This programme is designed for students who wish to extend their understanding of music technology as a creative tool. Starting from a foundation in sound software and hardware and recording techniques, you will progress towards advanced study of sonic arts composition and live interaction. You will also be free to pursue interests in composition, performance, improvisation, and musicology. For their first year, Sonic Arts students join other music students in a range of studies aimed at establishing a rounded 21st-century musicianship, including both music technology and a broader perspective on music theory and practice. You should therefore be studying Music at A-level or have a pass at least Grade 5 theory to apply for this programme. If not, we will require you to take our online music admissions test. Practical music-making Facilities include a computer suite fully equipped for sound design and notation, studios for individual work, individual practice rooms and larger spaces for group rehearsals. There is a vibrant student performance culture on campus comprising several ensembles that perform contemporary and classical music, improvisation, jazz, and live electronics. You will be part of a highly dynamic music department with a strong profile in the Greater London area. The University hosts many recitals and concerts, including new performance work by students, staff and visiting artists in the newly refurbished Antonin Artaud building. About the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences at Brunel The College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences at Brunel includes degree courses in English, Journalism, Music and Sonic Arts, Film and Television Studies and Modern Drama. Research conducted by staff provides the basis for much of our teaching, ensuring that modules are connected to debates and issues that are current within these areas. Each programme develops basic skills within its discipline but allows you to explore your own particular interests through a range of optional modules. We also benefit from the activities of the Brunel Arts, which organises tuition, performances and exhibitions across a range of arts.

The number of students participating in the DLHE survey from Music was small. The statistics below include graduates from Music, Creative Music and Technology, Contemporary Music and Performance, Music Composition and Sonic Arts. With findings based on small numbers of graduates they should be treated with some caution as one or two graduates in any one category may disproportionately affect the total numbers. A high proportion of our Music graduates have either progressed to postgraduate study at a university or conservatoire, or have entered the music profession as performers, composers, teachers and technicians. Others have entered arts administration, publishing, the media and management. Graduates have gone on to work for prestigious companies such as Universal (Decca) and the English National Opera.