Sound Production HNC

What is special about this course?

Influence the music and sounds we listen to on a daily basis by pursuing a career in sound production. Choose to pursue paths in studio recording and production, live sound and design, or multimedia application, including digital media, gaming, and web sounds.

Learn audio skills, digital audio workstations, sound production, recording and mixing, skills for business, sound for live events, and creative music re-mixing. This course forms the first year of our BA (Hons) Audio Engineering.

Special features

• You can study full time or part time to suit your personal and professional circumstances
• You will study at UHI North, West and Hebrides in Alness, or UHI Perth
• You will gain a basic understanding of sound engineering  practice and theory
• On successful completion of this course you may be able to progress to the BSc (Hons) Audio Engineering at UHI Perth

Accommodation

We offer modern student accommodation at a number of our locations.

Entry requirements

• 1 Scottish Highers at grade C or above, OR
• 1 A level at grade D or above
• Preferably including Music, Physics, Maths or English
• You may also be required to attend an interview
• Prospective students without the standard entry requirements as listed above are encouraged to apply

Access routes

• NC Music
• NC Sound Engineering

Year 1 - HNC

Mandatory units are:

• Audio skills
• Digital audio workstations
• Recording and mixing
• Skills for business
• Sound for live event
• Sound production graded unit 1

Options may include:

• Acoustics (Perth)
• Audio electronics (Perth)
• Audio for multimedia (Perth)
• Audio for visual art/images (Perth)
• Creative music re-mixing (North, West and Hebrides and Perth)
• Creative project (North, West and Hebrides)
• Game audio (Perth)
• Music history: genres, record labels and artists (North, West and Hebrides)

Fees

For students normally domiciled in Scotland, with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

This includes

• EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status in the UK,
• EEA/Swiss nationals with settled status in the UK
• EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Rest of UK students

For students normally domiciled in the rest of the UK (England, Wales and N. Ireland, including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and with a term time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

Fees are payable in advance each academic year unless otherwise agreed.

There are a number of funding options available to UK students to help you pay for your studies and your cost of living while studying.

International students

For students who do not normally reside in the UK, including EU/EEA and Swiss nationals without settled or pre-settled status in the UK, with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

This includes EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are not self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Part-time study is not open to international student requiring Student Route visa sponsorship to study in the UK.

Funding

Through the Cadman Award (Perth), there is a memorial scholarship fund of £500 available for one student applicant, available upon review of the submission of a scholarship application proposal.

UHI has a number of scholarships, bursaries, awards, and discretionary fund opportunities available to new and current students. Please use the A-Z of funds or use the filter to see which ones may be relevant to you. All students are welcome to apply.

Further information on funding your studies is also available, please see the attached link or contact the relevant UHI partner.

Additional costs

• You may be required to purchase a pair of quality closed-back headphones as well as USB drives for storage of projects
• There may also be travel costs involved for practical experiences during your course