Undergraduate courses

We offer a highly stimulating environment, industry-standard performance, recording and learning facilities with access to professional equipment, and experienced staff, including visiting composers, performers and scholars.

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Our music courses are ranked 2nd by the Guardian University Guide 2020 and our Creative Music Technology BMus (Hons) and Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) BMus (Hons) courses achieved 100% overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2019.

Find out more about applying to Surrey. View our undergraduate courses for 2020 entry.

Creative Music Technology BMus (Hons)

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Film and Video Production Technology BSc (Hons)

An orchestra performing at the University of Surrey

Music BMus (Hons)

Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) BSc (Hons) or BMus (Hons)

Outstanding teaching

Based on the evidence available, the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Panel judged that the University of Surrey delivers consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It is of the highest quality found in the UK.

What our students say

Read our student profiles to discover first-hand what it's like to study with us.

"I was given the opportunity to work with fast turnaround material, recording voice overs for various podcasts, advertisements and sports – including working with some of Sky’s famous sports personalities."

Tim McKeever, BSc (Hons)/BMus (Hons) Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister)

Professional Training placements

All of our undergraduate courses offer an optional Professional Training placement, which involves taking time out of studying to work in industry. You can do a placement here in the UK or you have the option to do your placement abroad.

Recognised as the Best University Placement Service (Over 500 Placements) at the National Undergraduate Employability (NUE) Awards 2019; we will support you with your application and ensure you are gaining the experience you need in a supportive environment.

Placement companies

Recent students have worked in areas such as music management, marketing and music publishing with a host of organisations and companies.

Study abroad

You have the opportunity to acquire international experience as part of your studies, by taking advantage of exchange agreements with our partner universities.

Locations of our partner universities include Australia, South Korea and Hong Kong.

Discover where you can go

Student work

View a collection of original work produced by the talented students on our undergraduate courses.

What we have to offer

There are ample opportunities for you to make music whilst you are studying with us, taking advantage of our industry-standard facilities and equipment.

Facilities and equipment

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

Ensembles

We are home to a successful and talented chamber choir, choir and orchestra, delivering outstanding performances to the audiences of Guildford.

Graduate prospects

Recent Department of Music and Media graduates have gone on to work for a range of companies, including:

Abbey Road
Air Studios
Aquarium Studios
Arena Television
AVMI
Bang & Olufsen
Beethoven Academy Orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic
BBC The Voice

BMP Recording
Bonfire Records
Calrec Audio
Criterion Games
CTV Outside Broadcasts
Dolby Europe
Dolby Laboratories
Future Sound Systems
Gimmel Records

KPMG UK
Leeds College of Music
London Symphony Orchestra
MusicMark
Nokia Technologies
Pinewood Group Limited
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Opera House
Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Sky
Sonos
Sony Music Entertainment
Southbank Sinfonia
Spitfire Audio
Strongroom
Supermassive Games
Timeline Television
Warner Bros.TV Production UK Ltd
Yellow Technology

Why study with us?

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Scholarships and bursaries

Discover how we may be able to support your studies with a host of bursaries and scholarships directly from the University of Surrey and external providers.

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Prizes and awards

We have a series of prizes and awards available for high-performing students and special recognition.

BMus (Hons) Music

Croser-Hughes Chamber Music Award
David Lovatt Music Composition Prize
Graham Smith Memorial Prize
Humphrey Richardson Taylor Charitable Trust Awards
Joyce Dixey Award
Paul Stanway Brass Prize
Robert Naylor Memorial Prize
Shoana M Mackay Dissertation Prize
Niall Squire Prize for Guitar
Quattro mani: a piano duet competition

BSc (Hons) / BMus (Hons) Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister)

Adrian James Acoustics Research Seminar Paper Prize
AMS-Neve Portfolio Prize
BMP Location Recording Prize
Dave Fisher Classical Recording Prize
Dolby Audio Engineering Prize
Focusrite Prize for Technical Achievement
James Whitworth Prize
Jim Abbiss Pop Recording Prize

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