Music and Sound Production with Integrated Foundation Year

Course Overview

Are you an aspiring media composer, sound designer or audio producer looking to develop your music and sound production skills? With access to cutting-edge equipment, the BA (Hons) Music and Sound Production with Integrated Foundation Year at Ravensbourne University London delves into the creation and production of sound and music across different contexts and industries, providing you with a diverse, industry-ready skillset and portfolio.

Why study this music and sound production degree?

• Develop specialisms and find your niche within the music and audiovisual industries.

• Develop an understanding of music for media, sound design and audio production as distinct specialisms.

• Add technical understanding and contextual background to your natural creativity and inner storyteller.

• Direct preparation for work in the creative industries. Supercharge your music and production skills and apply them in a wide range of graduate roles.

• Teaching staff and visiting professionals with strong industry experience.

• Practice-based learning and collaborative work will boost your leadership and teamwork skills

Music and sound production make a vital contribution to not only media and communications, but culture as a whole. Sound moves people; it defines eras, shapes personalities, sells products and adds meaning to moving imagery on our screens.

This music and sound production degree in London, UK, is for aspiring media composers, sound designers and audio producers who wish to supercharge their skills and apply them in a wide range of roles in the creative industries. The Integrated Foundation Year inclusion will give you the necessary knowledge and confidence to smoothly progress in this degree.

You will develop specialisms which could include audio production in studio, live and location settings, sound design, songwriting, composition and soundtrack creation for film, television, games and immersive media (VR/AR).

The course is practically-focused, and you will get an understanding of audio, sound arts and music as distinct specialisms, as well as how they intersect with storytelling and the moving image. Ultimately, you will be encouraged to apply the technical and creative aspects of sound and music production in a project-based learning environment.

Industry ready
At Ravensbourne University London, our aim is to create industry-ready mindsets and skillsets, so your transition from study to career is a seamless one. Collaboration is at the heart of this degree in music and sound production, so you will undertake project briefs with other students to realise projects as part of a team.

Teaching staff include established academics and industry professionals in music production, audio engineering, film and TV, radio, animation, games and sonic arts. You will also benefit from a range of masterclasses and talks by visiting speakers.

Are you the next artist to tell stories and illicit emotions through music and sound?

Career pathways

Music and sound production is a continually developing field that is key to the creative industries. Graduates go on to work in roles like composition and song writing, studio and live music and audio production, the audio-visual industries like film, television and games, sound engineering, or pursue postgraduate studies and academic careers.

The Integrated Foundation Year gives you the time, space, and support to build confidence and creativity while developing the core skills needed to thrive in the fast-paced music and sound industry.

Modules:

Module 1: Diagnostic Exploration – making informed choices
Module 2: Technical – applying technical knowledge in practice
Module 3: Specialist – innovating in specialist practice
Module 4: Integration – preparing you for Year 2 of this course.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS