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.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- The Joint Audio Media Education Services
How to apply
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
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Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 4
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 points
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
GCSE/National 4/National 5
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
T Level
We generally recommend that applicants have academic experience in Music, Music Technology or a related subject. Should your interview show an insufficient level of Music experience you may be made an alternative offer for our Audio and Music Technology course. We recognise the individual nature of each application and our typical offer should be viewed as a guide. UWE Bristol welcomes interest from applicants who may not have the standard entry requirements. We will consider evidence of your relevant personal, professional or educational experience where it demonstrates an ability and potential to succeed on the course. Please include details of any relevant experience in your application.
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Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
Provider information
Bristol, UWE
Coldharbour Lane
Frenchay
Bristol
BS16 1QY
