Environmental and Architectural Acoustics MSc - 16 months
London South Bank University
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OverviewOur professionally focused degree gives you direct experience of modern measurement equipment and techniques. Weve been offering courses in Acoustics for over 35 years, and house the best facilities in the South-East of England, including a full-size reverberant and anechoic chambers, as well as an exceptionally well equipped laboratory, featuring the very latest instrumentation and technology.EmployabilityThis course can be used as a conversion course for maths, physics, architecture, ...Read more

Overview

Our professionally focused degree gives you direct experience of modern measurement equipment and techniques. We've been offering courses in Acoustics for over 35 years, and house the best facilities in the South-East of England, including a full-size reverberant and anechoic chambers, as well as an exceptionally well equipped laboratory, featuring the very latest instrumentation and technology.

Employability

This course can be used as a conversion course for maths, physics, architecture, engineering or audio technology graduates. It's also suitable for professionals from fields such as music production and technology, engineering, environmental health, and many others.

Over the past decade a very high proportion our students have found employment in an acoustics related industry, and one or two outstanding students per year go on to undertake research on our sponsored PhD programme.

Accreditation

This course meets the educational requirements for membership of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA). Membership can provide you with contacts and networking opportunities, so it's a good platform on which to build your career. It is also accredited by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).

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85/101
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114th
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Best Experience: transition from Foundation year to first year Worst Experience: email replies sometimes are super slow..Read more

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Entry requirements

Students should have a Bachelor degree equivalent to UK 2:2 in a relevant subject. Applications are also welcomed from those without the required qualifications that possess the life/work skills that would make them suitable to study at this level. Those applicants holding an Institute of Acoustics Diploma will be exempted from the appropriate taught units.

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£11,000 per year

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£15,500 per year

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£15,500 per year

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London South Bank University
London South Bank University , Southwark

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London South Bank University
103 Borough Road Kensington and Chelsea London SE1 0AA United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Elephant & Castle  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Elephant & Castle  0.2 miles away
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