Changes to Music Technology BA
We’ve listened to feedback and we have updated the curriculum for the academic year 2022/23 for Music Technology BA.
You can review the changes below. By accepting your offer to study at Sussex, we will infer that you are happy with these changes but if you would like to discuss them please feel free to contact us at studyinmah@sussex.ac.uk.
Course changes for the BA in Music Technology
Take a look at how the new modules compare to the old structure of the course in the table below.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 1, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
History and Practice of Electronic Music (core) |
Electronic Music Practice (core) |
Module title and description change |
|
Studio Recording (core) |
Studio Recording (core) |
No change |
|
Analysing Film B (option) |
Analysing Film B (option) |
No change |
|
Creative Production: Documentary Video (option) |
Creative Production: Documentary Video (option) |
No change |
|
Creative Production: Photography (option) |
Creative Production: Photography (option) |
No change |
|
Instrumentation, Voicing and Orchestration (option) |
Arranging for Songs and Ensembles (option) |
Module title, description, assessment and learning outcomes change |
|
Introduction to Music Studies (option) |
Introduction to Music Studies (option) |
No change |
|
Popular Music Cultures (option) |
Popular Music Cultures (option) |
No change |
|
Year 1, Term 1 Elective (option) |
Year 1, Term 1 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 1, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Creative Music Technologies (core) |
Creative Music Technologies (core) |
No change |
|
Music Production (core) |
Music Production (core) |
No change |
|
Approaches to Comp and Performance (option) |
Performing and Writing Music (option) |
Module title, description and content change |
|
Creative Production: Communication Design (option) |
Creative Production: Communication Design (option) |
No change |
|
Creative Production: Documentary Video (option) |
Creative Production: Documentary Video (option) |
No change |
|
Culture and the Everyday (option) |
Culture and the Everyday (option) |
No change |
|
Exploring Film Studies B (option) |
Exploring Film Studies B (option) |
No change |
|
Making Music Theatre (option) |
Making Music Theatre (option) |
No change |
|
Music and Society A (option) |
Music and Society A (option) |
No change |
|
Year 1, Term 2 Elective (option) |
Year 1, Term 2 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 2, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Interactive Music Systems (core) |
Interactive Music Systems (core) |
No change |
|
Electronic Music and Performance (core) |
Performing with Electronics (core) |
Module title change |
|
Case Studies in the 19th and 20th Century Comp (option) |
Rewriting the Canon (option) |
Module title, description and content change |
|
Debates in Screen Documentary B (option) |
Debates in Screen Documentary B (option) |
No change |
|
Ensemble Performance (option) |
n/a |
Module withdrawal |
|
Film Musicals (option) |
Film Musicals (option) |
No change |
|
From Opera to Film (option) |
From Opera to Film (option) |
No change |
|
Media, Memory, History (option) |
Media, Memory, History (option) |
No change |
|
Professional Practice (option) |
Professional Practice (option) |
No change |
|
Screenwriting (option) |
Screenwriting (option) |
No change |
|
Sound, Culture & Society B (option) |
Sound, Culture & Society B (option) |
No change |
|
Studio and Live Engineering (option |
Studio and Live Engineering (option |
No change |
|
The Idea of Classical Music (option) |
The Idea of Classical Music (option) |
No change |
|
Theory Taste and Trash B (option) |
Theory Taste and Trash B (option) |
No change |
|
Year 2, Term 1 Elective (option) |
Year 2, Term 1 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 2, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Digital Music Cultures (core) |
Digital Music Cultures (core) |
No change |
|
Sound Design in Context (core) |
Sound Design (core) |
Module title and description change |
|
Advertising and Social Change B (option) |
Advertising and Social Change B (option) |
No change |
|
American Popular Music (option) |
American Popular Music (option) |
No change |
|
British Cinema B (option) |
British Cinema B (option) |
No change |
|
Chinese Cinema (option) |
Chinese Cinema (option) |
No change |
|
Creative Audiovisual Coding (option) |
Creative Audiovisual Coding (option) |
No change |
|
Digital Cultures B (option) |
Digital Cultures B (option) |
No change |
|
Film Music Beyond Hollywood (option) |
Film Music Beyond Hollywood (option) |
No change |
|
Gender, Space and Culture (option) |
Gender, Space and Culture (option) |
No change |
|
History and Practice of Songwriting (option) |
History and Practice of Songwriting (option) |
No change |
|
Journalism in Crisis B (option) |
Journalism in Crisis B (option) |
No change |
|
Latin American Cinema: Cont Trends (option) |
Latin American Cinema: Cont Trends (option) |
No change |
|
Screenwriting (option) |
Screenwriting (option) |
No change |
|
Solo Performance (option) |
Performance Workshop (option) |
Module title, description, content, assessment, learning outcome and teaching methods change |
|
The History of the Modern (option) |
Musical Revolutions (option) |
Module title, description and content change |
|
TV: Fictions and Entertainments B (option) |
TV: Fictions and Entertainments B (option) |
No change |
|
Year 2, Term 2 Elective (option) |
Year 2, Term 2 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 3, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Advanced Composition and Arrangement (option) |
Advanced Composition Portfolio (option) |
Module title, description, content, assessment and learning outcome change |
|
Film Music and Audiovisual Project (option) |
Film Music and Audiovisual Project (option) |
No change |
|
Generative Arts and Musical Machines (option) |
Generative Arts and Musical Machines (option) |
No change |
|
Histories of Women in Music (option) |
Histories of Women in Music (option) |
No change |
|
Music of the 21st Century (option) |
Music of the 21st Century (option) |
No change |
Year 3, Semester 2
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
Advanced Performance (option) |
Advanced Peformance (option) |
Module description and teaching methods change |
|
Music Dissertation (option) |
Music Dissertation (option) |
No change |
|
Music Project (option) |
Music Innovation and Enterprise Project (option) |
Module title, description and content change |
|
Sound for Interactive Media (option) |
Sound for Interactive Media (option) |
No change |
|
Studio Project (option) |
Studio Project (option) |
No change |