Music and Sound Production (Top-Up) BA (Hons)

<br/>- Establish a strong theoretical and technical foundation alongside your unique creative output<br/><br/><br/>- Access our superbly equipped Multimedia Centre featuring industry standard multi-track recording studios and facilities for mixing, post-production and broadcast<br/><br/><br/>- Push your ability to produce studio recordings, digital music and sound design<br/><br/><br/>- Top 10 in the UK for Music in The Guardians Best Universities 2022<br/><br/><br/>- Expert academic support in modules designed to enhance your professionalism, portfolio and employability <br/><br/><br/>- Accredited by Joint Audio Media Education Support (JAMES)<br/><br/><br/>This top-up degree allows students who have completed relevant Level 4 and 5 qualifications elsewhere to join the final year of our BA (Hons) Music and Sound Production, enabling you to gain a full Bachelors degree in just one academic year<br/><br/>Does professional studio recording and sound design thrill you? Are you seeking to push audio boundaries, discover emerging musical trends or forge new collaborations with musicians and creative artists? You can achieve all this and more on our Music and Sound Production programme, which is designed to provide you with an in-depth exploration of music and sound’s role in the convergent media industries of today enabling you to become the professional you want to be. <br/><br/>You will develop as a confident professional. The defining activity of this year are the Final Major Projects, which will become the centrepiece of your portfolio. You are encouraged to explore your specialisation and produce an original piece of work to a professional industry standard, such as an album of multitrack recordings, a portfolio of sound design, a performance portfolio or a project exploring an area of audio/visual media production of interest to you.<br/><br/>You are expected to push your creative ability to the limit and are supported throughout with tutorials and professional development, together with modules designed to enhance your professionalism, portfolio and employability. <br/><br/>On graduation, you can seek work equipped with a strong foundation in sound for all aspects of media, a deep knowledge of technological and industrial practice and an understanding of how sound contributes to television, film and radio. Graduates find employment in key areas such as studio-based engineering, sound design and composition as well as production opportunities within broadcast, film and theatre.