This degree offers a balanced and varied approach to sound engineering. It will equip you with the skills and knowledge you will need to work within a variety of industries as a sound engineer.  On the course you will combine lectures and private study with practical work that will help you to apply your learning. You will develop your practical skills and experience through a series of laboratory, workshop and studio sessions in our professional facilities.

As a sound engineer, it will be essential for you to work as part of a diverse team and the course will help you to examine the key collaborative, social and ethical considerations that you will likely encounter in your career.

The school has links with Audient, Focusrite and Avid, among others. These organisations help to support our guest lectures, masterclasses and student visits, adding industry input to your learning experience. We will encourage you to build links with relevant industry bodies such as the Audio Engineering Society and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.  You will also have opportunities to provide technical support for the London College of Music’s live performances.

We will encourage you to apply your learning in a professional environment and past students have gained work experience a variety of areas while studying, including: 

• broadcast sound technician
• theatre sound engineer
• live sound reinforcement
• location recording engineer
• Audiology.

The London College of Music boasts excellent facilities for music performance and sound engineering, including recording studios and production resources. You will have an enviable range of equipment to practice with, including a Custom Series 75 Neve 48-channel console, Focusrite RedNet networked audio interfaces, ProTools HDX workstations, numerous synthesisers and microphones.

Once you graduate you could go on to work in:

• studio recording engineering
• computer music and synthesis
• live sound recording and engineering
• sound system design
• field service engineering
• acoustic consultancy (installation)
• design and test engineering for audio hardware and software
• theatre sound engineering
• sound designer and audio post production
• audiology, broadcast engineering and production.