Music Production and Sound Design (Hons)

Overview

You'll gain hands-on industry experience through work placement opportunities and benefit from research-informed teaching and fully-equipped facilities.

Music Production and Sound Design (Hons) course at Keele University   offers an exciting mix of modules that focus on contemporary, broad-ranging music studies.

You will examine the cultural contexts in which sound is produced for and consumed in various media and develop a portfolio of skills that will help you achieve your career ambitions in the creative industries, such as TV, radio, film and games.

Through workshops, tutorials and assessments, you will develop technical skills, creative practice, and academic knowledge by working with audio software, hardware, and digital audio in studio and production set ups.

 Taught by staff with international experience and research in a range of specialisms, you will gain experience in sound recording, audio design and digital sampling. You will also explore programming, mixing, mastering and producing sound. There will be opportunities to work individually and collaboratively and to deliver inspiring projects under the guidance of supportive tutors.

Career

Music Production and Sound Design will give you the skills and knowledge for a career in the creative industries. Your future could include working in music production, sound design for games and foley, screen music or music programming.

Through workshops, tutorials and innovative assessments, you will develop technical skills, creative practice, artistic imagination and production, and academic knowledge by working creatively with audio software, hardware, and digital audio in studio and production set ups.

Gain practical skills and music industry experience through our placement modules. Many of our students have completed placements in different areas within the creative industries. Our placement partners include the education and skills support service business ENTRUST, the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle under Lyme, the music charity Make Some Noise, the independent local radio station Signal Radio, and others.