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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Creative Music Technology BMus (Hons)

Film and Video Production Technology BSc (Hons)

Music BMus (Hons)

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

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 voiceovers 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 750 Placements) at the National Undergraduate Employability (NUE) Awards 2021; 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.

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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

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Our facilities

Join current students for a tour of some of the fantastic facilities available when you study at the Department of Music and Media.

Graduate prospects

Where can studying creative music technology take you? Alumni Rosa, Benjamin and Gabriel share their career stories, which started at Surrey.

Where our graduates are working

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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What you need to know about studying music

18 NOV 2021

Day in the life of a Film and Video Production Technology student

09 NOV 2021

World-famous jazz artists host Music Masterclass at Surrey

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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