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Creative Music Technology

Course details
  • 2 Study options
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Frenchay Campus
Awarded by:
University of the West of England, Bristol

Course summary

Craft your sound and develop your artistic identity in music composition, production and sound design. Broaden your musical, technical and enterprising skills for careers that disrupt the music and creative industries.

Why study creative music technology?
The UK's fast-paced music and creative industries are world leading, in high demand, and rapidly changing. Technology drives this exciting transformation, unlocking endless possibilities for innovation.

Accredited by Joint Audio and Media Education Support (JAMES), our BSc(Hons) Creative Music Technology degree develops your passion of music and sound into skills to disrupt the industry.

Whether you're a composer, instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer, DJ or sound artist, you'll develop your core creative skills across a range of contexts on our core music making and sound design modules.

Meanwhile, on our optional engineering, live, coding and research modules, you'll gain a deep technical and critical understanding of the studio, stage, software and beyond. Where you'll collaborate with students of our BSc(Hons) Audio and Music Technology degree and students across the university.

Why UWE Bristol?
Immerse yourself in creative opportunities on and off campus in our extensive, bespoke studios and live facilities. Join professionally led bands and ensembles through our celebrated Centre for Music. Gig and work in countless venues across Bristol, a city with a strong reputation for its music and media scene.

Our teaching staff combine academic expertise with years of industry experience, ensuring your learning is grounded and relevant. You'll also gain professional experience through shadowing opportunities, placements, portfolio projects, and career planning modules designed to help you launch your future.

Where can it take me?
The music and creative sectors are a huge part of the UK economy and global industries with job opportunities across the world. As a graduate, you could go on to work in a wide range of roles.

You could release your own music as an artist, composer, DJ or producer, or become a sound designer, recording engineer, or work in events management, publishing, and music licensing.

How to apply

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Course code:
WJ39
Institution code:
B80

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Data from:
This course and 15 other engineering and technology courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

90% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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Student Outcomes

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80 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

95 Go onto work and study

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