COURSE CURRICULUM

The MSc Audio Engineering programme has been developed in close collaboration with leading professionals from the audio engineering industry to ensure that its curriculum reflects current technologies, professional practices, and employer expectations. Teaching and learning are centred on real-world applications, enabling students to apply theoretical knowledge to practical engineering challenges encountered across the audio sector. Throughout the programme, students work on industry-relevant projects and assignments that simulate professional environments, with some activities requiring collaboration with experienced industry practitioners who provide guidance, mentorship, and valuable insights into contemporary audio engineering practice. This close engagement with professionals helps students strengthen their technical expertise, problem-solving abilities, teamwork, and professional communication skills while building an understanding of industry standards and workflows. Assessment combines coursework and examinations to evaluate both academic understanding and practical competence. Coursework forms a significant part of the programme and includes a mixture of individual and group assignments designed around authentic engineering scenarios, encouraging students to design, develop, analyse, and evaluate audio systems and technologies using industry-relevant methods and tools. Collaborative projects also help students develop project management, leadership, and interpersonal skills that are essential in professional audio engineering environments. Examinations assess students' theoretical understanding of key engineering principles and their ability to apply technical knowledge to solve complex problems. Overall, the programme's teaching and assessment approach provides a balanced combination of academic rigour, practical experience, industry engagement, and collaborative learning, ensuring graduates are well prepared for professional careers in audio engineering, sound technology, live sound, broadcasting, recording, acoustics, and related sectors.