The course focuses on current topics, from direct-to-stereo and ambient recording through non-linear techniques to the evolving arena of surround-sound mixing and recording. It will also encompass software interface programming and its use within electro-acoustic composition and performance.

There will be plenty of scope for you to experiment and apply what you are learning. The London College of Music (LCM) has more than 20 studios, including 5.1, 3D sound and a dedicated radio studio. In addition you will have access to an extensive range of specialist equipment including vintage outboard, Kyma, 2" tape, an RS8000 modular synthesiser, Ambisonic rigs, CLASP, a classic VCS3 and hi-end plugins.

In the final stages of your course, you will undertake an ambitious, self-managed practical project on a topic of your choice. This is your chance to build on what you have learned and display your full range of abilities.

As part of LCM, you will be able to call on a diverse range of musicians to collaborate, record and network with throughout the course. This facility extends even further, to collaborations with students from media, moving image (video and film), digital animation and games-design backgrounds from across the University. By taking advantage of these opportunities, you can enhance your CV and build your professional network even before you graduate.

You will study in west London, the hub of the UK's music and media industries, at one of the largest audio complexes in Europe. When you graduate from the MA, you will have the technical mastery of the latest hardware and software which will make you attractive to a wide range of employers and competitive in the constantly evolving music industry.

Previous graduates have gone on to work in a variety of roles, including:

• founder and CEO of 3D audio company 1.618 Digital (whose clients include Google, Comic Relief and Ford)  
• head of audio at RAW Video (who have worked with, among others, Florence and the Machine, Hot Chip, Beverley Knight and Sigur Ros, and for clients including MTV, XL Recordings and Channel 4)  
• head of higher education for Tech Music Schools  
• house engineer and producer at Pocket Studios, Toronto  
• live sound engineer for the Oscars  
• producer for Imagine Dragons, Britney Spears, Li’l Wayne, Dr Dre, Eminem and Rihanna 
• producer for Christina Aguilera and Tinie Tempah
• producer of orchestral sessions for films including the Harry Potter series
• product developer for FXPansion 
• remixer for Beyoncé 
• sound designer/composer for EA Games, Shanghai
• work with Placebo, Radiohead, Snow Patrol and Dido
• writer-producer for Bono, Nicole Scherzinger, 50 Cent, Alesha Dixon and Dr Dre.