Music and Technology BA (Hons)
University of Liverpool
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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SEP-25

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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3 Years

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The Music and Technology programme allows you to specialise in the vocational areas of recording and production, electronic music, sound design and composition for film and video gaming. At the same time as focusing on music technology, you will also select half of your modules from our degrees in Music and/or Popular Music. This means you can also study classical or popular music performance, classical or popular music composition, the music industry, or select from a wide range of historical ...Read more

The Music and Technology programme allows you to specialise in the vocational areas of recording and production, electronic music, sound design and composition for film and video gaming. At the same time as focusing on music technology, you will also select half of your modules from our degrees in Music and/or Popular Music. This means you can also study classical or popular music performance, classical or popular music composition, the music industry, or select from a wide range of historical and theoretical options.This programme is available with either a Year in China or a Year Abroad. The Year in China offers undergraduate students the opportunity to spend one year at our joint venture, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), following XJTLU's BA China Studies degree classes. XJTLU is a fully English-speaking university, located in Suzhou. The Year Abroad offers students the opportunity to spend a full academic year studying at one of our partner universities around the world, following a mixture of culture and/or discipline-related modules. If you wish to study this programme with a Year in China or a Year Abroad you will have the opportunity to apply after you arrive at Liverpool.This programme is available with a Year in Industry. Year Three is spent on a paid placement within an organisation in industry, broadly defined. You will be supported by the School of the Arts and the Department throughout, and your reflexive written account of the experience will contribute towards your final degree result. If you wish to study this programme with a Year in Industry please put the option code YI in the Further Choices section of your UCAS application form.

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CUG Subject Ranking
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19th
What students say
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Joseph
05 Feb 25

Absolutely love Liverpool Uni and the place itself, have had a fantastic time and learnt a lot through my studies and about myself. Best: The feel of the campus (inc the music..Read more

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Ethan
05 Feb 25

Great city and great course - Not many timetabled lectures and had a difficulty settling in for the first few..Read more

Entry requirements

Exam type

A level

A level:

ABB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

AABBB Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

ABB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Extended Project:

A Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

33 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H1,H2,H2,H2,H3,H3 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDM Grades / Points required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

A Grades / Points required

ABB. Offer may be reduced to BBB for those candidates achieving Grade 8 Pass in any instrument. To include A level grade B in Music or Music Technology or ABRSM Grade 8 in Music Theory at Pass. If an applicant is taking Grade 8 in any instrument (or singing) a dual offer can be made: ABB or BBB with Grade 8 Pass.

Combination of Scottish Highers and Advanced Scottish Highers is acceptable, including Advanced Higher in Music.

Including Music

Not acceptable without A level grade B in Music or Music Technology or ABRSM Grade 8 in Music Theory at Pass.

Applicants who offer the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and meet our offer criteria will be made the standard offer, plus an alternative offer. This will be at one A Level grade lower plus a grade A in the EPQ, for example the offer would be ABB or BBB plus A in the EPQ. Please note that Humanities and Social Sciences Honours Select programmes which have a Management, Law or Sociology component will not accept the EPQ.

33 including 6 in Higher Level Music and no score less than 4

Including H2 or above in Music.

BTEC applications are encouraged. We evaluate each BTEC application on its merits.

Accepted including two A levels at BB (including Music or Music Technology)

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Joseph
05 Feb 25
Music and Technology BA (Hons)
Absolutely love Liverpool Uni and the place itself, have had a fantastic time and learnt a lot through my studies and about myself. Best: The feel of the campus (inc the music...
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Ethan
05 Feb 25
Music and Technology BA (Hons)
Great city and great course - Not many timetabled lectures and had a difficulty settling in for the first few...
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