Audio Engineering Degree - Overview
- General Requirements
- Module Overview
The degree will consolidate the students knowledge already gained during the audio engineering diploma programme and further their academic skills. The degree broadens the learning experience beyond the purely vocational type training, by including a wider knowledge base and research-based educational experience. The Recording Arts Degree programme can only be taken at the various approved SAE degree centres. SAE Oxford is an approved degree center.
Aims
The BA (Honours) Recording Arts degree comprises the audio engineering diploma plus a second year of degree level studies. This degree is taught and administered by SAE Institute and validated by Middlesex University, London. The degree can be taken over a period of two years as an intensive programme. The BA (Honours) degree is a direct path to higher post graduate degrees e.g. masters or the SAE-Tonmeister - the SAE Tonmeister degree is only available at our Oxford or Byron Bay campus.
Course Details
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Recording Arts
Degree Entry Requirements
Note: If you are applying from outside the United Kingdom please contact the SAE Institute in your country to confirm your equivalent educational standing or contact SAE directly.
- minimum age 18; and
- successful completion of the SAE Diploma; and
- completion of a minimum of two A-Levels at sufficient grades; or
- mature age students over 21 years; or
- on receipt of suitable evidence, SAE shall seek to admit all prospective students (via special entry) who are considered to have a reasonable chance of success in the programme.
Degree Duration
12 months full time (900 clock hours) after completing the SAE Diploma
Assessment method and award
Practical
Will involve progressive assessment and the submission of studio logs; and
Theoretical
- all BA (Hons) students must undertake a specialist written
research project; and - pass and complete all individual degree modules
Award
In order to qualify for the Bachelor degree, candidates need to reach an overall mark of 360 Middlesex University credit points.
Second year direct entry
Graduates who have successfully completed the SAE Audio Engineering Diploma from other SAE Institutes can continue with the degree at SAE Oxford. Graduates with similar qualifications from other Institutions can apply for advanced standing in the degree programme.
Credit point notes
- The BA (Hons) degree programme is equivalent to 360 Middlesex University credit points which is equal to: 180 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credit points.
- USA eqivalent: Our Bachelor degree is 1800 clock hours (Diploma 900 hours + Degree 900 hours). Equal to a full 4 year US bachelor degree programme. Our bachelor degree is instructed in an accelerated delivery format over a 2 year period (6 semesters).