Music Technology BASc

Bachelor's degree

In Leicester

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Leicester

  • Duration

    3 Years

This course - the only BASc in Music Technology in the country - has been designed to link creative vision with deep technical understanding. We will help you to explore and develop creatively and technically, equipping you with the skills to shape your future in the music industry.

You will be able to choose from a wide range of modules to tailor your knowledge of Music Technology: half of your modules from arts-oriented BA options and the other half from technology-oriented BSc options. Modules that you will explore include Performing with Technology, Procedural Programming for Music, Location recording, Plugin Development and Ensemble Recording.

Learn how to create new and innovative musical performance models and develop existing ones. You will produce projects involving both solo and small group performances, and learn how to document and evaluate your work. At the same time, you will learn about audio engineering fundamentals and how science and engineering underpins the technology used for sound creation and production.

Throughout your studies, emphasis is placed upon gaining practical experience and applying it in professional studios to prepare you for your future career, whether that is within the media and music industries, or striking out on your own as an independent freelance creative.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Leicester (Leicestershire)
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The Gateway, LE1 9BH

Start date

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About this course

Five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English and Maths or equivalent, plus one of the following:
Normally 104 UCAS points from at least two A-levels or equivalent or
BTEC National Diploma/ Extended Diploma at DMM or
Pass in the QAA accredited Access to HE. English GCSE required as a separate qualification as equivalency is not accepted within the Access qualification. We will normally require students to have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course

Key features

Explore the whole spectrum of music technology, from performance and production techniques to software development and audio engineering.
Learn from our internationally-recognised staff who will provide you with wide-ranging musical, scientific and technological expertise.
Benefit from networking with a wide range of guest speakers who share insights from their personal and professional experience.
Tailor your degree by choosing from the broad selection of optional modules available to develop your key interests and prepare you for a variety of careers, from a performance artist to a studio engineer, software designer, or composer.
Join a number of groups and societies, including DMU Music, the award winning Demon Media and Dirty Electronics, an ensemble of staff and students who build their own instruments for performance.

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Music Technology
  • Radio
  • Technology
  • Industry
  • Media
  • Music
  • Production

Course programme

First year

  • Sound Analysis and Perception (core)
  • Introduction to Music and Sonic Art (core)
  • Introduction to Studio Techniques (core)
  • Live Coding (core)
  • Writing and Research / Academic Essentials (core)
  • Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing (core)
  • Ideas in Music and Sonic Art (core)
  • Digital Music Creativity: Sequencing & Synthesis (core)

Second year

  • Ideas in Music and Sonic Arts (core)
  • Further Digital Signal Processing (core)
  • Composing with Technology (optional)
  • Performing with Technology (optional)
  • Sound and Image (optional)
  • Creative Coding (optional)
  • Studio Production Techniques (optional)
  • Procedural Programming for Music (optional)
  • Further Audio Electronics (optional)
  • Live Sound and Location Recording (optional)
  • Acoustics Fundamentals (core)
  • Visual Programming for Music (optional)
  • Digital Audio Electronics: Sensors and Interfaces (optional)
  • Negotiated Project (optional)

Final year

  • MAT Research Project (core)
  • Music, Media and Community Arts (optional)
  • MAT Personal Practice (optional)
  • Sound Installations and Environments (optional)
  • Composing for Dance (optional)
  • Music Industry Management 1 (optional)
  • Music Industry Management 2 (optional)
  • Advanced Digital Signal Processing (optional)
  • Algorithmic Music (optional)
  • Acoustics Applications (optional)
  • Spatial Audio Production (optional)
  • Music Information Retrieval (optional)
  • Advanced Musical Electronics (optional)
  • Artificial Intelligence for Music (optional)
Teaching and assessments

eaching involves a mixture of lectures, studio sessions, practical classes and laboratory work. Emphasis is placed upon gaining practical experience and applying it in a professional studios. Our internationally recognised staff provide you with wide-ranging musical, scientific and technological expertise. Teaching is carried out through lectures, tutorials, seminars, practical classes, rehearsals, studio workshops and lab sessions. You will normally attend around 8-12 hours of timetabled taught sessions each week, and can expect to undertake at least 32 further hours of independent study to complete project work and research. Project-based learning is used to develop your research, presentation and communication skills. Self-motivation is a key ingredient and outside set teaching times you will also attend concerts and performances and benefit from a wide range of guest speakers who share insights from their personal experience.

You will normally attend around 13 hours of timetabled taught sessions each week, and are expected to undertake at least 27 further hours of directed independent study and assignments as required. You are assessed through a variety of methods including practical assignments, exams, technical reports, essays and presentations.

Additional information

UCAS course code: J936

Music Technology BASc

£ 9,250 VAT inc.