Music & Sound for Media
This unique course will equip graduates with the technical and creative skills needed for careers in the music and sound industry, where they can compose scores, design soundscapes, and produce audio content for films, TV, video games, social media and advertisements, and also provide progression to relevant degrees in the UK, Ireland or abroad.
| Award Name | Degree - Foundation at UK Level 5 |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | |
| Awarding Body | Open University |
| NFQ Level |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Foundation at UK Level 5 | Open University |
Duration
2 years Full-time.
Entry Requirements
Higher Education Entry Criteria
Each Higher Education programme has its own distinctive entry requirements. This is set as a minimum UCAS points for entry. On some programmes, applicants must also hold subject specific qualifications to gain a place. Therefore, it is essential that you check entry requirements for each programme you are applying for. Please note, these are qualifications that applicants must have completed and certified to gain entry onto the respective programmes.
Applicants must hold a GCSE pass at Grade C/4 or above in both English Language and Mathematics. Level 2 Certificate in Essential Skills - Application of Number and Essential Skills Literacy may be regarded as an acceptable alternative to GCSE Maths and English.
We recognise that prior learning or experience may give some students credit towards a qualification to gain entry onto a programme or credit towards a programme of study. Please refer to our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process.
Please also note: The College reserves the right to increase the entry requirements for all Higher Education provision based on demand and required academic standards, as specified by the Awarding Body/validating organisation.
Applicants applying to programmes validated by university partners (UU, QUB and OU) who hold international qualifications must provide certificates to determine equivalence before an offer can be made.
80 UCAS points that must include a music qualification (eg. GCSE Music or above, BTEC Level 2/3, performance or theory qualification at Grade 4/5 or above).
Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) for HE Courses
APL allows you to use evidence from prior learning or experience to gain entry onto a course at Belfast Met. Belfast Met will work with you to make sure that relevant learning or work experience is formally recognised through the APL Process. For more information see Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) Process - Guidance for applicants. If you would like more information, or if you decide you would like to use the APL process, please contact the Course Co-ordinator. Contact details are provided at the end of these slides and on the course details page on Belfast Met website.
Careers / Further progression
Careers
The course focuses on music composition techniques, sound design, music theory and post-production for media applications. The program combines core production skills, cutting-edge technologies, and a specific emphasis on creating music and sound content for media. It is also expected that students will be prepared theoretically and practically for progression to appropriate degree level courses.
Further information
Start Date: 15/09/2024. End Date: 15/06/2026.
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Academic period 2024:
Tuition Fee = £3050.00
Academic period 2025*:
Tuition Fee = £3050.00
Fees are payable annually.
*The fees for 2024 and 2025 have not been finalised and will be updated as soon as agreed.
Entry Year: 15/09/2024.
How to Apply
Make sure you apply as early as you can to increase your chance of getting onto your first choice course. Remember, you can apply for up to five courses!
Ready to make your application? Please click on "Application Weblink".
Overview
The music and sound business is going through a transformation. Longstanding careers are adapting to welcome creative enterprises demanding abilities in music creation and sound manipulation. Here in Northern Ireland the broadcast, cinema, theatre, gaming and immersive experience sectors are booming. There is a wealth of opportunities in Belfast and beyond for multi-talented, digitally fluent, vibrant and flexible music and sound makers, who can propose and showcase pioneering concepts in current and compelling ways.
The Foundation Degree in Sound and Music for Media at Belfast Met, which is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, meets those needs, empowering learners to thrive in this landscape. During your time on the course you will have the chance to meet and receive feedback from industry professionals and key stakeholders within the sound and music industries and with employability deeply integrated into this programme, you will have a broad range of opportunities to develop and apply a variety of specialised technical and creative skills in sound and music production, cooperating within interdisciplinary projects modelled on professional practice in the media business.
Why choose our programme?
This unique course will equip graduates with the technical and creative skills needed for careers in the music and sound industry, where they can compose scores, design soundscapes, and produce audio content for films, TV, video games, social media and advertisements, and also provide progression to relevant degrees in the UK, Ireland or abroad.
What you will gain:
This course is offering you a unique opportunity to develop and apply specialist skills in collaborative industry-focused projects. You will develop a range of practical skills and techniques, and collaboration skills, while developing an understanding of the professional, cultural, social, and technological contexts of your practice.
Key areas of study:
The course focuses on music composition techniques, sound design, music theory and post-production for media applications. The program combines core production skills, cutting-edge technologies, and a specific emphasis on creating music and sound content for media. It is also expected that students will be prepared theoretically and practically for progression to appropriate degree level courses.
Content:
- Audio Assets - Music production, software, composition techniques, sound design, performance, sound recording, broadcast engineering.
- Musical Elements and cultural context – orchestration, arrangement, music business, project management, history of music in film/TV, music theory.
- Work Based Learning.
- Professional Portfolio
Whenever possible, we make our assessment methods as practical, with written components primarily being used to reinforce technical understanding and personally reflect on own performance. However, research is a core component to the development of any skillset, and so will be tested through written assessment alongside academic writing skills appropriate to the foundation degree level.
Foundation Degree in Music and Sound for Media. (Pending Validation from The Open University).
Contact Us
Tel: 028 9026 5335
Email: creativedigital@belfastmet.ac.uk