BA (Hons) Sound and Music Production
University of LincolnBrayford Pool, United Kingdom
Course overview
This specialist degree offers the opportunity to develop the creative, technical, and professional skills needed for a career in music production and sound across a wide range of media, from film and television to animation and video games. The course is centred on hands-on, practical work in music and sound. You can create, experiment, and refine your own projects in our dedicated specialist facilities, working with professional-standard tools and industry workflows from day one.
Throughout your studies, you'll gain experience in recording, producing, sound design, and crafting audio for screen-based media. Collaboration is at the heart of the programme. You can work directly with musicians, filmmakers, animators, game designers, and visual artists, developing the real-world teamwork skills the industry demands.
Creative projects are designed to challenge and expand your practice, underpinned by critical study and research. This integration of making and thinking will support you in becoming a confident, adaptable audio practitioner, prepared for a fast-moving creative industry. Our specialist facilities, including multichannel recording studios, audio post-production suites, music rehearsal spaces, and dedicated editing rooms, enable extensive practical exploration.
High-end mobile equipment is available for field recording and location sound, and all students have access to professional software throughout their studies. You can learn from an experienced team of researchers and industry-active professionals working across music production, film and television, radio, animation, game audio, and experimental sound. Teaching is enriched by guest lectures, masterclasses, and opportunities to engage with contemporary professional practice.
Key highlights
- Multichannel recording studios, audio post-production suites and rehearsal spaces
- Collaborate with filmmakers, animators, game designers and visual artists
- Recording, producing, sound design and audio for screen-based media
- High-end mobile equipment for field recording and location sound
- Taught by researchers and industry-active audio professionals
- Guest lectures and masterclasses engaging with contemporary professional practice
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 104-112 — UK: 104 to 112 UCAS Tariff points. This must be achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. For example: A Level: BCC to BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit T Level: Merit Overall Access to Higher Education Diploma: 104 to 112 UCAS points to be achieve…
- International Baccalaureate: 29 — UK: 104 to 112 UCAS Tariff points. This must be achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. For example: A Level: BCC to BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit T Level: Merit Overall Access to Higher Education Diploma: 104 to 112 UCAS points to be achieve…
- BTEC: DMM — BTEC Extended Diploma
- T-level: Merit — UK: 104 to 112 UCAS Tariff points. This must be achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. For example: A Level: BCC to BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit T Level: Merit Overall Access to Higher Education Diploma: 104 to 112 UCAS points to be achieve…
- GCSE: 4 or above — to include English
- A-level: BCC-BBC — UK: 104 to 112 UCAS Tariff points. This must be achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. For example: A Level: BCC to BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit T Level: Merit Overall Access to Higher Education Diploma: 104 to 112 UCAS points to be achieve…
- International qualifications — International Non UK Qualifications: If you have studied outside of the UK, and are unsure whether your qualification meets the above requirements, please visit our country pages https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/internationalstudents/entryrequirementsandyourcountry/ for information on equivalent qualifications. EU and Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language profici…
Scholarships
Global Leaders Scholarship
The scholarship is available to international students and is valued at 50% of tuition fees for one year of study.
Up to 50% of feesInternational Undergraduate Scholarship
The International Undergraduate Scholarship is valued at £2,000 and will be awarded to eligible students as a tuition fee discount for each year of their undergraduate programme at the University of Lincoln.
Up to £2,000Partner Scholarship
If you’re eligible to receive the Partner Scholarship, you may also be eligible to receive a tuition fee discount of £1,000 through our Early Payment Discount.
Up to £1,000
Careers this course leads to
- Music producer
- Sound designer
- Recording engineer
- Audio post-production engineer
- Game audio designer
- Location sound recordist
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £18,300 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Lincoln, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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