BSc (Hons) Sound Technology

This practical course trains you in live sound which can lead to an exciting career in a variety of settings including theatre, music festivals and radio.  During your studies you will have 24/7 access to The Wall recording studio.

Key facts

• The university has a recording studio facility (and MIDI suite), accessible to students 24-hours a day. The main studio area has a floor space of 1000 square feet. There is also an audio post-production suite running industry standard software such as ProTools, Native Instruments Komplete and Logic Pro
• Students can use the community radio station, Calon FM, which is housed in the studio building. The station was set up by staff in this area. Glyndŵr University is one of only two higher education institutions in the UK to have such
  a facility on campus
• Glyndŵr University has a working 900-seat theatre equipped with a bespoke digitally controlled 18 thousand watt PA system and an additional theatre with a capacity of 320
• New Centre for the Creative Industries with TV studio
• This subject area has professional association with many local venues and companies offering industrial relevance to the subject
• You will benefit from lectures by specialists from the music and sound broadcasting industries who present topical guest lectures
• Campus facilities such as The Centenary Club, the new Students’ Guild bar allows students to gain practical experience

Course content

You will study audio science, investigate and build audio devices, learn about electronic computer aided design and electro-acoustic systems and gain practical skills in recording and live sound production. You will also cover theatre sound and radio production, computer music programming and studio planning. You will learn about the impact of new technology and hone your recording techniques. In the final stages of the course you will cover audio post-production, live system design and on-location recording.

Typical Course Content

• Radio Production
• Recording Techniques
• Live Sound
• Music Production
• Computer Music programming
• Theatre Technology
• Audio Post- Production

Modules

Year 1/Level 4

• Professional Studies 1 + PDP (20 credits)
• Audio Science - (20 credits)
• Recording Techniques 1– (20 credits)
• Live Sound -  (20 credits)
• Desktop Audio Technology (20 credits)
• Sound Synthesis & Sampling (option) - (20 credits) or
• Radio Production 1(Elective) – (20 credits

Year 2/Level 5

• Professional Studies + PDP 2 –(20 credits)
• Music Production - (20 credits)
• Studio Design - (20 credits)
• Impact of New Technology (research methods) - (20 credits)
• Recording Techniques 2 -  (20 credits)
• Computer Music Programming (elective) - (20 credits) or
• Broadcast Standards (elective) - (20 credits) or
• Theatre Technology (elective) -(20 credits)

Year 3/Level 6

• Collaborative  Project -  (20 credits)
• Audio Post-Production - (20 credits)  
• Professional Studies 3 + PDP - (20 credits)
• Live Systems (option) - (20 credits) or
• Project (option) - (40 credits) or
• Dissertation (option) - (40 credits) or
• Location recording (elective) - (20 credits)

Career opportunities

• audio engineering in live sound
• recording studio technology
• audio editing
• live studio techniques
• TV and radio technology
• radio broadcasting
• advertising and promotion
• corporate and employee communication

Employability & AssessmentEmployability

Glyndŵr University is committed to ensuring all of our graduates are well-equipped for the world of work.

Entry Requirements & Applying

The academic requirements for the honours degree are for at least 240 UCAS tariff points at GCE A Level or equivalent, preferably with Music Technology as a subject. Appropriate AS-Level and Level 3 Key Skills qualifications will also be taken into account. You will need to demonstrate that you have the interest and capability for developing audio projects, radio broadcasts and writing-based work. This will be assessed through an interview process or presentation of a portfolio of relevant experience.