Creative Music Technology

Craft your sound and develop your artistic identity in music composition, production and sound design. Broaden your musical, technical and enterprising skills for careers that disrupt the music and creative industries.

Why study creative music technology?

The UK’s fast-paced music and creative industries are world leading, in high demand, and rapidly changing. Technology drives this exciting transformation, unlocking endless possibilities for innovation.

Accredited by Joint Audio and Media Education Support (JAMES), our BSc(Hons) Creative Music Technology degree develops your passion of music and sound into skills to disrupt the industry.

This course is also accredited by the Music Producers Guild (MPG).

Whether you’re a composer, instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer, DJ or sound artist, you’ll develop your core creative skills across a range of contexts on our core music making and sound design modules.

Meanwhile, on our optional engineering, live, coding and research modules, you’ll gain a deep technical and critical understanding of the studio, stage, software and beyond. Where you’ll collaborate with students of our BSc(Hons) Audio and Music Technology degree and students across the university.

Why UWE Bristol?

Immerse yourself in creative opportunities on and off campus in our extensive, bespoke studios and live facilities. Join professionally led bands and ensembles through our celebrated Centre for Music. Gig and work in countless venues across Bristol, a city with a strong reputation for its music and media scene.

Our teaching staff combine academic expertise with years of industry experience, ensuring your learning is grounded and relevant. You’ll also gain professional experience through shadowing opportunities, placements, portfolio projects, and career planning modules designed to help you launch your future.

Where can it take me?

The music and creative sectors are a huge part of the UK economy and global industries with job opportunities across the world. As a graduate, you could go on to work in a wide range of roles.

You could release your own music as an artist, composer, DJ or producer, or become a sound designer, recording engineer, or work in events management, publishing, and music licensing.

University is a time to try new things, meet new people and make new goals. With Clearing at UWE Bristol, you'll get the chance to take control of your future and choose an exciting path for yourself.

UWE Bristol offers over 100 professionally accredited courses, including Architecture, Accounting and Finance, Games Technology, Mathematics and Sport Rehabilitation. Whether you're studying an arts, business, healthcare or science degree, all undergraduate courses are designed with employability in mind. You can work a year in industry, study across the world, and get one-to-one careers advice on campus. It's no wonder an outstanding 89% of students find work or further study just 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022/23, published 2025).

You'll also be studying in a top 10 most popular city in the UK (YouGov, 2026). With famous festivals, renowned galleries, lively nightclubs and independent restaurants right on your doorstep, you're guaranteed an incredible student experience in Bristol. With famous festivals, renowned galleries, lively nightclubs and independent restaurants right on your doorstep, you're guaranteed an incredible student experience in Bristol.

Your Future, Right Here. Study at UWE Bristol. Choose to do Clearing right.