Music Production and Sound Design (Hons) Keele University

Overview

This Music Production and Sound Design (Hons) course from Keele University prepares you to excel in the dynamic world of music production, sound design, and audio engineering. You’ll graduate with a substantial portfolio of music and audio work, created using cutting-edge technology, industry software and hardware, setting you apart as a well-prepared professional in the music industry.

The curriculum emphasises the development of your technical abilities, creative practices, artistic imagination, production skills, and academic understanding. You will cover everything from studio engineering, to sampling and sound synthesis, and becoming a cultural citizen. You’ll delve into critical and cultural theories, appreciate the societal context of sound, music, and technology, and gain first-hand industry experience through innovative placement modules and professional engagement activities with our external partners.

The programme also offers flexibility, allowing you to tailor your degree through a selection of optional core modules. These modules enable you to broaden your understanding of various career pathways or to actively engage with the world beyond Keele — whether through a work placement, client-based projects, or collaborative efforts to deliver successful festivals or events.

This thoughtfully designed curriculum strikes a perfect balance between theoretical and practical learning. Music Production and Sound Design at Keele will ensure you are well-prepared for career paths in music production, sound recording, audio engineering, audio-visual production, and broadcasting.

Career opportunities:

As a Music Production and Sound Design graduate you will be ideally placed for employment, or further training within the creative industries, including sound recording, music production, game audio, audio streaming, and broadcasting.

You will develop the skills and experience for a future in the public arts, teaching, postgraduate studies, and academia or as an independent musician/artist.

Keele graduates have gone on to successful careers in a range of industries and organisations including:

• Senior Audio Director at the UK Studio of video game publisher Electronic Arts, London

• Sound designer for SMA Animation Studios

• Creative Labs European Developer Relations Group

• Developer for Electronic Arts

• Radio Producer at BBC Radio 3

• Editor at Cambridge University Press.

• Founder and Manager of Amadeus Music Academy, Stoke-On-Trent

• Pro-Dean of Learning and Teaching in the School of Music at the University of Leeds