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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Full Time Including Foundation Year
SEP-25
4 Years
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Main Site
Full time including foundation year
SEP-25
4 Years
Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.
International StudentsFor International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/
Music Production and Sound DesignOur Music Production and Sound Design course will develop the technical knowledge and creative expertise required for a career in the music industry. It will also prepare you for a wide variety of live and studio environments. You'll gain hands-on industry experience through work placement opportunities and benefit from research-informed teaching and fully equipped, cutting-edge facilities.
Why choose this course?- Benefit from our Apple MacBook Loan Scheme throughout your degree- Graduate with a substantial music and audio portfolio using industry standard software and hardware- Work placement opportunities to enhance your career prospects and network with industry partners - Discover diverse cultures through an International Year at a partner university across the globe- Access to comprehensive music studio facilities with sound design and computer labs Music Production and Sound Design at Keele offers an exciting mix of modules that focus on contemporary, broad-ranging music studies. You will examine the cultural contexts in which sound is produced for and consumed in various media and develop a portfolio of skills that will help you to achieve your career ambitions in the creative industries, such as TV, radio, film and games.Through workshops, tutorials and assessments, you will develop technical skills, creative practice, and academic knowledge by working with audio software, hardware, and digital audio in studio and production set ups. Taught by staff with international experience and research in a range of specialisms, you will gain experience in sound recording, sound design and digital sampling. You will also explore music making, music programming, mixing, and mastering. There will be opportunities to work individually and collaboratively and to deliver inspiring projects under the guidance of supportive tutors.
About KeeleExam type
A levelA level:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
UCAS Tariff:
40 Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
T Level:
Pass (D or E) Grades / Points required
40 UCAS Tariff points from at least 1 A Level
40 UCAS Tariff points from at least 1 A level/Level 3 qualification. We will also consider applicants who may not have traditional academic qualifications but have work experience or vocational qualifications
40 UCAS Tariff points from at least 1 Level 3 qualification
40 UCAS Tariff points from at least 1 Level 3 qualification
40 UCAS Tariff points from at least 1 Level 3 qualification
Pass overall (D&E)
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