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158 | Film, Media, Music and Music Technology
MEDIA AND MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
BA (Hons)
Why study this course?
Media and Music Technology is an opportunity to combine the technical and theoretical
understanding of these exciting disciplines with their practical applications. You will explore
the relationship between media and society in relation to business, politics and international
affairs, and engage with creative applications of audio and video technologies.
Our Media modules combine theory and practice. You will analyse a variety
of media texts and have the opportunity to explore your own creativity in
producing cultural artefacts. The course also provides opportunities to enter
work placements through our links to the creative and media industries.
Music Technology encourages you to work with technology to carry out
composition, music production, sound design, screen music, audio-visuals
and music software. You will study many different styles and genres,
inventing, capturing, recording, mixing and manipulating audio/visual
content using advanced digital media.
You will have 24/7 access to the music practice rooms and music technology
studios and the media building provides students with access to Apple Mac
computers, a lighting and photographic studio and sound recording facilities,
together with support from media technicians, to ensure students can deliver
work of the highest quality.
What will this mean for my future?
The degree will provide you with technical skills and practical experience
that are vital for the contemporary creative industries, from sound and music
recording to film editing. In addition, the degree develops core transferable
skills that are essential to the cultural industries and beyond, including
collaborative work, analytical skills and aesthetic understanding. Having
developed their own artistic personality, graduates of our programmes enjoy
careers in media production, television and film, publishing, broadcasting,
marketing, recording and production, sound design, soundtrack creation, as
well as teaching at all levels of education. They also develop a wide range of
skills in presentation, writing, project management and critical thinking that
can be transferred to many other professions. You may also choose to pursue
postgraduate study at Master's or doctoral level.
UCAS Code - PJ39
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative Entry
Requirements
Combined Honours
A level: BCC-CCC
BTEC: DMM-MMM
Indicative Modules
First Year
• Digital Video
• Audio Fundamentals
• The Photographic Message
• Sound Recording
• Media, Culture and Power
• Composing With Sound
Second Year
• Creating Awareness Campaigns
• Thinking Photography
• Audio-Visual Composition
• Work Placement Modules
• Documentary: Theory and Practice
• Record Production
Third Year
• Creative Magazine Production
• Work Experience
• Portfolio of Studio-based Creative Work
• Sustained Media Practice
• Music Composition
• Interactive Sound Design
Course Duration
3 years or 4 years
with an international
or placement year
Placement Year
Yes
For further information on entry requirements please visit keele.ac.uk/entryrequirements
Study abroad
Yes
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes