If you’re a high-flying student with a passion for music and audio, can do maths, and want to understand how computers and electronics shape today’s and tomorrow’s electronic music instruments, digital audio systems, music downloads, sound effects and games, then this degree is designed with you in mind.
With a team project in Year 2 and an individual project in your final year supervised by the department’s world-leading Centre for Digital Music (c4dm), you will learn how to put the theory in the degree into practice. Some projects involve industrial partners, such as Philips Research, Sun Microsystems, Creative and Yahoo! and some use our state-of-the-art, 3D listening and performing space, and can involve musicians and sound artists.
Our Visiting Professorial Fellow, Martyn Ware (founder of ‘80s bands The Human League and Heaven 17, record producer and world-leading 3D sound artist) takes an active interest in the Department and brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to this degree and its MEng counterpart.
Course outline
Year 1
Telecoms and Internet Fundamentals
Programming Fundamentals
Introduction to Electronic Systems
Engineering Maths
Introductory Java Programming
Professional Applications
Internet Programming
Digital Circuit Design
Year 2
Digital Systems Design
Software Engineering
Signals and Systems Theory
Internet Applications
Design and Build Project
Graphical User Interfaces
Internet Protocols
Microprocessor Systems Design
Year 3
Individual Project
Enterprise Management
Digital Signal Processing
Digital Audio Effects
Software Tools for Engineers
Interaction Design
Music and Speech Processing
For an explanation of qualifications, have a look at our IAG page on this site www.creativeway.org.uk/quals. Maths and Physics (Advanced GCE) are required, with a total of 260 - 300 points. Advanced GCE in Music Technology is preferred but not essential. Additional qualifications in music performance and audio experience are desirable.
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Advice on courses and careers:-
The Creative Way IAG team provides a specialist service for anyone
interested in finding out about courses and careers in the creative and
cultural industries. We can provide information direct to Students,
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To find out more, visit our IAG page on this site on
http://www.creativeway.org.uk/IAG Or contact one of our career advisers: Matt Ball 07889 001764
m.ball@uel.ac.uk or Sarah
Comerford 07515 051509
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