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Music Technology and Radio Broadcasting with Foundation Year, BA (Hons), University of West London

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University of West London

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About Music Technology and Radio Broadcasting with Foundation Year, BA (Hons) - at University of West London

Course summary

88% of students on our music courses said they 'would recommend their course to others' in the National Student Survey 2016.
OverviewThis course is an equal mix of music technology and radio modules with a very practical focus. You can focus on either subject in your final year. You will learn how to develop your creative abilities and produce audio work to a high professional 
Why choose this course?The radio modules provide an opportunity for you to learn about the contemporary broadcasting industry, and to work on live and pre-produced projects, investigating factual, fictive and musical formats. In your final year, you will also have the opportunity to broadcast live across west London on our student station Blast Radio.
Year one acts as a foundation to help you develop a general base of skills and technical knowledge. In year two, you will be able to broaden your range of skills, develop your creative abilities and produce audio work to a high professional standard. Year three allows you considerable creative freedom to plan and realise significant audio projects.

Career and study progression

On successful completion of this course, you will be eligible for career opportunities in areas such as:
  • music production
  • engineering
  • radio production and presentation
  • radio regulation.
You may also choose to continue your studies with an MA in Music Technology Record Production subject areas.
See our postgraduate degree courses page to view the full range of postgraduate degree courses offered by the London College of Music.
 

Other options available for BA (Hons) Music Technology and Radio Broadcasting with Foundation Year

  • Full time - September 2017, Ealing site

Fees

Fees for home and EU students

Main feeFees for our 2018 courses have not yet been released.

Funding

Help with funding is available to a range of students, whether you are studying full or part-time, in your home country or overseas.

You may be eligible for a student loan to cover the cost of tuition fees or a maintenance loan to support you during your studies. Additional funding is available to some types of students, such as those with dependants, disabled students and more. Find out more about applying for student loans and other funding options.

We also offer a range of scholarships and bursaries to help you. Current scholarships include:

  • Full Time Undergraduate Bursary: a £3,000 award for new undergraduate students.
  • Path to Success Scholarship: a £4,000 award for students on a four-year degree course with a foundation year. 

Other scholarships are also available, including awards for specific subjects. Find out more and check your eligibility for the scholarships and bursaries listed above.

Please note fees are paid for each year of study unless otherwise stated. You will be required to re-enrol and pay fees at the beginning of each academic year. Fees may be subject to government regulations on fee increases. Future inflationary increases will be applied to each subsequent year of the course, subject to government regulations on fee increases.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

You must have:

  • 72 UCAS tariff points at Level 3, which would normally include at least two relevant subject areas
  • plus GCSE English and mathematics at grade C or above.

You are expected to have a basic knowledge of music technology recording systems.

If you do not have traditional qualifications for university study, we will consider you application on its merits.

You are also required to hold a Level 3 Music Technology qualification or alternatively can provide a portfolio.

International students need to meet our English language requirement at either IELTS at 6.0 or above and a minimum of 5.5 for each of the 4 individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening).

In some countries where teaching is in English, we may accept local qualifications. Please visit http://www.uwl.ac.uk/international/your-country to check for local equivalencies.

We offer pre-sessional English language courses if you do not meet these requirements. Find out more about our English Language courses

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