IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component.
This course combines music technology with electronic engineering and provides you with the opportunity to specialise in designing electronic systems for creative practice whilst pursuing musicological and scientific research in music.
Delivered in collaboration with the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, the course focuses on engineering, creative applications and contextual study at the intersection of music and technology.
Core modules provide a solid base in both disciplines; you’ll gain an understanding of circuit analysis, audio signal processing, sound and music technologies, and engineering and musicological research skills. You’ll study digital media engineering and embedded systems while creating your own electronic music. Project work will equip you with skills for a variety of exciting careers.
You’ll be taught by researchers whose specialisms are in sonic arts, digital electronics and musicology.
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Year 1
Compulsory modules
Circuit Analysis and Design20 credits
Digital Electronics and Microcontrollers20 credits
Music Research Skills20 credits
Introduction to Electronic Music10 credits
Introduction to Computer Music10 credits
Sound, Technology, and Music20 credits
Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)
Introduction to Engineering Mathematics20 credits
Engineering Mathematics10 credits
Year 2
Compulsory modules
Embedded Systems Project20 credits
Microprocessors and Programmable Logic20 credits
Music Technology Skills and Techniques20 credits
Electronic & Computer Music20 credits
Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)
Music in the Judeo-Christian Tradition20 credits
British Music and National Identity20 credits
Music, Culture, Politics: the Long Sixties20 credits
The Tools of Music Making20 credits
Music and Culture in Late Seventeenth-Century London20 credits
Music in Context A20 credits
Music in Context B20 credits
Music in Practice20 credits
Music in Practice20 credits
Music in Practice20 credits
Film-Score Creation and Production20 credits
Opera North: Opera in Practice20 credits
Marketing for Musicians20 credits
Synthesizer Ensemble20 credits
Year 3
Compulsory modules
Digital Media Engineering10 credits
Embedded Systems20 credits
Group Design Project50 credits
Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)
Dissertation40 credits
Composition40 credits
Music Technology40 credits
International Foundation Year
International students who do not meet the academic requirements for undergraduate study may be able to study the University of Leeds International Foundation Year. This gives you the opportunity to study on campus, be taught by University of Leeds academics and progress onto a wide range of Leeds undergraduate courses.
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The degree is designed to equip you with skills and knowledge for a range of careers in which research skills and knowledge of technical systems are beneficial, including digital media, software programming, audio and consumer electronics, broadcasting, studio engineering, music editing and production, as well as postgraduate study.
On graduating, you could consider a variety of roles in fields such as innovative music product design, testing and implementation, software and programming for both music apps and general IT applications, audio hardware design, innovative musical performances and/or composition, music-related career routes such as composition, music production and music education, work in the electronics industry – especially in the areas of embedded systems and hardware/software interfacing – and academic research.
Careers support
We encourage you to prepare for your career from day one. That’s one of the reasons Leeds graduates are so sought after by employers.
300 GBP/year
