BA (Hons) Sound and Music for Theatre

The BA (Hons) Sound and Music for Theatre is part of a suite of programs for applied practice in professional industry contexts. The key features of these programs are A focus on Ideas, Creative Enterprise, and Collaboration, Portfolio of Transferable Skills, Professional Industry Projects. You will develop and apply a range of specialist technical and creative skills in sound and music production, working collaboratively within interdisciplinary projects modeled on professional practice in the theatre industry. The principal focus of the Sound and Music for Theatre will be Music Composition and Production, Sound Design, Music Direction, and Actor-Musicianship, Sound Craft for Theatre, with some elements shared with other programs in the suite.

Foundation Year

Year 1

• Sound and Music for Theatre Technique 1
• Collaboration 1
• Public Project 1
• Sound and Music for Theatre Technique 2
• Collaboration 2
• Professional Life 1 (Mental Wealth)

Year 2

• Sound and Music for Theatre Craft 1
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration 1
• Public Project 2
• Sound and Music for Theatre Craft 2
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration 2
• Professional Life 2 (Mental Wealth)

This course offers the opportunity for year-long placement between years two and three. If you choose to take this option, you’ll spend your third year on a placement with a relevant company or organization, adding valuable practical experience to your growing academic knowledge. The extra placement year means it will take four years to complete your studies, instead of three.

Year 3

• Sound and Music for Theatre: Advanced Practice and Innovation
• Final Project: Research and Development
• Public Project 3
• Sound and Music for Theatre: Advanced Practice and Enterprise
• Final Project: Engagement and Impact
• Professional Life 3 (Mental Wealth)

Employability

Sound and Music programs at the University of East London develop an existing base of core skills in sound and music creation and production and apply these to specific industrial contexts in collaborative projects that simulate professional practice, and integrate with the media industry in live projects. The BA Sound and Music for Theatre program will develop a core set of skills in Music Composition and Production, Sound Design, Music Direction, and Actor-Musicianship, Sound Craft for Theatre, and will also develop transferrable skills (linked to UEL Core Competencies and the Career Passport) for the creative industries.  Students will be able to collaborate and participate in a range of projects, resulting in a portfolio of project work that represents a broad range of skills and experience, with a depth of both disciplinary and interdisciplinary skills. This approach anticipates a diverse world of work, building skills in learners to create coherence and impact that is transferrable across multiple contexts.