BA (Hons) in Creative Music Technology
Bath, United Kingdom
BA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
23 Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 16,905 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international full time | UK part time: £4,625 | UK full time: £9,250 | professional placement year full time for UK: £1,850 international: £3,381
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Key Summary
Creative Music Technology at Bath Spa University fuses production, composition, sound design, critical listening, and the creative exploration of audio technologies alongside a wider view of digital media through three core areas:
- Cutting-edge urban and commercial music creation and production.
- Experimental music, the sonic arts, and ‘visual music’.
- Sound design, music, and audio production for the AV sector such as gaming, broadcast, and audio-post.
The course seeks to extend your creative voice as well as your technical confidence and knowledge, developing a wide range of skills required by the creative industries.
Professional placement year
Overview
This optional placement year provides you with the opportunity to identify, apply for, and secure professional experience, normally comprising one to three placements over a minimum of nine months. Successful completion of this module will demonstrate your ability to secure and sustain graduate-level employment.
By completing the module, you'll be entitled to the addition of 'with Professional Placement Year' to your degree title.
Year one (Level 4) modules
- Audio Recording
- Sound Design Exploration
- Creative Practice
- Audio Production
- Sonic Cultures
- Applied Sound Design
Year two (Level 5) modules
- Foundations of Audio Processing
- Sonic Art
- Hyper Production Techniques
- Sound and Music Industries
- Audiovisual Practice
- Experimental Audio Processing
- Composition
- Professional Placement Year
Year three (Level 6) modules
- Research Project
- Sonic Signatures
- Composition for Media
- Interactive and Procedural Audio
- Independent Study
- Sonic Performance
- Audio Post Production for Moving Image
- AudioVisual Performance
What you'll learn
Overview
Our Creative Music Technology degree allows you to work and learn with students who share your commitment to music technology. You’ll explore and harness personal creative outcomes while developing innovative approaches to your work.
The teaching team has very high levels of specialist professional practice and expertise. You’ll have access to superb resources and facilities, and benefit from being part of a vibrant community of students and staff, creating exciting work and collaborating across subject boundaries.
Course structure
Year one
We encourage you to explore and grow your existing creative activities alongside important foundational practical and interpretive skills. This is supported by topics such as audio recording and production, sound design, critical listening, and the exploration of the relationship between music and sound to picture.
Year two
You take your skills and creativity into the professional arena, with a series of industry guest lectures, and the opportunity to engage with external collaboration, an internship, or an industry placement. You’re guided toward greater technical competence in the core areas of sound production, critical listening, and sound design. We also introduce multimedia skills that will open the opportunity for creative multidisciplinary projects and support the creation of powerful self-marketing and promotional tools.
Year three
The final year of the degree offers industry-level optional pathways including the areas of Advanced Music Production, Game Audio, Sonic Performance, Visual Music, Audio Post Production, and Composition for Media, from which you can select a specialized route to support your creative and professional aspirations.
This combines with individual support in managing a larger-scale creative project of your choice, which we offer as an alternative to a traditional dissertation. All of the assignments in this final year are designed to be the foundation of your professional portfolio, and many are submitted as public-facing online content.
How will I be assessed?
Over 90% of assessment is through coursework, with the majority of assignments aiming to develop your professional portfolio. We're also committed to developing your written communication skills, as a way of empowering you to discuss your work and the work of others. Tutors are always available to support assignments and particular assessment style preferences if needed.
Examples of professional destinations of previous graduates include:
- Audio Production
- Artist Producer
- Composition
- Sound design
- Game Audio
- Audio Post Production
- Performance in sound/AV
- Teaching / Education
- Audio/mix engineer
- Sound recording / Foley artist.
How will I be taught?
You’ll receive a combination of lectures, music lab workshops, large and small group seminars, individual tutorials, online delivery, and self-directed study. The majority of taught sessions are in specialized spaces such as music studios and fully equipped computer labs.
Course length
Three years full-time, or four years full-time with a professional placement year. Part-time available.