Creative Music Technology (Top-up), BA (Hons)

University of Portsmouth, the United Kingdom

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
BA (Hons)	Full-time	1 year	September	find out	find out

About Creative Music Technology (Top-up), BA (Hons) - at University of Portsmouth

Overview

Our one-year Creative Music Technology top-up course is an exciting customisable opportunity to convert your existing qualification (HND, Foundation or equivalent) into a full Bachelor's degree in music technology.

Mix and match selected modules from our BSc Hons Music Technology degree course to tailor your practice in emerging sound technologies to your interests and career goals. With the help of our industry-active teaching team from all fields of sound production, you'll develop your technical and creative skills, while using our brand new, high-end music studio complex (completed in Summer 2022) to produce original sound compositions.

At the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to enter a career in many areas of music technology, such as games and animation, music recording and production, and television and film.

Course Highlights

Specialise in music technology by choosing optional modules you're interested in
Use our high-end music studio complex boasting industry-leading equipment and software – including Dolby Atmos and Solid State Logic digital audio workstations – to create music and sound design for entertainment media
Develop absorbing sound installations and live performances using sensors and alternative controllers
Enhance your technological knowledge by collaborating with staff and students involved in our futuristic Centre for Creative and Immersive Extended Reality (CCIXR)
Gain potential accreditations by applying for certifications in Avid Protools and Audiokinetic Wwise

Careers and opportunities

Music technology is a continually developing field that's key to the creative industries, so there will be lots of opportunities open to you after the course.

Graduate areas

Previous music technology graduates have gone on to work in areas such as:

studio recording
composition
music production
acoustics
sound design for television and film, animation and computer games
digital media
education

Graduate roles

Roles our graduates have taken on include:

audio developer
music technology lecturer
musical technician
studio manager
studio engineer
music teacher
game audio professional (composition and sound design)
sound designer for visual media

Notes about fees for this course

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance

Entry requirements

240 HE credits in a related qualification e.g. HND or Foundation Degree in Music Technology, Music Production, or similar. Applicants may be required to provide supplementary information.

English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.

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