Audio and Music Technology
Audio and music technology is the discipline that sits between music and science, concerned with how sound is captured, processed, produced, and experienced. From recording studio acoustics and microphone technique to digital signal processing and spatial audio, from music production and sound design to audio engineering for film, broadcast, and games, the field encompasses both the creative and the technical dimensions of working with sound professionally. The discipline has expanded dramatically with the proliferation of digital audio workstations, immersive audio formats, and the growing demand for high-quality audio across media.
At Anglia Ruskin University you will study across four years on a full-time programme. The BSc reflects the scientific and technical foundation of the discipline: you will develop a firm grounding in acoustics, signal processing, electronics, and the mathematics of audio systems alongside practical training in recording, mixing, sound design, and music technology. This applied degree is designed to give you the combination of scientific rigour and creative capability that employers in the audio industry require, equipping you to work confidently with complex technology and to produce the best creative outcomes from it.
You will engage with both live and studio contexts, developing skills across a range of audio environments, and you will build a portfolio of practical work that demonstrates your abilities to prospective employers.
Graduates of audio and music technology work across a remarkable breadth of industries. Recording studios, broadcast and post-production companies, games developers, film and television production, live events and concert production, and the music technology and consumer audio industries are all significant employers. Roles as recording engineers, music producers, sound designers, broadcast audio engineers, and audio software developers are all common directions.
The scientific and analytical skills developed on the BSc also support roles in acoustic consulting, audio research, and the development of audio hardware and software. Further study at postgraduate level in audio engineering, music technology, or acoustics is available for those who wish to pursue specialist or research careers.