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This course will provide you with the theoretical and technical expertise that you need to build a career in the making or repairing of musical instruments in one of a wide range of instrument families, including guitars, orchestral strings, early strings, early keyboards, woodwinds, piano tuning and repair. The department has the broadest provision in the UK for the study of the technologies of music.

This course provides you with the theoretical and technical expertise to open up a wide range of career opportunities involving sound and the moving image. You develop as a creative, adaptable and reflective practitioner in sound and moving image production. You acquire creative and technological skills by studying theory and through practical objects. The Department has an excellent reputation within the moving image industry. We encourage you to pursue your own particular areas of interest and you can benefit from the experience and knowledge of our specialised tutors. You also enjoy access to the extensive library at our integrated learning centre and can use the Departments well-equipped laboratories and surround studios.

This course will provide you with the theoretical and technical expertise you need for a wide range of careers in Music Technology. You will be studying hardware and software in theory and through practical projects, and will develop as a competent, adaptable creative and reflective technologist, able to apply innovative solutions to design problems associated with sound and music. The department has the broadest provision in the UK for the study of the technologies of music and has an excellent reputation within the music industry.

This is a two year full-time course. You take eight modules in year 1. Year 2 is a professional course of 36 weeks, with 24 weeks spent in school placements. Year 1 focuses mainly on the music subject knowledge needed to teach effectively within the National Curriculum and relevant public examination syllabuses. This includes performance, improvisation and composition, music technology, music notations, world music, contemporary musical styles, analysis of the elements of the school curriculum for music, musical learning and progression in an urban school. You increasingly address issues related to professional practice. Year 2 involves 36 weeks of professional education and training in common with PGCE courses and focuses on the professional requirements for gaining Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) as a teacher of music. The professional year is mostly school-based with University sessions on a wide range of aspects concerned with teaching music in urban schools. Read more about the modules at

This is a professional course within the Secondary Initial Teacher Education scheme. The course leads to recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status for Key Stages 3 and 4 (11 16). Some training in post-16 teaching is also covered on the course. All courses in the Secondary Initial Teacher Education Scheme have a special interest in preparation for teaching in urban, multilingual contexts. Reflection on teaching practice is ongoing throughout the course and you record evidence of all your experiences in relation to the national standards for Qualified Teacher Status.

This course is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge for a wide range of business and management careers in the music and media industries. It also provides a foundation for further study. Graduates have found work with companies such as CBS Outdoor, Shazam Entertainment and Kobalt Music Ltd as Sales Coordinators, Copyright Assistants, Music Encoders and Events Managers.

This vocational course is designed to equip you with the skills sought by companies in the record industry, publishing, PR and the new media sector, such as multimedia, internet and broadcasting, as well as the associated service industries. Music and media are growth sectors of the economy, with many job opportunities ranging from managers in press and broadcasting, recording, publishing, multimedia and music retailing, to managers, agents and promoters of artists and live performance.

This is a stimulating and exciting Joint degree course for those interested in film and theatre, who want to study both historical and contemporary film and theatre. A central component of the course is the opportunity to direct practical experience through practice film-making and theatre projects.

The course introduces you to relevant theoretical approaches to Film Studies in order to broaden your knowledge of international film culture. A central component of the course is the opportunity for direct practical experience (through practice projects in short film-making and documentary), enabled by advanced digital editing suite facilities. A combination of historical, theoretical and cultural approaches informs teaching and learning through staff expertise in the fields of American, British, European and World cinema. Links are drawn between theory and industry practice, providing a strong awareness of contemporary film culture. You will also develop transferable skills through our student-led seminars.

Graduates move into media-related professions, including technical roles in media production, research, journalism, marketing and PR. Many work freelance or set up their own companies. Some also go on to further postgraduate study. Graduates have found work for companies such as Channel 4, CNBC and Sky as Runners, Assistant Producers, Media Planners, Researchers and Location Managers.