route into higher education if you don’t have the necessary entry requirements to study a standard undergraduate degree. This course will teach you the important aspects of music technology and production. The foundation year of this course will help you build your academic ability and confidence, fully preparing you for the following three years of study.
Music at London Met has been ranked third for student satisfaction in the Complete University Guide's 2021 league table
This course is ideal if you’re just starting your career in music and media. You could go on to work in areas such as music production, sound recording, sound engineering and sound broadcast. Completing this degree will give you all the skills needed to work in composing, sonic arts or sound design.
You could also work in post-production, music for film, video editing, sound and music for games, as well as live sound such as sound for theatre, concerts and outdoor festivals.
at least one A level (or a minimum of 32 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma)
English Language GCSE at grade C (grade 4) or above (or equivalent eg Functional Skills at Level 2)
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Subjects
- Music Production
- Music Technology
- Sound
- Project
- Production
- Music
- Media
- Technology
- Film
- TV
- Broadcast Media
Course programme
- Introduction : Film, TV and Broadcast Media (core, 30 credits)
- Music Enterprise (core, 30 credits)
- Music Production (core, 30 credits)
- Sound and Media (core, 30 credits)
- Composing with Technology (core, 30 credits)
- Creative Studio Practice 1 (core, 30 credits)
- Media Skills and Practice 1 (core, 30 credits)
- Music and the Creative Industries (core, 30 credits)
- Applied Music Technology (core, 30 credits)
- Creative Studio Practice 2 (core, 30 credits)
- Music and Media Context and Cultural Musicology (core, 30 credits)
- Composition and Live Electronics (option, 30 credits)
- Sound for the Moving Image and Interactive Arts (option, 30 credits)
- Dissertation/Investigative Study (core, 30 credits)
- Final Project (core, 30 credits)
- Project Development: Music Technology (core, 30 credits)
- The Creative Arts and Music Industries (core, 30 credits)
You’ll be assessed through projects, in-class exams, studio reports and research essays. In your final year you’ll have the choice of producing either a dissertation or a project-based investigative study.
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Music Technology and Production (including foundation year) - BSc (Hons)