Music Production

You can start this course in January 2011, and you can study full time or part time.

Why choose this course?

• You'll study key aspects of advanced learning in music production, focusing on technical application and personal creativity.
• Because of our links with commercial organisations and the expertise of our staff in related industrial activities, you'll focus on real world applications.
• You'll develop an in-depth understanding of the professional environment of the music and media sectors.
• You'll gain the entrepreneurial skills you'll need to take advantage of current opportunities and initiate new ones.
• You'll study in our fantastic facilities, take the video tour.

About the course

Music and sound production are integral to the creative industries sector both in the UK and internationally and are at the forefront of a diverse range of commercial, educational and research developments. Representing a significant area of commercial innovation and creative practice, the growth of new media platforms provides exciting employment opportunities and requires up to date approaches to the development of appropriate professional expertise.

Professional judgement, technical and creative ability, and appropriate knowledge and understanding are key to success in the music and media sector. Increasingly characterised by sophisticated technical systems and close integration with a range of media, music production encompasses a number of distinct specialisms and provides a dynamic field of postgraduate research activity.

You will study both as an individual and as part of a group, to give you experience of working within multidimensional teams and managing leadership roles.

What you'll cover

This course is made up of three stages - Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Masters. You'll be able to choose some of your modules, so you can focus on what's important to you.

Postgraduate Certificate

You'll study these modules:

• Research Methods: Data Collection and Analysis
• The Professional Environment
• Music Production Systems

And choose one of these modules:

• Negotiated Module
• Getting Research Published and Exhibited: Intellectual Property and Patents
• Integrated Project

Postgraduate Diploma

You'll study these modules:

• Studio Production
• Perceptual Technologies

And you'll choose two of these modules:

• Interactive Media Applications
• DSP and Sound Design
• Negotiated Module
• Getting Research Published and Exhibited:
• Intellectual Property and Patents
• Integrated Project

Masters

You'll study this module:

Independent Scholarship (Technology) - This module will provide you with an opportunity to utilise and enhance the knowledge and intellectual skills gained during your programme, by means of an extensive investigation of a proposed postgraduate study related to the course material. Dissertations, research based technical design and development projects and the exhibition of creative design artwork are viable types of independent scholarship.

What next?

• Find out more about fees and entry requirements 
• Come to an open event
• Apply now
• Contact us