BA (Hons) Music and Sound for Film, TV and Games at Arts University Bournemouth

Programme overview

Do you have an ambition to create the music for a future Hollywood blockbuster? Or to shape the sound worlds for the next genre‑defining video game? If you want to work on exciting music and sound projects, we offer the chance to collaborate with other students on a wide range of media productions. You could compose the score for a short film, design sounds for a game, or create the music for a theatre production.

Faculty: Bournemouth Film School | Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement year | Study mode: full-time (optional placement year) | Location: Poole, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Level 4: Level 4 is designed to build the essential skills and experience relating to music and sound work for a wide range of media. Level 5: Entering your second year, you'll be encouraged to learn more about film production and its associated collaborative workflows. Level 6: Across your final year of study, you'll refine your specialist approach while continuing to collaborate with your peers.

Career pathways

Graduate destinations include: Composer; Sound designer; Music editor; Music supervisor; Dubbing mixer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should have Level 3 qualifications, which should normally include at least one creative subject. We're looking for between 104 and 120 UCAS Tariff points. Standard offers include: A Levels with a result of BBB (or equivalent results achieving 120 UCAS Tariff points); Recognised Foundation Diploma with a Pass; BTEC/OCR Extended Diploma at Distinction, Merit, Merit; T Level with a minimum grade of Merit; Scottish Highers – five passes at Grade C or above. This course doesn't require a portfolio as part of the application process.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Home undergraduate tuition fee per year; optional placement year fee is £2,010. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,950 a year (2027/28). International/EU tuition fee per year, fixed for all years; optional placement year fee is £2,010. Source

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement year

Apply through the official page: https://aub.ac.uk/apply/undergraduate

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