Bachelor in Electronic Sound and Music

Bachelor in Electronic Sound and Music is one of 5 English-taught Electrical & Electronic Engineering programmes at Bachelor's Degree level in the register, offered by 4 institutions. 5 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 6,600 to EUR 17,300; this programme lists EUR 6,600 a year. 4 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.

What you study

This is a bachelor's degree in electronic sound and music, taught in English at the Royal Academy of Music's Aalborg campus. The work centres on producing and performing electronic music and sound. You compose, and you take an analytical approach to contemporary and older electronic music, art and culture. Music history and culture are part of the picture, so you can push into new territory on the contemporary art scene.

Expect hands-on work with music production, studio technology, hardware, programming, electronics, live performance, installations, synthesis and sound design. You also work with electronic sound for productions that span several art forms. The subjects are grouped into four areas:

• Main study area: subjects where you perform, plus the subjects that support this
• Pedagogics: subjects where you communicate and teach, plus supporting subjects
• General studies: elementary music theory
• Entrepreneurial studies: subjects and projects that give you experience as an entrepreneur

Teaching happens in large rooms with professional studio monitors, monitor controls, sound cards and sound-absorbing materials. The rooms hold drum pads, drum machines, synthesizers, MIDI controllers and MIDI keyboards. One room has four studio monitors for a 4-channel set-up. You also get two e-music rehearsal rooms with a monitor set-up, mixer, sound card and piano, open around the clock for production and composition.

Admission, language and next steps

Entry is by entrance exam, described in the admission requirements on the Academy's homepage, which also has examples of entry exams. Apply online via kum.studieoptag.dk, the application system for institutions under the Ministry of Culture. The homepage lists the application deadline, the exam schedule and any application fee.

There is a tuition fee for full-time degree students with citizenship outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland. Exchange students do not pay tuition.

The programme runs three years and prepares you for work as a professional contemporary electronic music composer, producer and teacher. There are good chances to collaborate musically with the jazz, pop and global music students on the Aalborg campus.

Undergraduate applications are made through optagelse.dk, with deadlines on 15 March and 5 July (12:00 CET). Which one applies depends on your qualification. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, residence permits and housing.