Creative Music Technology BMus (Hons)

Why choose this course
This course offers a route to an exciting career in the arts and creative industries, developing the skills necessary for making innovative music in the 21st century.

We’re one of the UK’s leading universities for music, with our courses ranked 2nd by the Guardian University Guide 2020. We also achieved 100 per cent overall satisfaction for Creative Music Technology in the National Student Survey 2019.

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 the opportunity to collaborate with students from across the department.

What you will study
On this practice-led course you’ll study the creative use of music technology using a wide range of industry standard 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. You may also choose to study traditional instrumental music, including performance.

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