7Oct
UndergraduateCourse summary
Turn your passion for sound into your future career. You'll develop the technical audio engineering skills required by the acoustics and pro-audio industries. Take your passion for audio to the next level with this JAMES-accredited degree. As part of this course, you'll:
- Understand the physical nature and behaviour of sound and use this to benefit audio production and performance
- Analyse how audio systems work to be able to design your own solutions
- Study a blend of engineering, acoustics, programming and electronics
- Apply your skills and knowledge to acoustic issues and audio design solutions you’ll face in industry
- Practise finding solutions to audio engineering problems such as predicting and reducing the acoustic impact of rail lines on nearby homes, and designing a public address system to deliver a speech to thousands of listeners
- Apply your knowledge to a variety of contexts including studio recording, environmental acoustics and sound reproduction systems
- Accredited by JAMES - we were the first university in England to become a JAMES Integrated Learning Centre
- Strong links with the music industry and guest lectures delivered by industry experts
- Opportunity to take a ‘sandwich’ year of paid employment in industry to build your skills and experience
- Study within one of the largest university arts communities in the north
- Access to specialist facilities in the new Leeds School of Arts building
Modules
Year 1 Core Modules:
- Analogue & Digital Audio Systems
- Acoustics & Critical Listening
- Audio Engineering Skills
- Audio Electronics
- Creative Audio Technologies
- Studio Engineering Techniques
- Audio Transducer Design
- Audio System Design
- Digital Signal Processing
- Level 5 Project
- Acoustics & Psychoacoustics
- Audio Engineering Project
- Sound Reproduction Systems
- Applied Acoustics
- Spatial Audio
How to apply
31Jan
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:
- 2B02
- Institution code:
- L27
- Campus name:
- City CampusC
- Campus code:
- C
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
Unistats information
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Leeds Beckett University
City Campus
Leeds
LS1 3HE