BSc (Hons) Computing, Audio and Music Technology at University of Plymouth

Course Details

Technology drives the music industry and influences the way we consume, produce and use audio. It enables us to create music on our laptop and have instant access to songs via the internet. The industry's reliance on technology is providing new jobs and changing what audio and music tech firms want from their employees. Today, employment in Audio and Music Technology spans beyond the recording studio and concert hall to the realms of software development, assistive technologies and gaming.

Graduates of this degree will be prepared for employment in the modern Audio and Music Technology sectors along with other domains in Computing and Engineering. This course is perfect for people who have a love for all things music and technology. No prior musical training or technical expertise is necessary to undertake this course, just enthusiasm and new ideas!

Key features

• Be immersed in an environment that benefits from the passion-driven and creative thinking attributes associated with the arts while covering topics such as audio engineering, music technology, and computing. You will accumulate skills that are professionally-relevant to today's modern technology industry. 

• Become an expert in recording, mixing, mastering, acoustics, digital audio workstations, audio processing, sound synthesis, and sampling whilst using the very latest technologies in the industry. 

• Learn hands-on and liberating computer programming and signal processing techniques that will empower you to realise your own innovative ideas. No longer will your creativity be confined by pre-made software!

• Go beyond the recording studio to explore how music technologies can change and enrich lives. You will be introduced to areas such as intelligent creative systems, algorithmic composition, automated mixing, computational creativity, and music neurotechnology. Discover how to apply your advanced knowledge to enable people with severe disabilities to interact with a computer or how to create intelligent assistive technologies for people living with dementia. 

• Learn from academics who have written field-defining texts that are used to teach the topic throughout the world.

• Prepare for a career in either the technology or creative industries. Our curriculum aligns with music technology employers who are seeking candidates with knowledge of both computing for audio/music and contextual use of the systems the industry is developing.

• Mix and collaborate with musicians on the BA (Hons) Music.

• Graduate with a diverse portfolio of practical work that evidences innovation in computing, music technology, and audio, which will provide a unique edge in a competitive job market.