Music, Sound and Technology BSc (Hons)

100% overall student satisfaction: City first in the UK for Music in 2017 National Student Survey.
City’s innovative BSc in Music, Sound and Technology encourages you to work with music and sound in exciting new ways, preparing you for a wide range of careers in the cultural industries of today and tomorrow.

The Music, Sound and Technology BSc (Hons) at City is an innovative and versatile degree, accredited by Joint Audio Media Education Support (JAMES). Developed to respond to the growing demand for flexible music and audio professionals, the course is focused on equipping you with an exceptional range of intellectual, technical and creative skills that will prepare you for employment in a variety of roles across the fast-changing music industries.
Delivered in a stimulating research-led environment with world-leading studios and recording facilities, you will learn how to develop innovative projects in recording, composition, interactive music, installation and cross-disciplinary work.
This degree has a unique focus, integrating theory and practice to help you understand the relationships between music, sound and other forms of digital media, such as film, games, web-based applications, and new modes of performance which utilise music technology in novel and innovative ways.

This course will enable you to:

• Immerse yourself in the study of music, sound and technology.
• Develop up-to-date technical skills in digital and audio technologies.
• Acquire imaginative strategies for producing creative and technical work, involving experimentation, speculation and rigorous investigation.
• Learn how to interpret and understand music and sound in a variety of cultural and interdisciplinary contexts.
• Develop highly transferable skills, such as creative innovation, written and oral communication, independent scholarship, research and entrepreneurialism.
• Become equipped to make a significant and valuable contribution to the fields of audio production, composition, media, education, research and other areas of the cultural and creative industries.