University course · real outcomes from HESA / Discover Uni · part of Careermash
University degree
Audio Engineering
West Herts College
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Robin · your guide
Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course
Our BSc (Hons) Audio Engineering degree is one of five exciting courses in the Undergraduate Music Programme. A technical and varied course covering a range of topics including acoustics, sound recording and capture, reinforcement, and signal processing; as well as advanced sound signal theory, sound synthesis and processing, audio electronics (including making your own sound tools), multichannel and immersive mixing, mastering, re-mastering and restoration.
Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts1%
48-63 pts1%
64-79 pts1%
80-95 pts10%
96-111 pts16%
112-127 pts13%
128-143 pts7%
144-159 pts10%
160-175 pts4%
176-191 pts1%
192-207 pts1%
How they qualified
81% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels81%
other higher education12%
an Access course2%
the IB2%
another degree2%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts Pay & prospects
85%
In work or further study after
82%
Continue past first year
82%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£20,500
3 years on
£25,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Engineering professionalsHighly skilled30%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled30%
Skilled trades occupations15%
Administrative occupations10%
Managers, directors and senior officialsHighly skilled10%
Secretarial and related occupations10%
Elementary occupations10%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionalsHighly skilled10%
What students say National Student Survey
82%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching79%
Assessment & feedback79%
Academic support75%
Well organised80%
Learning resources86%
Student community81%
In students' own words
★★★★★
Highly recommend
Coming here has changed how I think. The best part: small-group tutorials really push your thinking. If I'm honest, the timetable has some awkward 9am / Friday afternoon slots. On the city — good transport links make it easy to visit other …
Postgraduate · Full-time
★★★★★
Exceeded expectations
The course has exceeded my expectations. The best part: the course strikes a good balance between theory and practical application. If I'm honest, a few modules feel under-resourced compared to the flagship ones. On the city — local cost of…
Class of 2022 · Full-time
Similar courses that cost less same subject, lower fees
More courses like this
University of Glasgow
Mathematics/Theatre Studies
£9,535
Skyborne Aviation Training Limited
Music and Sound - AMSonline
£9,535
Coleg Sir Gar
Fashion Design
£9,535
Bournemouth and Poole College, the
Games Art and Design
£9,535
York St John University
Musical Theatre
£9,535
Farnborough College of Technology
Photography Top-Up
£9,535
Where this degree can lead
Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.