University of Huddersfield
UCAS Code: A494 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
or above.
120-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
T Level
UCAS Tariff
from a combination of Level 3 qualifications alongside evidence of prior Music or Music Technology experience (which could be offered either through formal qualifications or a portfolio of creative work).
About this course
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On our Music and Sound for Screen BA(Hons) course, you’ll learn to write music and create sound effects for film, TV, and games.
You’ll also study composition, orchestration, sound design, recording, as well as recording and performance.
As you move through the course, you’ll select from options in sound recording, audio production, and film theory, developing your skills, to a professional level, in composition and sound design.
This course is for you if you’re keen to potentially secure a role within music, film, sound design, or music production. You’ll study from state-of-the-art professional standard facilities, and you’ll have access to a range of recording and studio spaces, including dedicated audiovisual composition and editing software.
**Why Study Music and Sound for Screen BA(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?**
You’ll have the chance to explore the latest new music in the annual Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and get up-close and experience contemporary music in action at the Electric Spring Festival.
Benefit, also, from the unique chance to train with staff who are active film composers working in the UK, Europe, and Los Angeles. Choose this course and you can submit your work to professional music production libraries too.
Visiting artists will attend the University to offer insight into post-University opportunities; past visitors have included John Warhurst, Oscar and Bafta winning Sound Editor and Huddersfield alumnus, and Nitin Sawhney, producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and orchestral composer. If you want to develop your industry contacts and professional portfolio, we’ll help you; several of our students have had their tracks selected for use in Channel 4 and BBC programmes.
You’ll also gain real-world experience on a work placement, with this course setting you up for a potential role within audiovisual media. We offer training in film music composition, sound design, foley, orchestration for live and virtual instruments, conducting, and performance.
Plus, 100% of graduates from this course are in work and/or further study 15 months after graduating (Unistats 20/21 data, UK domiciled graduates).
**Professional Bodies**
This 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.
Modules
Year 1 modules include:
• Desktop Music Production 1
• Music, Culture and Society
• Performance Skills 1
• Studio Engineering and Mixing Essential
• Music for the Moving Image A
• Composition 1
For the full range of modules and descriptions (including option modules), visit our website. A link to is at the bottom of the page in the ‘Course contact details’ section.
Assessment methods
Teaching is split between large-group lectures and computer and studio-based seminars, workshops and masterclasses.
Study and assessments will be based on your choice of modules; this can include performances, compositions, presentations, examinations, learning journals, portfolios, recitals, essays, and technical documents.
Your module specification/course handbook provides full details of the assessment criteria.
Tuition fees
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Extra funding
Please see our website for more information - http://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-finance/undergraduate-scholarships/
The Uni
University of Huddersfield
Department of Media Humanities and the Arts (AHMHA)
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