Senior Lecturer

Creative Music Production - UH-000867

However, the specific entry requirements and admission criteria for the courses are detailed below:
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<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>
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<li>Mature students (over the age of 21) applications will be considered on an individual basis taking into account any previous learning and life experience applicable to the particular programme of study.</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>
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UH-000867 - Creative Music Production

Foundation Core

Foundation Optional

Foundation Compulsory

Foundation Level

Sandwich Year Out Optional

Sandwich Year Out

Intermediate Compulsory

Intermediate Core

Intermediate Optional

Intermediate Level

Honours Compulsory

Honours Optional

Honours Core

Honours Level

Structure

Certificate in Education

Diploma of Higher Education

Bachelor of Arts

demonstrate critical awareness in the use of computers for composition.

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.

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

the principals of audio post-production in the studio and Digital Audio Workstations.

communicate clearly and effectively in a variety of ways.

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.

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

reflect on own work to assess personal strengths and weaknesses.

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

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

technical and interpretative requirements of musical composition, songwriting and performance.

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

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

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

create original, distinctive and coherent artistic work.

UH-000867

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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>
<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>
<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>AFM1304 (Introduction to Music 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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Creative Music Production

Term 2

Term 1

Year 2

Year 1

Year 3

BA(Hons) Creative Music Production FT Sept start

Year 4

BA(Hons) Creative Music Production SW Sept start

This course is run from the School of Arts and Humanities which has dedicated Academic Skills Tutors who deliver a range of skills based sessions on academic skills, writing, language and research. You will also be supported by our student guidance team on non-academic related matters.
The School operates a Personal Academic Tutor System (PATS) which provides you with access to a personal tutor. This system is designed to give you’ academic and pastoral support. Your Personal Academic Tutor may also refer you for specialist support and assessment e.g. for dyslexia.
Across the School’s facitlities you can access excellent a wide range of industry standard software, equipment and specialist workshops resource and school technicians to support a breadth of digital and physical fabrication methods.