Overview

What will I do?

Explore your musical creativity and gain skills and knowledge to work in the music and media sectors within the Creative Industries.
Study industry-standard recording equipment and software with leading practitioners.
Creative Music Production pathway: gain in-depth knowledge of studios and music production software. Learn sound engineering and audio creation skills, audio programming and production for games. Cultural context is offered via research-based modules.
Creative Music Practice pathway: develop as an instrumental performer while focusing on the creation of music and audio. Develop performance and technology skills. Explore and collaborate.
Complete an ambitious project for the Graduate Exhibition in Year Four.

You will learn how to use industry-standard recording equipment and software from some of the finest music industry practitioners in Ireland.

Career

Graduates of the Creative Music Production (Hons) programme at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology can work towards a range of specialist roles in this area, including Sound Designer, Sound Engineer and Producer, Musician, Audio post-production, Audio Visual Technician, Audio Innovation Specialist, Audio Coding Specialist, Project Management and many more.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Interactive Performance Systems

Music Industry Studies

Research Methods

Audio Production for Games – Music Production

Creative Genre + Ensemble 1 – Music Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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110

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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IELTS

6

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dún Laoghaire, Ireland

Disciplines

Music Musicology View 53 other Bachelors in Music in Ireland

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

110

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Courses that require a portfolio submission (see course pages) are referred to by the Central Applications Office as ‘restricted application’ as they have special requirements (portfolio assessment)
In general, in terms of Irish Leaving Certificate matriculation for level 8 degrees is either

2 H5 required i.e. 6 subjects at ordinary level grade 6 or better including 2 with minimum of grade 5 at higher level
3 H5 required i.e. 6 subjects at ordinary level grade 6 or better including 3 with minimum of grade 5 at higher level.
For level 7/6 awards, matriculation is normally 5 subjects at ordinary level grade 5 or better

In all cases English must be normally included as one of the recognised subjects.
Applicants should check the HEIs website for other specific subjects needed for particular courses

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

13500 EUR / year

≈ 13500 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

3000 EUR / year

≈ 3000 EUR / year

Living costs

Dún Laoghaire

Ireland

850 - 1150 EUR / month

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Overview

What will I do?

Career

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

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