Acoustical and Audio Engineering with Foundation Year BEng
University of Salford
Key Course Facts
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews of 15 graduates of Acoustical and Audio Engineering with Foundation Year BEng and other courses in Physics at University of Salford for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Physics.
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
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Salary
Salary of Graduates in Physics
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Physics at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £24000 | £23000 | £28500 |
25-75 percentile range | £23000 - £28000 | £18000 - £28000 | £23000 - £35500 |
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Salary of all UK Graduates of Physics
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £28994 | £29015 | £34497 |
25-75 percentile range | £24988 - £33170 | £22931 - £36583 | £26874 - £45969 |
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Course Description
Acoustics explores the physics of sound and the psychology behind how people react to noise and vibration. Discover how you can create a better sounding world with our BEng Acoustical and Audio Engineering with Foundation Year degree.
We come into contact with acoustics and audio every day. From headphone moments and live music to the vibrations and loud noises made by our transport systems, sound – good or bad – makes a difference to our wellbeing. By studying the fascinating field of acoustics, you can open up exciting career opportunities where you can create, shape and manage sound, noise and vibration.
Learn to create a better sounding world
Located in our Peel Park campus, minutes from buzzing central Manchester, our acoustical and audio engineering degree will guide you through this creative blend of science and engineering. We use small-group teaching to deliver carefully-designed modules that embed theoretical knowledge and creative application, and help you to build technical and transferable skills for your future career.
Our Foundation Year route is designed to prepare your knowledge base and skills, so you're ready to study our full BEng (Hons) Acoustical and Audio Engineering degree. During an initial year of introductory study, you will develop your mathematics and physics knowledge, and build essential higher education study skills, so you are ready to succeed.
On successful completion of the foundation year, you will progress on to the full degree, where you will expand your understanding of acoustics, exploring analogue electronics, digital signal processing and microphone and speaker design. You will shape your degree around your interests, choosing optional modules in areas such as psychoacoustics, environmental noise and room acoustics.
Build skills using world-class facilities
At the forefront of audio and acoustics teaching and research for over 60 years, we are home to some ground-breaking, world-class facilities. During your studies, you will develop your hands-on skills in laboratories and studios used for industry testing and research. This includes an anechoic chamber and two semi-anechoic chambers, a transmission suite, reverberation chambers, an ITU standard listening room, a 3D Ambisonic listening booth and audiometric test facilities.
Get closer to industry
With the legendary Manchester music scene on our doorstep, you will have plenty of opportunities to see acoustics and audio in action. Along with a network of major media companies surrounding our MediaCity campus, you will be in the right place to add some practical experience too. On the full BEng degree, you also have the option to include an industry placement year between years two and three, and add 'with professional experience' to your final degree award.
Features
- Build essential knowledge and skills, so you can progress to study a fascinating BEng course that combines physics, computing, engineering and psychology
- Complete experiments and projects in our world-class acoustics facilities and laboratories that include one of the few fully anechoic chambers in the UK
- Explore acoustic design principles behind smartphones, cars and loudspeakers, as well as recording studios, public spaces and live venues
- Discover how music, speech and other sounds are perceived, and how this influences the design of applications, products and buildings
- Gain professional-level knowledge and skills by including a placement year to apply your knowledge and develop additional transferable skills
- This course is recognised by the UK Institute of Acoustics as a route to future Chartered Engineer status
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.
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Acoustical and Audio Engineering with Foundation Year BEng at University of Salford
35% | Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals |
10% | Protective service occupations |
5% | Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation |
5% | Administrative occupations |
5% | Sales occupations |
5% | Teaching Professionals |
5% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
5% | Business and public service associate professionals |
5% | Elementary occupations |
5% | Legal professionals |
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
This particular course
Qualification requirements
Scottish Higher qualifications are considered on an individual basis
31-30 overall or 665-655 in 3 HL subjects.
Including one in a relevant subject/science (90 UCAS tariff points)
Requirements for international students / English requirements
IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)
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- 6.5
- All other courses
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- 4.5
- Foundation / Pathway Courses
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- 6.5
- Graduate Degrees
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- 6.0
- Undergraduate Degrees
Costs
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:
- Foundation
University Rankings
Positions of University of Salford in top UK and global rankings.
Rankings of University of Salford in related subject specific rankings.
Natural Sciences
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- #13
- #19
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- Physics
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The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
[Published 09 September, 2023]
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About University of Salford
The University of Salford is a publicly funded university in a town of the same name, in Greater Manchester, England. The university’s primary campus, Peel Park, is just half an hour’s walk from Manchester city centre. Additionally, this campus is also home to the Salford Museum and Art Gallery.
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Student composition of University of Salford
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Total number of students enrolled at University of Salford by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 17080
- postgraduates:
- 4155
- Total:
- 21235
Where is this programme taught
Similar courses
Program | University | Student satisfaction | Unemployed | Dropout | Tuition (UK) | Tuition (International) | UCAS Tariff | City | ||
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Audio Technology BSc (Hons) | Glasgow Caledonian University | 67% | 5% | 7% | £9250 £9250 | £14500 £15200 | 198 | Glasgow | On campus Full-time | |
Sound Design with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | Buckinghamshire New University | - | - | - | £9250 | £15000 £15000 | - | High Wycombe | On campus Full-time | |
Sound Engineering and Music Production BSc (Hons) | University of Huddersfield | 100% | 0% | 20% | £9250 | £17600 | 142 | Huddersfield | On campus Full-time | |
Music and Audio Production BA (Hons) | Queen's University of Belfast | - | - | - | £9250 | £20800 | - | Belfast | On campus Full-time | |
Music and Sound Design BA (Hons) | Queen's University of Belfast | - | - | - | £9250 | £20800 | - | Belfast | On campus Full-time | |
Sound Engineering and Production BSc (Hons) | Birmingham City University | 86% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £16085 | 129 | Birmingham | On campus Full-time | |
Sound Engineering and Production with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | Birmingham City University | 92% | 5% | 6% | £9250 | £16085 | 120 | Birmingham | On campus Full-time | |
Sound Design BSc (Hons) | Buckinghamshire New University | - | - | - | £9250 | £15000 £15000 | - | High Wycombe | On campus Full-time | |
Sound Design (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | Staffordshire University | 75% | 7% | 11% | £9250 | £16750 | 125 | Stoke-on-Trent | On campus Full-time | |
Sound Design BSc (Hons) | Staffordshire University | 75% | 7% | 11% | £9250 | £16750 | 125 | Stoke-on-Trent | On campus Full-time |
Ranking publishers
The Guardian News and Media Limited
- Published:
- 09 September, 2023