Music and Sound for Screen Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Our Music and Sound for Screen BA(Hons) course equips you with the skills to compose music, create sound effects, and design audio for film, television, and games. Combining composition, orchestration, recording, performance, and sound design, this professionally accredited course prepares you to work across the full range of audiovisual media.

Our course is centred on state-of-the-art professional-standard facilities, with access to a variety of recording studios, composition labs, and audio production suites. Students enjoy open access outside of teaching, allowing you to experiment, refine, and realise your creative projects independently, supported by expert technical staff.

You’ll learn the full range of audiovisual skills, including film and game music composition, sound design, Foley, orchestration for live and virtual instruments, sample library creation, and sound editing. Projects emphasise creativity, technical precision, and professional practice, giving you a portfolio of work ready for industry engagement.

Why Study Music and Sound for Screen BA(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?\
You’ll study in a School recognised for excellence — Music at Huddersfield is ranked 8th in the UK (Daily Mail University Guide 2026) and the School has won the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for world-leading work promoting contemporary music internationally. Huddersfield is also ranked 37th in the world for Performing Arts (QS World University Subject Rankings 2025).

You’ll have opportunities to perform and explore the latest new music at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (HCMF) and experience cutting-edge experimental artists at the Electric Spring Festival. Teaching is led by commercially active staff, internationally recognised researchers, and visiting artists, including professional film composers and sound designers, ensuring you gain insight into current industry practice. You’ll also have the option to undertake industry placements, giving you real-world experience and helping to establish professional contacts.

Graduates from this course are well-prepared for careers in film, television, games, music composition, sound design, audio post-production, media industries, or further study.

Professional Bodies\
At Huddersfield, you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.

†full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerates or apprenticeship degrees.

Why Huddersfield?\
Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.