Music & Sound Production BA (Hons) Top-up

Course Content:

The course aims to foster and develop forward thinking, creative individuals ready to play an active role within the music community. You will engage in current social, and cultural contexts and be able to meet the needs of the role that you choose. 

The course aims:

To encourage students to develop a comprehensive knowledge and experience of a wide range of techniques that improve their skills in music creation and production. 

To engage students in academic research relating to the subject of music and production in a variety of cultural, historical and current contexts.

To foster learners’ creativity by acquainting them with notable practitioners and concepts in music / sound design and providing an opportunity to emulate, experiment and innovate.

To stimulate the student’s technical potential and emotional intelligence through collaboration with other practitioners, in their own, and other disciplines.

To provide students with a range of transferable skills in writing, working in teams, and IT, as a basis for professional activity and future employment.

To develop the student’s ability to solve problems and innovate in the course of their work.

To support students in working sustainably and with awareness of environmental global impact.

This is for students who have completed a Level 5 Music and/or Sound Production course e.g. FdA or HND (or equivalent).

Applicants should have a Level 5 qualification such as a Foundation Degree or an HND in a related subject area.

The course is wholly assessed through coursework, there are no formal exams. The students will complete a range of tasks to demonstrate developing skills and expertise culminating in a major final project.

None required.

Successful graduates can progress to postgraduate study.

£9250 per annum.

Students who are eligible, can apply for a student loan via Student finance login - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) to cover the cost of the tutiton fees.

International Fees 

We currently do not offer this course to International applicants due to UKVI regulations.

Course Content:

The course aims to foster and develop forward thinking, creative individuals ready to play an active role within the music community. You will engage in current social, and cultural contexts and be able to meet the needs of the role that you choose. 

The course aims:

To encourage students to develop a comprehensive knowledge and experience of a wide range of techniques that improve their skills in music creation and production. 

To engage students in academic research relating to the subject of music and production in a variety of cultural, historical and current contexts.

To foster learners’ creativity by acquainting them with notable practitioners and concepts in music / sound design and providing an opportunity to emulate, experiment and innovate.

To stimulate the student’s technical potential and emotional intelligence through collaboration with other practitioners, in their own, and other disciplines.

To provide students with a range of transferable skills in writing, working in teams, and IT, as a basis for professional activity and future employment.

To develop the student’s ability to solve problems and innovate in the course of their work.

To support students in working sustainably and with awareness of environmental global impact.

By the end of this course, you will be able to: 

·        Use a range of established techniques to initiate and undertake critical analysis of information, and to propose solutions to problems arising from that analysis.

·        Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of the well-established principles of music and sound production, and of the way in which those principles have developed.

·        Demonstrate knowledge of how to plan for business as a freelance or employed Sound practitioner

·        Demonstrate the ability to apply underlying concepts and principles outside the context in which they were first studied to create new work.

·        Collaborate with other creative practitioners demonstrating an awareness of professionalism and subject specific knowledge.

·        Effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms to specialist and non-specialist audiences and deploy key techniques of the discipline effectively

·        Evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems related to music and sound production and / or work

Awarding Body:
Arts University Bournemouth (AUB)

Curriculum Area:
Creative and Digital Industries - Music