Subject Leader (Music & Music Technology)

Music and Sound for Screen - UH-000475

If you were educated outside the UK, you are required to have International English Language Testing System (IELTS) at a score of 6.0 with a minimum score of 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in any single component. If you have alternative qualifications or do not meet the IELTS requirement we also offer a range of <a href="http://www.hud.ac.uk/international/pre-sessionalenglishprogramme/">Pre-Sessional English Programmes.</a>
The University provides opportunities for the accreditation of prior learning (APL) as stated in <a href="https://www.hud.ac.uk/policies/registry/awards-taught/section-c/">Section 3 of the Regulations for Awards.</a>
The University’s general minimum entry requirements are specified in Section 1.5 of the <a href="https://www.hud.ac.uk/policies/registry/awards-taught/section-1/">Regulations for Awards</a>.
Every person who applies for this course and meets the minimum entry requirement – regardless of any disability – will be given the same opportunity in the selection process.  General advice and information regarding disability and the support the University can give can be found by contacting student services as follows:
Telephone: 01484 472675
Email: disability@hud.ac.uk
Further information is available on the <a href="http://students.hud.ac.uk/wellbeing-disability-services/disabilityservices">disability services website.</a>  
Further advice on the specific skills and abilities needed to successfully undertake this course can be found by contacting the admissions tutor and by visiting our <a href="http://www.hud.ac.uk/courses/">course finder website page</a>.
However, the specific entry requirements and admission criteria for the courses are detailed below:
 
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<li>In general, applicants will be expected to be musically literate, have acquired secondary level knowledge and skills in music and music technology and have a strong interest in the relationship between sound and image.</li>
<li>Applicants must normally have a total of 120 points on the new UCAS tariff, ideally including grade B at A2 in Music or Music Technology, or DDM in a relevant BTEC Extended Diploma or from an accredited Access course. Any tariff points gained from music practical and theory grade examinations will normally be considered to be part of the standard requirement. Applicants with other relevant experience outside of formal music and music technology A Levels or BTECs will be considered on a case-by-case basis.</li>
<li>Applicants with prior learning or prior experiential learning will be considered individually by the School of Arts and Humanities Accreditation and Validation Panel, to assess whether it is appropriate to grant general or specific credit towards the course.</li>
<li>Mature applicants with less than the normal minimum admissions qualifications will be considered on an individual basis by the Admissions Tutor and Course Leader.</li>
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UH-000475 - Music and Sound for Screen

Sandwich Year Out Optional

Sandwich Year Out

Foundation Core

Foundation Optional

Foundation Compulsory

Foundation Level

Honours Compulsory

Honours Core

Honours Optional

Honours Level

Intermediate Compulsory

Intermediate Optional

Intermediate Core

Intermediate Level

Structure

Certificate of Higher Education

Bachelor of Arts

Diploma of Higher Education

acquire new technical and analytical skills drawing on a range of resources.

sustain motivation and self-discipline in both highly-structured and more open-ended tasks, working flexibly and imaginatively, whether working independently or in collaboration with others.

Arrange music for either a real or virtual orchestra.

the principles of and creative practical application of sound recording in a variety of contexts.

create original, distinctive and coherent artistic work.

economic, social, legal and financial factors involved in music production.

develop critical listening skills in order to evaluate technical issues and creative (10) results.

relationship between music and the moving image and the creative potential of music in film.

technical and creative skills for working with and producing video.

reflect on own work to assess personal strengths and weaknesses.

utilise a range of technologies to underpin individual study and to produce effectively presented work.

make informed decisions on career choices and professional training and development relating study specialisms to the world of work.

communicate clearly and effectively in a variety of ways.

the historical and stylistic contexts of music and audiovision and its relationship with wider philosophical and cultural practices, issues and phenomena.

demonstrate critical awareness to role of sound design in audio-visual media.

technical and interpretative requirements of musical composition and performance.

principles of audio editing, sound synthesis, sequencing, sampling and mixing.

manage time efficiently in order to meet deadlines, and develop practical strategies for problem solving.

UH-000475

Music Subject Review (2017)
External Examiners’ Reports
QAA Institutional Audit 2010
National Student Survey
University Course Evaluation Survey
Research Excellence Framework 2014

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<li>All students have a Personal Academic Tutor for pastoral and academic support.</li>
<li>All Music and Music Technology students are automatically placed on the Sandwich version of their course, but make a decision on whether to take up their optional sandwich placement year during the second year of their studies. A presentation by the course leader (or designated placement unit) will advise students of the procedure for identifying a placement for the sandwich year.</li>
<li>The Computing and Engineering placement unit deliver lectures and workshops to students in term 1 of their 2nd year to ensure that suitable arrangements are made for a successful placement search. If successful, the placement unit will allocate a member of staff to visit each student on placement on twice during the placement. Where a placement breaks down permanently, and no alternative placement can be reasonably arranged, a student will be transferred back to the non-sandwich route of the course at the beginning of the next academic year.</li>
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<li>All 1st year students have access to timetabled Peer Assisted Learning sessions, led by 2nd or final year students on similar courses. The content is negotiated between the 1st years and the pair of peer leaders and can cover a range of activities designed to supplement both academic and pastoral support.</li>
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<li>The personal academic tutor is also responsible for administering Personal Development Planning (PDP) for his/her tutees. The provision of PDP at undergraduate level is adopted from the 2014 QAA Code of Practice for the Assurance of Academic Quality and Standards in Higher Education, which states PDP should help students ‘to identify their personal, academic and employability development needs, to reflect on their experiences, and to record their achievements.</li>
<li>Responsibility for adhering to the PDP scheme lies with the student. In MMT, skills related to PDP are also built into core and optional modules as follows, and PDP is explicitly identified in learning outcomes in individual modules where possible.</li>
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<li>Details of academic and personal support are given in the annually revised Course Handbook.</li>
<li>Teaching staff give notice of their availability to see students through their posting of ‘office hours’ and are contactable by phone and e-mail.</li>
<li>AFM1316 (Introduction to Audiovisual Research – core) develops study skills that underpin all major aspects of the course: time-management, getting the best out of lectures and seminars, research and bibliographic techniques, referencing, clarification of codes of conduct in academic work (including issues of plagiarism), structuring written work, oral presentation, teamwork, PDP, critical thinking and use of C &amp; IT. These research skills are further developed through AHM3519 (Final Year Project – core) and AHM3209 (Applied Music Research: Investigating Culture and Creativity – option).</li>
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