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Sound Engineering and Audio Production

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
City Campus
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Course summary

The BSc (Hons) Sound Engineering and Audio Production course is designed for those who want to master the technical aspects of sound production. You’ll explore music production, sound design for games and film, broadcast audio and more, gaining the technical expertise, creativity and entrepreneurial mindset to thrive in a competitive and fast-changing industry. With access to world-class studios and industry-standard technology, you’ll learn from professionals actively working across the creative sectors. The course prepares you to build a sustainable portfolio career internationally, or to step into established company roles with confidence.

Industry exposure at Tileyard - as part of your degree you’ll get exclusive access to the UK’s best music industry insights and connections through our partnership with Tileyard – the world’s largest professional music community.

You can expect opportunities to further develop your portfolio, industry knowledge and those all-important connections and contacts.

Key features

  • Gain hands-on industry experience while you study, with industry opportunities built into the course to ensure you graduate with the practical skills needed to make it in the industry.

  • Use industry-leading equipment: Learn how to use specialist tech and equipment including SSL Duality, Neumann and Schoeps Studer.

  • Work on live briefs: Boost your CV and industry connections by working on live briefs set by industry giants.

  • Study in the heart of Nottingham: One of Europe’s top 25 student cities, and home to over 75,000 learners.

Employability

Your time at NTU doesn’t have to stop once you finish your undergraduate course. Choose to continue your studies on our postgraduate degrees that can help you further develop your skills and obtain the experience you need to get a head start in your career.

Typical job roles in industry might include:

  • Sound designer

  • Audio producer/engineer

  • Mastering engineer

  • Technology R&D

  • Acoustician

  • Post-production engineer.

Facilities

You’ll study and learn in the heart of a world-class venue – Metronome on our City Campus.

With its unrivalled reputation for the quality of its sound and visuals, Metronome hosts a successful commercial programme of live events throughout the year – and it’s here where you’ll learn from the best and gain real work experience.

This world-class venue is home to some amazing facilities, jam-packed with recording studios, rehearsal rooms, performances spaces, and a 400-capacity venue.

Industry kit and facilities:

  • Exigy and MPC ATC monitors

  • Specialist IT and production suites with software such as Logic, Pro Tools, Ableton

  • Industry-standard recording, mixing and mastering studios including SSL Duality, Neumann and Schoeps Studer equipment

  • Dolby Atmos studio

  • Specialist IT Suites with Logic, Pro Tools, N.I Komplete M4L and Ableton software

  • Performance rehearsal rooms

  • 400 capacity live events venue

  • Post-production suites including Soundfield, 5.1, Foley Room, Binaural and VR technology

  • Synth Lab: a shrine to the synthesiser

  • Audient Heritage Console

  • SSL Duality 48 Channel Super Analogue Console

  • Neumann Microphones

  • EMT 140 Plate Reverb

  • Outboard from TubeTech and AP, DAWs (such as FL Studio, Ableton, Pro Tools, Logic, Reaper)

  • Studer A827 2 inch 24 Track Tape Machine

  • Plug Ins from Sound Toys, Arturia, SSL and Slate Digital.

Modules

Year One

  • Pro Tools Techniques (20 credit points)
  • Sound Design (20 credit points)
  • Recording Production Techniques (20 credit points)
  • Audio Production Theory and Application (20 credit points)
  • Sound to Visual Media (20 credit points)
  • The Recording Studio (20 credit points)

Year Two

  • Your Sound and Music Industry (20 credit points)
  • Audio Post Production (20 credit points)
  • Mixing and Mastering (20 credit points)
  • Acoustic Theory and Application (20 credit points)
  • CoLab: Research, Exploration and Risk-Taking (20 credit points)
    Optional modules - choose one from:
  • Live Streaming and Broadcast Fundamentals (20 credit points)
  • Festival and Music Events Management (20 credit points)
  • Journalism for the Creative Industries (20 credit points)
  • Digital Audio Music Production (20 credit points)
  • Introduction to Live Sound Technologies (20 credit points)

Year Three

  • Industry Briefs (20 credit points)
  • Spatial Audio (20 credit points)
  • Future Pathways (20 credit points)
  • Final Capstone Project: Preproduction (20 credit points)
  • Final Capstone Project (40 credit points)

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • City Campus

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 14 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
J941
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus
Campus Code:
1
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
J941
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus
Campus Code:
1

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
104 - 112 points

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent including A-Level Music Technology or Production or equivalent).

A level

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent including A-Level Music Technology or Production or equivalent)

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM

DMM from a BTEC Extended Diploma including relevant Music Technology or Production modules.

Access to HE Diploma

Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3 including Music Technology or Production modules.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and up to two other qualifications including A-Level Music Technology or Production or equivalent.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate and up to three other qualifications (one of which must be A-Level equivalent including Music Technology or Production).

T Level

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

A lower offer may be made based on a range of factors, including your background (such as where you live and the school or college you attended), your experiences and individual circumstances (you may have been in care, for example). This is called a contextual offer and we get data from UCAS to make these decisions. NTU offers a student experience like no other, and this approach helps us to find students who have the potential to succeed here, but may have faced barriers that can make it more difficult to access university.

We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

NTU makes contextual offers for this course to give everyone a fair chance to access their chosen degree.

Contextual offers are lower than our standard entry criteria or may be an unconditional offer for courses that require a portfolio. We also take individual circumstances into account when we receive results and may accept grades lower than our published criteria.

We use a range of data from UCAS to make our offers and more information on our approach is available at the link below.

Learn more on the Nottingham Trent University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

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Fees and funding

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Additional fee information

The tuition fees above are subject to parliamentary procedure. They haven't been confirmed yet, but we expect them to be finalised by May 2026. The level of tuition fees for the second and subsequent years of your undergraduate course may increase in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government.

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