Music Technology BSc at Coventry University

Have a passion for making and listening to music? This course aims to cover skills needed to create, record and produce music and audio.

This course will give you the skills, knowledge and techniques you’ll need to become involved in the creation and recording of music and audio. Working in outstanding facilities you will have the opportunity to work with professional performers, composers and producers.

Why Coventry University?

An award-winning university, we are committed to providing our students with the best possible experience. We continue to invest in both our facilities and our innovative approach to education. Our students benefit from industry-relevant teaching, and resources and support designed to help them succeed. These range from our modern library and computing facilities to dedicated careers advice and our impressive Students’ Union activities.

Course information

The Music Technology BSc course at Coventry University is for you if you have a passion for creative practices in both music and sound and wish to explore the technical realisation of those practices.

You are likely to have an interest and background in music as well as in science and technology and the course caters to those who want to explore the principles of sound and acoustics including musical instrument acoustics, music composition and production in mainstream and experimental contexts, recording equipment and other music and audio software/hardware, and the music business, careers and employability.

The course is inspired by innovation in the technologies and practices of the music industry, encompassing both experimental areas and cutting edge industry practices. This is a practical course that gives you the space to explore their personal creative interests and innovations while helping them to develop a solid base of skills and knowledge to further their career aspirations.

Career prospects

There is a strong emphasis within the course on your future career, not only helping you to discover what your chosen career path will be but also helping you to ensure that you have the professional level of business skill and knowledge to thrive in this demanding industry.

Where our graduates work

The Music technology course  has a long  history of graduates who establish themselves in extremely high profile music, technology and media employment.

Examples of which include: sound designer for the BBC and ITV including Taboo, the Living and the Dead,  composers, sound technologists and sound designers for Hollywood films (Fantastic Beasts, Kingsman: The Royal Circle), postproduction for media outlets and recording studio such as Metropolis as sound engineers. Our students have also done work for charts and won national competitions based on the quality of their undergraduate work. 

Our graduate students pursue careers as composers engineers, artists and sound designers. The music technology degree enables direct progression to suitable courses while others undertake the appropriate qualifications to become teachers in schools and colleges, demonstrators or developers.