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Course summary
Engineer, producer, composer? Whatever your professional goals are, our Creative Music Technology degree can help you to achieve them. Combining your existing musical talent with an in-depth knowledge of music production hardware and software, you’ll spend your time recording and producing music and sound for bands, ensembles, your own compositions, film, radio and games. Our state-of-the-art industry standard recording studios will be available to you throughout your degree. These facilities are maintained by our amazing technical team, who are always on hand to offer support.
What’s more, as a Creative Music Technology student studying at Salford, you’ll have access to Manchester’s thriving arts and music scene. Whether you’re part of the crowd, performing in front of one, or mixing the show, there’s plenty of creative opportunities for you to get involved in.
You will:
• Work in exceptional facilities to gain an understanding of contemporary music technology practice
• Develop a wide range of skillsets designed to open up careers in the music industry
• Explore a range of creative music technologies in the context of performance style, compositional technique and musicological discourse
In the 2021 Guardian league tables, our Creative Music Technology degree was ranked the number one course of its kind in the North West and number two in the UK.
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Modules
Year One
- Fundamentals of Composition, Arranging and Technology
- Performance Studies
- Applied Composition and Technology
You will choose one of the following options for each semester:
- Music and Society: Antiquity to Enlightenment
- Popular Music Style and Genre
- Music and Society: The Modern Era
- Interpreting Popular Music
Year Two
- Studio Composition
- Audio for Media
- Studio Recording and Production
- Professional Development in the Creative Industries
- Advanced Studio Composition
- Advanced Studio and Location Recording
- Advanced Audio for Media
Year Three
In your final year, you’ll work closely with your supervisors and peers, focusing on two areas of specialist study, chosen from Studio Recording and Production, Audio for Media and Studio Composition.
- Project Scope
- Negotiated Major Project
- Professional Practice
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How to apply
Apply by
29 January
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W374
- Institution code:
- S03
- Campus name:
- Peel Park Campus
- Campus Code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 120 points
Minimum number of A2 subjects or equivalent - 2. Music subject required
A level - BBB
UCAS Points of 120 - to include Music subject.
General Studies not accepted.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
To include a Music subject.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass Level 3 QAA approved Access Diploma with 120 UCAS tariff points. Music subject
Scottish Higher
120 UCAS tariff points.
Music subject
AS
AS levels are accepted in combination with Level Three qualifications; including A-levels and BTECs.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Accepted in combination with other Level Three qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Accepted in combination with other Level Three qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Accepted in combination with other Level Three qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Accepted in combination with other Level Three qualifications.
Scottish Advanced Higher
UCAS Points 120 to include Music.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 31 points
To include a grade of 5 (Higher Level) in Music.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
120 UCAS tariff points.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
English Language at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent) is preferred. Maths at grade C/level 4 or above is preferred but not essential.
You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as the Level 3 qualification requirement.
T Level - M
Music subject
Additional entry requirements
Historical entry grades data BETA
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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