Middlesbrough College
Sound and Music Technology BSc (Hons)
Middlesbrough College

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 10 graduates of Sound and Music Technology BSc (Hons) and other courses in Tourism, Transport and Travel at Middlesbrough College for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Tourism, Transport and Travel.

Overall student satisfaction
91 /100
10 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of all UK Graduates of

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22910 £20830 £24369
25-75 percentile range £19839 - £26189 £16042 - £26488 £18552 - £31827

Course Description

The BSc Sound & Music Technology programme at Middlesbrough College (TEF Gold Standard Award) is delivered in state-of-the-art music and performance facilities featuring five recording studios, five control rooms and a live performance theatre.

You have access to all our studios from day 1. We use industry-standard hardware/software and our tutors and technical staff have extensive industry experience. We are an Avid (Pro Tools) Authorised Learning Partner. Authorised Learning Partner status also ensures that all workstations and recording studios are running the latest version of Pro Tools to ensure you are taught on the most up to date software with the latest features available to professionals in the music and post production industries. Studios are equipped with industry standard Avid Pro Tools HDX systems (MacPro hosted) and Avid S6 and C|24 control surfaces offering 256 simultaneous audio tracks at 96 kHz and incredibly low monitoring latency of 0.7 ms. Studios also offer Pro Tools HD, Apple Logic, Ableton Live Suite, MAX (including MAX For Live), Reason, an Audient iD14, Genelec and PMC monitoring.<MS&&>

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Our students follow careers in sound/music production, sound capture (sound engineering), live sound production/engineering (gigs, theatre, events), sound design and processing/control, music for time-based media (film, video), broadcast (radio, television, internet), recording artists, music technology journalism and multimedia authoring.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

Current jobs

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Sound and Music Technology BSc (Hons) at Middlesbrough College

25% Finance Professionals
15% Administrative occupations
15% Skilled trades occupations
10% Managers, directors and senior officials
10% Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
10% Artistic, literary and media occupations
10% Administrative occupations
5% Business and public service associate professionals

Entry Requirements / Admissions

Minimum Required UCAS Tariff

This can be from a range of appropriate Level 3 qualifications. Please contact the College if you have any queries.

Qualification requirements

Scottish Higher qualifications are considered on an individual basis

Access to HE Diploma

You must also hold Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths. This may be GCSE (grade C/4), Functional Skills or units from the Access to HE Diploma.

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Sound and Music Technology, BSc (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Sound and Music Technology BSc (Hons)

EU £8500 year 1
England UK £8500 year 1
Northern Ireland £8500 year 1
Scotland £8500 year 1
Wales £8500 year 1
Channel Islands £8500 year 1

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

  • year 1 (Default entry point)
  • year 2
  • year 3

About Middlesbrough College

Middlesbrough College is an institution that mainly provides education at the further education level, with some limited higher education offerings, and can be found on their single campus location in Middlesbrough, England.

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