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Music Technology

Music Technology

Sound design teaches you to create sound and design audio systems for theatre, live performance, film and television.

Arts and performance

What do graduates do?

  • Theatre sound designer
  • Live performing arts

First year and core courses

Introduction to Theatre and Performance StudiesLanguage and Craft of TheatreIntroduction to Design: Storytelling for Live Performance2D and 3D Design FundamentalsProduction AudioSound DesignSound Design for Film and TelevisionComposing with Electronic Sounds and Computers

Examples from the first year and core course lists of different schools.

GOOD TO KNOW

Before you apply

The source does not list careers separately; it says the programme prepares students for theatre and the performing arts. Sound specific courses start from the second year.

SCHOOL EXAMPLES

Examples of schools where you can study this subject

3 schools in 3 countries. Programmes were checked on the schools’ own websites. These are only examples; every country has many more options. We choose the schools that fit your budget, documents and goals together.

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USA

Boston UniversitySound Design BFA · Boston

United Kingdom

University of GlasgowElectronics with Music · Glasgow

Hungary

University of PécsElectronic Music and Media Art BA · Pécs
BY COUNTRY

What to know, country by country

For each country where you can study this subject: an example tuition fee and the next step in the timeline. You can find the details in our country guides.

USA1 schoolCountry guide
Bachelor's tuition$66.720per year · 2026/27Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • 7 November 2026

    SAT exam (next date 5 December 2026). Whether a school asks for a test varies by school

United Kingdom1 schoolCountry guide
Bachelor's, international student, fields other than medicine and dentistry£27,650 to £34,670per year · 2027/28The University of Sheffield
  • 26 October to 21 December 2026

    Booking period for the January 2027 session of the ESAT, TMUA and TARA exams (for universities other than Oxford and Cambridge).

Hungary1 schoolCountry guide
Medicine (English-taught medicine), 12 semesters€7.900per semester · 2027/2028University of Szeged, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School
  • 1 December 2026

    International applications for 2027/28 open at the University of Szeged Faculty of Medicine.

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Last checked: November 2026.

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