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Music Technology and Composition BMus (Hons)

University of Huddersfield

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Music (with Honours) - BMus (Hon)

  • Location

    Huddersfield Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

On our Music Technology and Composition BMus(Hons) course, you’ll develop your skills in both acoustic and digital audio workstation (DAW)-based music creation, as well as in production and performance. You’ll gain a broad view of composing with technology, exploring everything from writing for specific instruments, to using the studio and computers as tools to manipulate sound and multimedia.  The course will give you opportunities to develop a career in composition, sound, sonic arts, or music production and you’ll learn from state-of-the-art professional-standard facilities. With 21 different studios, you'll have plenty of recording and composition studio space to use. We also have a huge range of DAWs, plug-ins, synths, mics, and processing equipment, all of which is regularly upgraded to ensure it’s up to date with industry standards.


Why Study Music Technology and Composition BMus(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?

Love music? Or perhaps you’re passionate about creative music technology, or music composition? On this course, you’ll have the opportunity to work with commercially successful tutors, internationally recognised researchers, and visiting artists who will help you build your creative talents. Past visiting artists have included John Warhurst, Oscar and Bafta winning Sound Editor (and Huddersfield alumnus), and Nitin Sawhney, producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and orchestral composer. You’ll be joining a large community of music and Music Technology students on the course, too, including aspiring classical, jazz and pop musicians, recording engineers, programmers, audio electronic experts, and interface designers. You can enhance your learning and enjoyment of the subject by exploring the latest new music in the annual Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. You’ll also experience electronic music in action at the Electric Spring Festival.


Professional Bodies

This music technology course is accredited by Joint Audio Media Education Support (JAMES), which means it is approved by leading industry professionals.


Why Huddersfield?

Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.

Tuition fees

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£ 16,500per year

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University information

University of Huddersfield

University of Huddersfield

  • University League Table

    65th

  • Campus address

    University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, Kirklees, HD1 3DH, England

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100% of permanent teaching staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy – Huddersfield is the first and only UK university to achieve this.
Strengths in teaching, employability, internationalisation and inclusiveness.
Huddersfield has a thriving international community of over 3,300 students from nearly 100 different nationalities.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Music

    33rd out of 80

  • Entry standards

    / Max 213
    131 61%

    49th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    69.0 69%

    37th

    13

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.18 79%

    20th

    17

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