Bachelor of Arts and Sciences - Music Technology (Honours) (with placement year)

Students can design a degree by combining music arts and sciences in their own way, and become an all-round music technology expert.

Music Technology BASc (Hons) is an innovative degree at DMU that will let students explore, choose, and develop the skills they want to shape their future in music industries. Exceptional opportunities in music technology can arise for individuals who can link creative vision with deep technical understanding. The design of the BASc Music Technology degree — the only one in the UK — reflects this. Every year students will be able to choose from a wide range of optional modules to tailor their knowledge of Music and Audio Technology: half of their modules from arts-oriented BA options and the other half from technology and science-oriented BSc options.

Reasons to study Music Technology BASc at De Montfort University:

• Explore the whole spectrum of music technology, from performance and production techniques to developing software and audio engineering.
• On this course, students will study a range of topics from the scientific and technical to the creative and artistic. Modules include: an introduction to studio techniques, performing with technology, procedural programming formusic, live sound and location recording, plugin development and ensemblerecording.
• Tailor the degree by choosing from the broad selection of optional modules available to develop key interests and prepare for careers such as performance artist, studio engineer, software designer and composer.
• Embark on enriching trips abroad with #DMUglobal, international experiences programme, with recent opportunities including working and performing in spaces in Sweden, Italy and France.
• Join a number of groups and societies, including DMU Music, the award winning Demon Media and Dirty Electronics, an ensemble of staff and students building their own instruments for performance.

• Minimum Level of Education Required: 1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
• Min GPA: 60.0%
• English Proficiency Requirements:
  For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 60 (Min Listening: 7.0, Min Reading: 8.0, Min Speaking: 16.0, Min Writing: 18.0)
  • Min IELTS overall: 6 (Min Listening: 5.5, Min Reading: 5.5, Min Speaking: 5.5, Min Writing: 5.5)
  • Min PTE overall: 50
  Applicants interested in applying for direct admission, but are yet to complete an acceptable language test, can do so, but must provide valid results before receiving a final offer letter.
  For conditional admission, you are required to provide English proficiency scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 32 (Min Listening: 2, Min Reading: 2, Min Speaking: 11, Min Writing: 11)
  • Min IELTS overall: 4.5 (Min Listening: 4, Min Reading: 4, Min Speaking: 4, Min Writing: 4)
  • Min PTE overall: 29