Music Technology Systems with a Foundation Year - BEng (Hons)
University of York
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If youre returning to education, or didnt study Maths at A level, our foundation year will give you the maths and physics knowledge you need to progress on to our BEng Music Technology Systems course.Youll spend your first year learning maths and physics content to A level standard, and youll begin to develop your practical skills in the electronics lab.If you successfully complete the foundation year youll automatically continue onto the first year of our degree in Music Technology Systems. ...Read more

If you're returning to education, or didn't study Maths at A level, our foundation year will give you the maths and physics knowledge you need to progress on to our BEng Music Technology Systems course.You'll spend your first year learning maths and physics content to A level standard, and you'll begin to develop your practical skills in the electronics lab.If you successfully complete the foundation year you'll automatically continue onto the first year of our degree in Music Technology Systems. You'll explore topics including synthesiser technology, MIDI, sampling and audio signal processing, and learn how this technology is applied in recording studios and field recording projects. You'll use your expertise to create innovative and optimised designs, addressing real-world problems.With individual and group projects at every stage of the degree to develop practical, organisational, management and business skills, you'll graduate with the abilities and approaches you will need to operate with confidence – as a researcher, expert designer or technical manager - in this exciting field.You can instead choose to transfer onto any of our other BEng courses within the department. In addition, if you achieve a high score in the Foundation Year exams you will have the opportunity to transfer onto one of our MEng courses.

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£9,535 per year

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University of York
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