BSc (Hons) Acoustics with Music

Learn to hear music in a new way, and discover how sound and vibration can affect us and the world around. This Acoustics with Music degree combines musical composition and critical analysis with acoustical engineering. Whether you sing opera, play guitar solos or make electronic dance music, we'll help you develop.
This degree provides a broad-based education in sound, hearing and technology as well as musical engineering, theory and performance. The modular nature of the course means you'll choose how you balance Acoustical Engineering and Music modules.
You'll use our extensive Music facilities, including: dedicated rehearsal rooms, ensemble practice spaces, electronic studios, networked multimedia workstations.
You'll study Acoustics at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, a leading centre for Acoustical Engineering. You'll use our world-class acoustic and engineering facilities, which include:
anechoic and reverberation chambers, an aeroacoustic wind tunnel, a virtual acoustics laboratory, a professional manufacturing centre.
You'll also study hearing. You'll develop your understanding of how hearing works, for example the anatomy and physiology of the ear. You'll study how we perceive sound, how the brain interprets information from the ears, including how hearing impairment affects the perception of sound and music. We need to understand the acoustics of how sound is produced by instruments and how the hearing system picks up and interprets sound information, to fully understand music perception. This degree will develop your understanding of both aspects of music perception. In your final year you can choose to study modules in either acoustics, music or hearing. This will help you to develop specialisms for your career or further study.

A-levels
AAB including mathematics (minimum grade A), an additional science-related subject (minimum grade A) and music (minimum grade B)*. Grade 8 in music practical or demonstrated equivalent standard** is also required for applicants wishing to pursue a performance component in music.

A-levels additional information
Acceptable science-related subjects include chemistry, electronics, further mathematics and physics. Pass in the associated science Practical is required where applicable. Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking. * We can accept a pass in Grade 6 Music Theory where Music is not studied as a Level 3 qualification. We do not accept Music Technology in lieu of a Music Level 3 qualification (A level, BTEC etc). **Equivalence to grade 8 is ascertained via an audition. This can be done in person or by sending a video.We recognise Music practical and theory exams from ABRSM, Trinity, Rockschool and LCM.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or 7 at Higher Level in Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation,6 at Higher Level in Physics or Chemistry and 5 at Higher Level in music*.

International Baccalaureate Diploma additional information
*We can accept a pass in Grade 6 Music Theory where Music is not studied as a Level 3 qualification. We do not accept Music Technology in lieu of a Music Level 3 qualification (A level, BTEC etc).**Equivalence to grade 8 is ascertained via an audition. This can be done in person or by sending a video.We recognise Music practical and theory exams from ABRSM, Trinity, Rockschool and LCM.
BTEC
Additional information
Accepted science-related subjects include chemistry, electronics, further mathematics and physics. Pass in the associated science Practical is required where applicable. Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking. *We can accept a pass in Grade 6 Music Theory where Music is not studied as a Level 3 qualification. We do not accept Music Technology in lieu of a Music Level 3 qualification (A level, BTEC etc).**Equivalence to grade 8 is ascertained via an audition. This can be done in person or by sending a video.We recognise Music practical and theory exams from ABRSM, Trinity, Rockschool and LCM.
GCSE requirements
Applicants must hold GCSE English language (or GCSE English) (minimum grade 4/C) and mathematics (minimum grade 4/C)
IELTS 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in all components, TOEFL iB (Test of English as a Foreign Language) - 92