BA Music and Technology
About this course
BA (Hons) in Music and Technology, an undergraduate degree combining the study of musical practice with technical applications in sound and audio production. Core topics include Project Management. Students can undertake an optional placement year or spend a year abroad. The first year introduces foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as MUSIC WORLDS: CULTURE, PRACTICE AND INDUSTRY and INTRODUCTION TO SOUND AND RECORDING. The second year focuses on practical technical skills with compulsory modules including LIVE SOUND, SOUND RECORDING AND PRODUCTION 2, FOLEY AND SOUND DESIGN, and MIXING AND MASTERING. Optional choices across the course cover areas such as digital audio, composition, performance, and music industries. Final-year students can also undertake independent project modules in music technology, research, composition, or performance.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points overall with no score less than 4 including 5 in Higher Level Music or pass the IB Diploma plus 6,5,5 in 3 Higher Level subjects including Music. BTEC: BTEC applications are encouraged. We evaluate each BTEC application on its merits and may make offers at DDM.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 76%: 75 offers from 99 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 93%
- Assessment and feedback: 93%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 90%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 35%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 5%
- Customer service occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 66%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 7%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 6%
- South East: 2%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 6%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- MUSIC WORLDS: CULTURE, PRACTICE AND INDUSTRY
- INTRODUCTION TO SOUND AND RECORDING
- WRITING FOR INSTRUMENTS
- INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONS
- INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL MUSIC HISTORY
- INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR MUSIC HISTORY
- FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC THEORY
- CLASSICAL COMPOSITION 1
- POPULAR COMPOSITION 1
- SAMPLING & SYNTHESIS
- INTRODUCTION TO SOUND AND MUSIC IN AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA
- THEORY IN PRACTICE: EXPLORING MUSIC’S CONSTRUCTION
- CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE 1
- POPULAR PERFORMANCE 1
- LIVE SOUND
- SOUND RECORDING AND PRODUCTION 2
- FOLEY AND SOUND DESIGN
- MIXING AND MASTERING
- MUSIC, POWER, AND IDEAS
- CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE 2A
- POPULAR PERFORMANCE 2A
- POPULAR MUSIC COMPOSITION 2
- EXPLORING HARMONY, CHORD PROGRESSION AND PITCH
- WORKING IN MUSIC INDUSTRY
- MUSIC IN GAMING
- MAX AND ABLETON LIVE
- MUSIC GENRES AND DIGITAL CULTURES
- CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE 2B
- POPULAR PERFORMANCE 2B
- BECOMING ENTREPRENEURIAL
- ORCHESTRATION
- CLASSICAL COMPOSITION 2
- MUSIC IN WORLD CINEMA
- COMPOSITION FOR FILM, TELEVISION AND GAMES
- MUSIC, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY
- LIVE IMPROVISATION WITH ABLETON
- ADAPTIVE AND GENERATIVE AUDIO FOR GAMES
- FROM HARDWARE-HACKING TO HYPER-INSTRUMENTS
- SELF-MANAGEMENT FOR THE MUSIC INDUSTRIES
- POPULAR PERFORMANCE CONTEXTS
- RECORD LABEL RECORDING, PRODUCTION AND PROJECT PLANNING
- JAZZ
- WHAT IS GOOD MUSIC?
- SOUND STUDIES
- POPULAR MUSIC COMPOSITION 3
- RECORD LABEL MANAGEMENT, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
- THE FILM MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS
- COMPOSING ELECTRONIC MUSIC
- LIVE SOUND 2
- CURATION AND HERITAGE
- EXPLORING RHYTHM, FORM, AND MUSICAL TIME
- INDEPENDENT PROJECT: MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
- INDEPENDENT PROJECT: RESEARCH
- INDEPENDENT PROJECT: POPULAR COMPOSITION
- INDEPENDENT PROJECT: CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE
- INDEPENDENT PROJECT: COMPOSITION
- INDEPENDENT PROJECT: POPULAR PERFORMANCE
- SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WORK PLACEMENTS MODULE
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Music and Technology at University of Liverpool earn?
The median salary is £23,000 after 15 months, £19,000 after 3 years, £24,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,500 and £28,500. The £24,000 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for Music.
What do graduates of BA Music and Technology at University of Liverpool do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Music and Technology at University of Liverpool?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Music and Technology at University of Liverpool?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 153 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Music and Technology at University of Liverpool?
76% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 75 offers from 99 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Music and Technology at University of Liverpool include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Music and Technology at University of Liverpool?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.