Modules

This degree allows you to identify and develop your strengths and interests by choosing various specialist options in the Departments of Music and Computing. Year 0 You'll study the following compulsory modules during your foundation year. Introduction to Musicology Foundation for Composition Foundations of Programming Foundations of Mathematics for Computing Academic, Professional and Study Skills Year 1 - you'll study the fundamentals of computer programming, contemporary music and music technology. You will study the following compulsory modules: Introduction to Programming Sound and Signal 1 Critical Approaches to Contemporary Music Music Computing 1 Live Performance Systems Electronic Music Composition Year 2 modules - pathway 1 BMus For the BMus pathway you'll take the following compulsory module: Music Computing 2 Optional modules You'll take an additional 2 or 3 Music modules (45 credits). The remaining 45 credits can be taken in Music or Computing. The lists of modules are provided annually by the Departments of Music and Computing. Year 2 modules - pathway 2 BSc In year two, BSc students will take the following compulsory modules: Music Computing 2 Sound and Signal 2 Optional modules You will take an additional 1 or 2 (30 credits) in Computing modules. The remaining 45 credits can be taken in Computing or Music. The lists of modules are provided annually by the Departments of Music and Computing. Year 3 modules - pathway 1 BMus In your third year, you'll take the following compulsory modules: EMCT: Music Project Prototype EMCT: Music Final Project You will take an additional minimum 45 credits in Music modules. The remaining 30 credits can be taken in Music or Computing. The lists of modules are provided by the Departments of Music and Computing. Year 3 modules - pathway 2 BSc In your third year, you'll take the following compulsory modules: EMCT: Computing Project Prototype EMCT: Computing Final Project You'll take an additional minimum 45 credits in Computing modules. The remaining 30 credits can be taken in Computing or Music. The lists of modules are provided by the Departments of Music and Computing. Examples of optional modules from the Departments of Music and Computing are listed below. Year 3 Computing optional modules Advanced Audio-visual Processing Computer Security Artificial Intelligence Neural Networks Physical Computing Interaction Design Data Mining Data Visualisation and the Web Data and Machine Learning for Creative Practice Creative Game Engine Development Ethical Computing for the Social Economy Extended C++ Data Visualisation Expressive Game Design Mobile Development Pervasive Gaming and Immersive Theatre Physical Computing Data and Machine Learning for Creative Practice Year 3 Music optional modules Soviet Music and Politics Music Practice and the Black Atlantic: Britain’s Celebrity Culture Acoustic Ecology and Field Recording Live Electronics Research Project DIY Practice and Alternative Sites for Music Improvisation Performing South-East Asian Music Music Teaching Skills Creative Orchestration and Arrangement Introduction to Audiovisual Composition Fringe and Underground Musics Music/Modernities Advanced Popular Music Studies Composition portfolio Music Workshop Skills Music and Screen Media Music in Educational, Community and Therapeutic Contexts Contemporary Jazz Performance the UK Scene Psychological Approaches to Music Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.