BEng (Hons) Audio Acoustics
- Industrial Placement
- International students can apply
- Based at MediaCityUK
- Work placement opportunity
Career Prospects
Graduates from the Audio Acoustics degree course will become major players in the diverse world of sound, acoustics and audio. Starting salaries for graduates are in the range £20,000 to £30,000 and current industry demand for graduates is very high.
Below are just a few of the job areas our graduates get into and the companies they work for, for more details follow the links:
- Acoustics and Audio Engineering Research
- Acoustics and Noise Consultancy
- Broadcast Engineering
- Entertainment Audio and Sound Technology Engineering
- Loudspeaker and audio technology design
- Noise control engineering and product sound
Graduates from our Acoustics and Audio degree courses, first established in 1975, are employed in major acoustic and audio companies around the world. More details here.
Alumni Profile
Dan Gardner, BSc(Hons) Audio Technology, Codemasters
“When I choose to do the degree at Salford it was primarily because I was interested in sound from the most technical scientific to the creative aspects and I feel that the course gave the me the understanding I was looking for and a lot more. I am now working at Codemasters as a Sound Designer for video games and my work involves creating the audio content for the games we release involving location/foley recording of spot effects, speech/dialogue recording of voice-over artists/actors and celebrities in various different studios. My degree has helped me enormously to enter this field and I have a very good understanding of all aspects of audio including compression techniques, modelling of real-world acoustic behaviour, knowledge of surround sound techniques, ability to use and feel at home in various recording studios, knowledge of audio equipment specifications, audio programming techniques which greatly aid communication with the game programmers, not forgetting the knowledge/abilities I gained from the course for when it comes to diagnosing acoustic and audio problems occurring. My degree and the high standards of lecturing and practical work have given me these extremely valuable skills, allowing me to feel confident and knowledgeable when working with other audio professionals."
Paul Malpass, BEng(Hons) Electroacoustics, Arup Acoustics
Paul Malpass completed his BEng in Electroacoustics (the predecessor of BEng Acoustics) at the University of Salford in 1990 and immediately joined the growing team at Arup Acoustics in London. While training at Arup Acoustics, Paul specialised in the design of acoustics and audio technologies for speech and media systems in Aviation, Education, Performing Arts, Rail, Retail and Sports & Leisure markets and applications. Paul completed his training and was awarded Charter ship (CEng) in May 1999. In 2000, Paul was made an Associate at Arup and in 2001 he completed a Masters degree at Cambridge University in Inter-disciplinary Design in the Built Environment, sponsored by the Arup Foundation.
Industry Links
Staff have strong links with industry either through collaborative R&D projects with industry through the Acoustics Research Centre and our commercial test laboratories. The course also has strong links to industry through the industrial placement year. These all help to keep the Audio Acoustics degree course up to date with the current needs of industry and including the latest research findings.