Music Technology: Undergraduate Study
Music technology plays an important role in all forms of music-making. Accordingly, technologies are situated at the heart of the undergraduate curriculum. At Level I, students are encouraged to develop a range of basic, yet essential, skills; MUS119 (Introduction to Studio Techniques) covers the everyday uses of the studio (burning CDs, notation, recording, basics of computer music programming and introduction to the USSS toolkit). In semester II students put their training to good use with MUS122 Electroacoustic Composition. This is assessed though a graphic analysis and a piece of creative work. Find out more here. After Level I, students are able to create a 'pathway' in music technology that can form up to 50% of the remaining two years. Modules include:
- MUS207 Studies in Music Since 1945
- MUS302/333 Single/Double modules in Composition
- MUS340 Sound and Moving Image
- MUS355 Creative Applications of Music Technology
- MUS365 The History of Electroacoustic Music
- MUS370 Sound Recording Practice
- MUS378 Collaboratory Project
- MUS380 Sound Recording Portfolio
- MUS390 Sound and Music Synthesis
These modules are 20 credits (except MUS333 which is 40). The academic year comprises 120 credits. Find out more about modules in Levels II and III by downloading the undergraduate handbook