AUDIO ACOUSTICS at University of Salford

Help to build a better sounding world. The creation, control, and delivery of high-quality audio, are important elements of the rapidly expanding communication, media and entertainment industries.

This course is suitable for numerate science graduates, who wish to make the transfer into this exciting and growing sound and acoustics industry. Building on the engineering fundamentals, it provides you with the specialist expert knowledge and a practical skill set, so you are ready to develop a career as a future leader in audio technology.

Salford is one of the UK's leading centres for research and teaching in audio and acoustics. The course is delivered by an acoustics academic team at the very pinnacle of the profession. By taking this course, you'll be joining a community of alumni working at the heart of many leading sound and acoustics-focused companies and organisations throughout the world. 

The course is endorsed by the Institute of Acoustics for the purposes of meeting the educational requirements for Corporate Membership of the Institute. Graduates may attain Engineering Council registration via the Institute of Acoustics.

You will:

• Study core topics including architectural acoustics, psychoacoustics, dynamics and vibration, computer modelling and measurement
• Have the opportunity to study specialist modules in digital signal processing and advanced loudspeaker and microphone design
• Benefit from extensive audio and acoustics facilities, including our world-class Anechoic chamber
• Explore how sound behaves and moves between rooms, examining the quality of internal and external soundscapes
• Develop techniques to measure the impact and effects of sound on people (psychoacoustics)