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Acoustics, Audio and Video
Salford, M5 4WT
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 161 295 4520
Fax: +44 161 295 5427
Internet: https://hub.salford.ac.uk/sirc-acoustics/#courses

Type 4 Courses - Bachelors degree course (e.g. BS, BSc, BA, BMus)

Acoustical and Audio Engineering

Qualification Awarded on Completion: BEng (Hons)
Facilities: Anechoic chamber, 2x semi-anechoic chamber, transmission suite, reverberant chamber, IEC listening room, 4 recording studios & live rooms, MIDI suite, TV studios, Radio studio, post-production suite
Exact Duration: 3 -4 years
Emphasis: A broad based engineering acoustics degree.
Fee: Please enquire
Internship/Work Placement: Possible between years 2 and 3
Validating Body: Institute of Acoustics
Contact Person: Jos Hirst

Professional Sound and Video Technology

Qualification Awarded on Completion: BSc
Facilities: 4 x recording studios, listening room, anechoic chambers, TV studios, radio studio, audio post-production suite, music technology lab
Exact Duration: 3-4 years
Emphasis: Provides a set of specialist skills across a range of future media technologies, including 3D animation, broadcast standards, audio technology and production, social media and internet streaming of media content
Fee: please enquire
Internship/Work Placement: Available between the third and fourth years
Validating Body: James
Contact Person: Jos Hirst

Type 5 Courses - Masters Degree course (taught) (e.g. MS, MSc, MA, MEng)

Audio Acoustics

Qualification Awarded on Completion: MSc/PgDip
Facilities: Anechoic chamber, 3xsemi-anechoic chamber, transmission suite, reverberant chamber, IEC listening room, post production studios & live rooms
Exact Duration: 1 year full time, 2 years part time
Emphasis: Available as distance learning. A postgraduate training opportunity for persons working or interested in those areas in which audio signals are generated for communication or entertainment.
Fee: Please enquire
Internship/Work Placement: none
Contact Person: Jon Hargreaves

Audio Production

Qualification Awarded on Completion: MSc
Facilities: 4 x recording studios, listening room, anechoic chambers, TV studios, radio studio, audio post-production suite, music technology lab
Exact Duration: 1 year full time. Up to 3 years part time
Emphasis: A mix of audio theory and technology and production techniques. Predominately based at our MediaCity UK campus.
Fee: please enquire
Internship/Work Placement: Not available
Contact Person: Ben Shirley

Type 6 Courses - Research degree course (e.g. MPhil, PhD)

MPhil or PhD by research

Qualification Awarded on Completion: MPhil/PhD
Facilities: Anechoic chamber, semi-anechoic chamber, transmission suite, reverberant chamber, listening room, 2 post production studios, MIDI suite
Exact Duration: 2 or 3 years fulltime, part time available
Emphasis: Architectural and building acoustics, measurement, audio, signal processing, psychoacoustics, acoustic materials, vibroacoustics, environmental noise, soundscapes
Fee: please enquire
Validating Body: N/A
Contact Person: Trevor Cox