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Music Technology with Composition, BA (Hons)

University of West London, the United Kingdom

University of West London

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About Music Technology with Composition, 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 will help prepare you for success in the music business. You will gain a thorough understanding and wider knowledge of contemporary audio recording systems using our industry standard technical facilities - while helping to develop your composition skills to a professional level in terms of both style and musical notation.
Why choose this course?This course follows the major/minor structure, with 12 major music technology modules and six minor music composition modules. Your final year will focus on a selected study area, through the BA project module, and your choice of assessments in other modules. The Music Technology Major enables you to acquire and develop skills appropriate to current sound and music pre- and post-production practices by creatively applying music technology from a solid base of theoretical knowledge and technical accomplishment. The course covers new, established and, where appropriate, convergent technologies. The Music Composition Minor consists of composition modules, including the study of a range of classical and popular styles, as well as specific orchestration and arranging techniques. We encourage you to compose works for performance by a range of ensembles. 
The course covers practical and theoretical approaches, and aims to integrate them, providing you with a rounded educational experience - vital to success in a demanding industry.
Career and study progressionThis course will provide a solid preparation for a choice of musical careers including:
•composing for TV•radio•films and games•theatre and musical shows•composing library music•specially commissioned works•arranging and orchestrating recordings•teaching•composing your own works.
On successful completion of the course you will have the opportunity to study at postgraduate level. 
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 with Composition

  • Part time - September 2017, Ealing site
  • Full time - September 2017, Ealing site
  • Full time - September 2018, 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

112-128 UCAS tariff points at level 3 or equivalent, which would normally include at least two subject areas including Music or a related subject area, plus Maths and English grade A*-C.

As well as the standard entry criteria, we expect you to be proficient on a musical instrument and have relevant performance qualifications and grades. However, it is more important you have music theory to at least Grade 5 standard.

We will ask you to submit at least two or three example scores. These may be handwritten or prepared in a music notation programme, such as Sibelius. If you use software to create your example scores, you must demonstrate the appropriate theoretical knowledge and techniques of creating basic scores, rather than your ability to programme software.

Because the course focuses on music technology, you must confirm previous experience with music technology systems. If you haven't studied on a recognised music technology course, we will ask you to provide a portfolio consisting of at least two or three tracks on CD, together with a detailed report on how they were recorded and your involvement in the process.

Additional entry requirements:
Music Technology portfolio, or previous study on a music technology related course (e.g. A-Level or similar.)

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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