Help to build a better sounding world with a postgraduate degree in Acoustics.

Delivered in full and part-time study pathways, either on campus or online, we've designed a course to nurture your specialist knowledge, so you're ready to develop a career as a future leader in audio product development, noise consultancy or sound management.

Recommended for numerate science graduates looking to join the acoustics and audio profession, you will benefit from using world-class facilities learning alongside an academic team at the forefront of industry-focused research.

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Follow a structured postgraduate training programme in acoustics, with specific focus on the technologies and principles associated with industrial applications

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Gain a detailed knowledge, systematic understanding and critical analysis of acoustical concepts, along with the ability to apply these concepts to practical problems of engineering design and analysis

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Build practical skills in measurement as you develop the ability to critically evaluate new developments within the field and contribute to the development of acoustics through research and project work

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Shape your learning based on your interests or career plan by choosing options that include psychoacoustics, environmental noise measurement, immersive sound reproduction and noise and vibration control

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Learn alongside research-active academics and technicians, using some of the UK’s leading acoustics facilities that are regularly used by major organisations to test and develop audio and acoustics products

Course delivery

Our MSc Acoustics postgraduate degree is available in flexible study formats, including full and part-time pathways, delivered on campus or via distance learning.

The MSc award course comprises eight 15-credit taught modules, followed by a 60-credit dissertation project.

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as a full-time student, you will study modules during trimesters one and two, and complete your project module in trimester three

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as a part-time student, you will spread learning over trimesters one and two of the first two years, and complete your project module in year three

Please be advised that the part-time pathway can be intensive. We recommend that part-time students dedicate approximately 19 hours per week to study.

Core modules are complemented by optional choices that enable you to shape your degree to your interests or future career plans. Learn more about the current course modules in the section below.