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Undergraduate

BSc (Hons) Audio Software Engineering

Full-timePart-time

September 2027

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£17,250 – International

£10,050 – UK

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Our BSc (Hons) Audio Software Engineering degree will enable you to find work in a range of industry sectors where audio software, coding and development are part of the skillset employers are looking for.

Audio software engineering is a field at the intersection of many disciplines that have boomed over the past few decades. In fact, there are few areas of the modern world in which sound does not play an important part.

This is a unique course, focusing on areas relating to audio software development and applications such as audio creation and processing for music and games, immersive audio, broadcast, networking and artificial intelligence.

During the course, you will look at how advances in software to create, manipulate and represent audio in creative ways have radically changed our approach to and relationship with audio.

This multidisciplinary Audio Software Engineering degree contains a number of interlocking subject areas that progress through the course allowing you to develop and reinforce your knowledge and skills both collectively and separately.

By the end of the course, you will have a huge array of marketable skills under your belt as an audio software engineer and will be able to apply them for a range of purposes in the industry.

Why study this course?

2nd London university for overall student satisfaction - National Student Survey 2026*

Ranked top 50 in the UK and 2nd modern** London university - The Guardian University Guide 2027

Top 20 in the UK for teaching quality - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027

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We support flexible study by offering some of our courses part-time or via distance learning. To give you real world experience before you graduate, we also offer some courses with a placement or internship. All available options are listed here. Your choices may affect some details of your course, such as the duration and cost per year. Please re-check the details on this page if you change your selection.

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Duration: 3 years

Part-time

Duration: 5 years

With Foundation Year

Duration: 4 years

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What you'll study

Through the course study material, you will look at how audio is being produced for music, video, games, broadcast, performance and many additional areas.

We live in a fast-paced world where ultra-fast broadband, cloud storage and computing are widely available. We are consuming media, gaming and using smart devices, all of which require audio. Consumers and producers are demanding more sophisticated and broad-ranging applications that include audio as a component.

This Audio Engineering degree will teach you the expertise needed to respond to these needs, through developing specialised skills in:

coding and software development

digital signal processing

audio engineering and production

artificial intelligence.

The course will give you the theoretical underpinning and practical skills so you can work and adapt to changes in technology and industry.

Based in the heart of Ealing, west London, you can make use of the excellent transport links to travel to the capital or further afield.

London is well known for its concentration of high-technology industry, including many of the big names in technology and engineering companies, alongside digital media, computer games and electronic commerce.

The School of Computing and Engineering has close connections with many of these organisations via collaborative projects, staff secondments and visiting industrial staff.

Please note, we regularly review our course content to offer relevant, impactful and career-shaping learning. Therefore, the following modules are indicative and subject to change.

Compulsory modules

Theory of Sound

The aim of this module is for you to understand the theories and parameters relating to sound engineering that apply to all areas of the course. The main subject areas include: human hearing, physics of sound, sound measurement and decibels, basic room acoustics and digital audio conversion.

Engineering Software

The module will help you develop as programmer using C++ as a tool to build simple applications related to sound engineering. You will learn to specify, develop and test software to specified standards to meet a range of sound engineering needs.

Production and Critical Listening

The module is designed to introduce you to modern audio production processes and how to listen to sound in an objectively critical manner. You will study relevant hardware, digital audio workstations and MIDI sequencer packages. A programme of ear training will develop your critical listening skills on recorded sound and their musical attributes.

Quantitative Tools for Audio

In this module, you will cover the essential computational skills necessary for audio software engineering. With an emphasis on digital signal processing, this module delves into crucial mathematical principles including linear algebra, calculus and discrete mathematics. You'll explore algorithms and data structures specific to audio applications. By the end of this course, you will be equipped with the tools needed to excel in the design and implementation of advanced audio software systems.

Algorithms and Data Types

This module will help you to gain the knowledge and competence to deal with basic data structures and algorithms. You will learn how to specify collections using abstract data types (ADTs) and to implement them using a variety of techniques such as linked lists and trees. You'll also use a range of algorithms, including searching and sorting.

Data Communications

This module adopts a top-down approach to data communication networking, beginning at the application layer and working down towards the physical layer. After completing the five-layer network architecture, the module focuses on the wireless network and its security. The following aspects will be covered:

application layer

transport layer

network layer

data link layer

802.11 Wi-Fi protocol

principle of cryptography

Wireless security: WEP and WPA.

Sound Design and Synthesis

Sound design is used in many industry sectors, including film, TV, radio, gaming, advertising, theatre, virtual reality and smart devices. You will learn how to use synthesisers, samplers, how to record on location and how to creatively process sound files. You will apply sound design techniques to fulfil specific professional media briefs.

Embedded Systems for Audio Technology

Artificial Intelligence

In this module, you will gain insights into key techniques within the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Aspects of AI you will cover include agents, environments and learning as well as techniques such as regression, classification, clustering, reinforcement learning, learning recommendation and decision support systems.

Mobile Web App Development

This module will allow you to gain experience in developing mobile web applications and have an introduction to the tools, languages and design techniques required for building functional applications. During the module, you will gain exposure to a programming language that can support native mobile application development, and you will be introduced to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) software design pattern.

Games, Simulations and Virtual Worlds

Mathematics for Audio and Signal Processing

The module initially will provide a foundation on the basics of signal theory, including the types of signals, properties and applications of signals, conversion between analogue and digital signals. You will study the basic principle of frequency domain, along with the fundamental signal analysis in frequency domain (e.g. complex signal and the Fourier series). You will use software such as MATLAB as a tool to explore the various theoretical, analytical and experimental aspects of the syllabus.

Audio Digital Signal Processing

This module will introduce you to the fundamentals of digital signal processing. You will apply this knowledge to sound as both a tool for developing audio effects but also for audio analysis. You will learn how to develop your own adaptive digital audio effect. Additionally, the module will look at convolution, filter design and audio restoration.

Artificial Intelligence for Audio

The module aims to provide you with basic concepts, audio processing methods and insights into some techniques within the field of artificial intelligence. You will learn audio features and how to extract acoustic features from audio streams and theory of audio signal processing, including audio activity detection and audio noise reduction. The basic principle of machine learning approaches to audio recognition will also be studied.

Audio Programming for Games

Gaming is a fast-growing and lucrative area of the entertainment industry. By the end of this module, you will have a solid appreciation of the power of audio for games, combined with the skills to develop audio assets and implement them in middleware. This in turn will form the basis of a show-reel which can be used for future promotion and collaboration within the gaming industry.

Industry Practice

This module aims to provide a wider awareness of the key trends and areas of growth in industry to further extend your range of reflective experiences and enhance your academic self-esteem. You are required to develop your career management plan by matching job roles to personal skills and interests, plus explore the expectations society and business has of IT professionals. You will prepare for wider IT industry requirements for codes of practice and ethics and develop an understanding of the roles and activities of a modern software engineer, and the wider structure of the supply community.

Audio Software Project

The aim of the final major project is for you to develop the ability to undertake a large-scale project in audio software engineering, which allows you to apply your knowledge and skills developed throughout the course in an expansive and challenging manner. This is an opportunity for you to showcase your academic as well as practical subject skills in a manner that will help you showcase your abilities to a future employer or academic institution. Ultimately, this aims to lead you into your chosen career as an audio software engineer.

What our students say

2nd London university for student satisfaction - National Student Survey 26*

The course helped me critically think what I was doing to sound at all stages of recording in both the analogue and digital domain. This helped me achieve the sounds I wanted to create.

Tom Davis

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Entry requirements

Requirements:

International

112 UCAS points required

from level 3 qualifications

These can include:

A Levels at grade B, B and C, or above

BTEC Extended Diploma with Distinction, Merit, Merit

Access to HE Diploma

You also need GCSE English (grade 9-4 / A*-C) or Level 2 equivalents and GCSE Maths (grade 9-5 / A*-B) or Level 2 equivalents.

Looking for BSc (Hons) Audio Software Engineering with Foundation Year?

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Whether you are changing career or don't have the exact subjects and grades required for this course, you might want to choose this course with a foundation year. This will give you an extra year's study to prepare you for the standard degree programme, where you can go on to graduate with a full Honours degree. Follow the link to see full details of the course with foundation year.

Mature applicants (aged 21+): If you do not hold the qualifications listed but have relevant work experience, you are welcome to apply. Your application will be considered on an individual basis.

Level 5 (year 2) entry

To directly enter the second year of this course, you will need to show appropriate knowledge and experience. For example, you are an ideal candidate if you have 120 undergraduate credits at Level 4 or a CertHE in a related subject area.

Level 6 (year 3) entry

To directly enter the third year of this course, you need to show appropriate knowledge and experience. For example, you are an ideal candidate if you have 240 undergraduate credits (at Levels 4 and 5), a DipHE, foundation degree or HND in a related subject area.

6.0 IELTS or above

You need to meet our English language requirement – a minimum of IELTS 5.5 for each of the four individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening). Visit our English language requirements page for information on other English language tests we accept.

You also need academic qualifications at the same level as UK applicants. In some countries where teaching is in English, we may accept local qualifications. Check for local equivalents.

We offer pre-sessional English language courses if you do not meet these requirements.

Find out more about our English Language courses.

Fees & funding

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Fees for the 2027/28 academic year and onwards may be subject to Government regulation and change.

Tuition fees are charged for each year of your course. If your course runs over 2 academic years or more, you will need to pay the fee for each academic year at the start of that year, except if otherwise stated.

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Funding your studies

You may be eligible for a student loan to cover the cost of tuition fees, or a maintenance loan. Additional funding is available to some types of students, such as those with dependants and disabled students.

We offer generous bursaries and scholarships to make sure your aspirations are your only limit.

Additional scholarships specifically for computing and engineering students may also be on offer.

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International students - funding your studies

We offer scholarships for international students including International Ambassador Scholarships.

Further information about funding and financial support for international students is available from the UK Council for International Student Affairs.

Financial support for international students

Engineering facilities

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Recording studios and audio software

You will have access to one of the largest audio complexes in Europe, including professionally designed studios, live rooms, orchestral recording and performance spaces, Mac labs, digital and analogue synths, an extensive mic stock, Steinway pianos and more.

Music facilities

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The Townshend Studio

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Your future career

Once you graduate with your Audio Software Engineering degree, you could go on to work in a wide variety of jobs, from producing audio for games and coding to audio forensics and broadcasting.

You may also want to progress your studies to explore a related field or specialise on a postgraduate course.

One-to-one, life-long careers support

Taught by lecturers with industry experience

Career-focused modules

Support with CV and interview skills

Alumni networking events

Build your portfolio

On campus, specialist careers fairs

Guest lectures and seminars with industry experts

Job roles

signal processing for audio

immersive audio (3D)

broadcasting and online delivery

audio for games

audio for telecommunications

audio forensics

audio recording and mastering systems

automotive audio

coding of audio signals

fibre optics for audio

hearing and hearing loss prevention (audiology)

high-resolution audio for music and server-based audio

network audio systems

semantic audio analysis

archiving, restoration and digital libraries.

Graduate employers

AVC Audio Visual

KP Acoustics

Noise Solutions

Solid State Logic

SSE Audio Group – Solotech Ltd.

Dr Eugenio Donati Course Leader

I am a Lecturer in Audio/Sound Engineering and I have a PhD in Audio Electronics and Bio-signal processing. My doctoral thesis focused on the development of a system for the conversion of voice into MIDI through the application of biosignal and Artificial Intelligence. I am a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and of the UK Acoustic Network (UKAN+).

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