MSc/PgDip Acoustics

... United Kingdom
... University of Salford

Course Overview

Help to build a better sounding world with a postgraduate degree in Acoustics.

Delivered in full and part-time study pathways, either on campus or online, we've designed a course to nurture your specialist knowledge, so you're ready to develop a career as a future leader in audio product development, noise consultancy or sound management.

Recommended for numerate science graduates looking to join the acoustics and audio profession, you will benefit from using world-class facilities learning alongside an academic team at the forefront of industry-focused research.

You will:

  • Follow a structured postgraduate training programme in acoustics, with specific focus on the technologies and principles associated with industrial applications

  • Gain a detailed knowledge, systematic understanding and critical analysis of acoustical concepts, along with the ability to apply these concepts to practical problems of engineering design and analysis

  • Build practical skills in measurement as you develop the ability to critically evaluate new developments within the field and contribute to the development of acoustics through research and project work

  • Shape your learning based on your interests or career plan by choosing options that include psychoacoustics, environmental noise measurement, immersive sound reproduction and noise and vibration control

  • Learn alongside research-active academics and technicians, using some of the UK’s leading acoustics facilities that are regularly used by major organisations to test and develop audio and acoustics products

General Eligibility

  • An undergraduate award at 2:2 or above (or equivalent) in science, engineering or mathematics.

  • An undergraduate award at 2:2 or above (or equivalent) in another discipline, together with an appropriate engineering mathematics foundation qualification. 

  • Applicants must also have the equivalent of grade C or higher, GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

  • The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

Programme Information
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Course Category

Engineering


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Campus Name

The Crescent, Salford


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Course Level

Postgraduate


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Duration

Full-Time, 1 year, Part-time, 2.5 years


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Available Intake

September


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IELTS Score

5.5


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Tuition Fees Range

9090,

15750, (INT)


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