Higher Certificate in Engineering Music & Instrument Technology

Why take this course?

Have you thought about a career in the Music Industry? TUS Midlands exclusively brings together the industry trifecta of Business Studies, Instrument Technology and Music Technology, creating the unique Higher Certificate in Business with Music and Instrument Technology (M.A.I.T - CAO AL651). 

This dynamic 2 year course combines

Audio Engineering and Instrument Craft & Design with Business expertise, providing you with a multi-disciplinary skill set to start your career in today’s music industry.

As a M.A.I.T student, you will be involved in a wide range of industry specific assignments and practical work which encompasses all aspects of Sound Engineering, Instrument Craft & Design and Business Studies that are all necessities for any creative industry.

This diversity aims to give graduates of the M.A.I.T course a range of skills and the flexibility required to work within a highly competitive & creative industry, and on completion of the course, you will have assembled an impressive portfolio of industry related work to take forward into your career.



Being a musician is not a course prerequisite, so it is suitable for all candidates. Hugely diverse creative modules covering everything from sound engineering to radio broadcast production and sound for film & television. Innovative business modules that unlock the core principles required to craft your own successful career.

World leading guest lecturer presentations at regular intervals over the duration of the course. M.A.I.T offers the opportunity to network and collaborate with marketing,design & gaming students. Unrivalled access to high tech production facilities, industry standard equipment & software in state of the art facilities based in one of Ireland’s most prestigious colleges. Our lecturers have extensive industry experience, specialising in the areas of Luthiery, Sound Engineering, Performance, Music Production and Business.

What will I experience?

On this course you can:

• Work with industry standard software, computing and studio & live audio equipment in a variety of dynamic practical assignments.
  
• Collaboration with marketing, design and gaming students as well as sourcing and working with original musical acts and cover groups.
  
• Manufacture a Cajon Drum, Mandolin, Electric Guitar and an Acoustic Guitar from raw materials at the wood workshop.
  
• Get to grips with the core business concepts required to work in the private or public sector.
  

What will I learn?

The careful balance of theory and practical work within the M.A.I.T course is designed to make you fully prepared to enter the Music Industry or progress
further in your education.

• The necessary balance of conceptual understanding and hands-on skills to make you ready for nearly any position found within the Music Industry.
  
• The importance of hard work, determination, emotional intelligence, networking and opportunity generation.
  
• To be open minded in exploring different careers not only within the Music Industry but also in the private or public sector.
  

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