Department of Music and Media

We offer courses in music, creative music technology, sound recording, digital media arts and film and video production technology, exposing students to a unique world of music diversity.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

2nd in the UK

We are ranked 2nd for music in the Guardian University Guide 2024

Top 10 in the UK

We are ranked in the top 5 for cinematics and photography, and top 10 for music for overall satisfaction* in the National Student Survey 2024

* Measured by % positivity based on Q1-24 for all institutions listed in the Guardian University Guide League Tables.

Business

We have several facilities that are available to hire for commercial and non-commercial use for businesses.

Editing suite

Facilities and equipment

We have world-class facilities and equipment including three studios, edit rooms, practice rooms and a TV studio.

Events

Our staff members

Dr Chris Mark

Head of Department of Music and Media, BMus (Music) Programme Leader

I am a graduate of the University of Southampton (1979), where I stayed to write a PhD on the early music of Britten under the supervision of Peter Evans (1989, published as Early Benjamin Britten in 1995). While still working on it I moved to Australia and taught at the University of Melbourne and the Australian Catholic University before coming back to the UK to take up a post...

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@SurreyDMM

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