| Course Name |
Music & Sound Engineering - Athlone Campus |
| Course Provider |
TUS - Athlone Campus |
| Alternative Provider(s) |
TUS - Technological University of the Shannon |
| Course Code |
115067 (Assigned by Qualifax. Not an official code) |
| Course Type |
Higher Education Direct Entry |
| Qualifications |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
| Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ)
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Major |
Technological University of the Shannon |
Level 8 NFQ |
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| Apply To |
Course provider |
| Attendance Options |
Full time, Daytime |
| Location (Districts) |
Athlone |
| Enrolment and Start Dates Comment |
How to apply
Applications are made online between 1 February and 1 June. Contact the admissions department in Athlone for details.
*External students can transfer to addon courses provided that their previous qualifications meet our entry requirements. |
| Qualification Letters |
BSc (Hons) |
| Duration |
1 year add-on. |
| Entry Requirements |
Minimum Entry Requirements
Applicants should hold a B.Sc in Music and Sound Engineering at Level 7, or an equivalent qualification. |
| Link to Course Fee |
Web Page - Click Here |
| Course Content |
Expand+What is this course about?
This one-year add-on will continue to develop students theoretical and practical knowledge gained from the Bachelor of Science in Music and Sound Engineering, Level 7, or from another similar programme. These continuing st...
Hide-What is this course about?
This one-year add-on will continue to develop students theoretical and practical knowledge gained from the Bachelor of Science in Music and Sound Engineering, Level 7, or from another similar programme. These continuing studies will provide more opportunities for students to develop and exhibit the knowledge, skills and competencies to become highly skilled in the area of Music and Sound Engineering in respect to the professional creative industries.
Why take this course?
As a M.A.S.E student, you will be involved in a wide range of industry-specific assignments and practical work across add-on which encompasses sound engineering, audio programming, and other creative professional development studies that are necessities for working in the creative industry.
This diversity aims to give graduates of the programme a range of real skills and the flexibility required to work within a highly competitive creative industry, and on completion of the course, you will have assembled an impressive portfolio of industry-related work to take forward into your career.
Being a musician is not a programme pre-requisite, so M.A.S.E is suitable for all candidates.
M.A.S.E students have unrivalled access to industry standard equipment and software in state-of-the-art facilities based in one of Ireland’s most prestigious Technological Universities, right in the heart of Ireland.
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| Subjects Taught |
What will I study?
Along with esoteric, highly creative, and supportive modules, this add-on gives students the opportunity to use their individual skillsets to develop and deliver a capstone project, which will be the culmination of all of the prior work completed in the preceding years.
Add-on modules include: Sound Engineering 4, Interactive Audio, Audio Programming, Capstone Project, Audio Visual Composition, and Working in the Creative Industry. |
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Other Information
• Capstone Project |
| Careers or Further Progression |
Expand+What can I do after the course?
Working within the very competitive creative industry requires graduates to have a very driven attitude and to have ‘blended income portfolio’ - it is not an industry that seeks out individuals, rather it is the i...
Hide-What can I do after the course?
Working within the very competitive creative industry requires graduates to have a very driven attitude and to have ‘blended income portfolio’ - it is not an industry that seeks out individuals, rather it is the individual that must seek the opportunity out. It is the drive and determination to identify and take these opportunities that the M.A.S.E course aims to instill in all graduates.
Graduates from the programme will be qualified to assume a technical position(s) in the following areas of the professional Creative Industry: Recording Studio Sound Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Broadcast Sound Engineer for Radio & TV, Foley Artist, Audio Visual Technician for TV & Film, Video Game Audio Technician, Multi-Media Sound Designer, Event Organiser, Instrument Building & Maintenance Technician, Business Entrepreneur, Music Producer, Acoustician, Audio Coding Developer, Audio Visual Artist. This is not an exhaustive list and graduates might find new niches and positions within the professional creative industry in which to work.
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| Further Enquiries |
Mike O’Dowd
Course leader
Email: Mike.ODowd@tus.ie |
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