Aims and Objectives Develop learners’ technical knowledge of audio production principles and practice, along with the creative, innovative and business skills required in the audio industries. Cultivate learners’ advanced technical and creative abilities for audio recording and production. Equip learners with an understanding of the application of existing and emerging technologies and creative practices within the music industry in order to design and deliver creative products and services. Develop learners’ interpersonal and soft skills, to enable effective communication with colleagues across technical, creative and business backgrounds. Develop learners’ understanding and application of business concepts, project management and marketing in audio production. Develop responsible skills for project planning and management together with some responsibility for leading and developing others. Facilitate the development of applied skills by the learner that are directly complimentary and relevant to both the workplace and in a production setting. Identify and develop autonomous learning skills for the learner. Provide learners with the academic skills to engage in experimentation, critical analysis and self-learning.

2 H5s + 4 O6/H7s, to include Mathematics. Using the old pre 2017 grading scheme, applicants must have obtained a minimum of grade C3 in two higher-level subjects and grade D3 in four ordinary level subjects, including Maths. For EU or Non EU applicants whose first language is not English an additional requirement is to have achieved a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent to qualify for admission.