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MA Sound Design for Screen

Bournemouth University

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Bournemouth University

Course options

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Talbot Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

The first UK university to offer an MA in Sound Design providing a blend of practical and theoretical learning to develop the creative, technical and collaborative skills you need to work professionally in the film, TV, games and VR industries. Work collaboratively on original projects with students from a range of film and TV disciplines. Build networks and collaborations with animation students from BU’s National Centre for Computer Animation. Industry standard facilities and kit including, Sound Devices location recorders, AVID S3 & Pro Tools Ultimate stereo mixing suites, Foley / ADR studio, AVID S6 equipped 7.1 dubbing suite and access to AVID S6 equipped Dolby ATMOS mixing theatre. As an AVID Learning Partner, the course provides industry relevance and credibility for graduates looking to enter the industry, including the option of gaining the Pro Tools 101 qualification. Gain industry experience and showreel material by taking advantage of opportunities with RedBalloon, an award-winning professional production unit based in the Faculty of Media and Communication. The course is one of the few sound design MA programmes recognised by BAFTA UK as an eligible course for the BAFTA UK Scholarship Programme. Become part of a long-standing alumni network of industry professionals working at every level of the industry since 1998 and learn from staff who are current industry professionals.

Tuition fees

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£ 17,000per year

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University information

Bournemouth University

Bournemouth University

  • University League Table

    72nd

  • Campus address

    Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, Poole, BH12 5BB, England

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Opportunity of a work placement on all undergraduate courses and most postgraduate courses.
Home to the UK's only Centre for Excellence in Media Practice (CEMP).
Recognised by the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) as a centre of excellence in tourism.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Drama, Dance & Cinematics

    71st out of 94 10

    74th out of 80 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    120 57%

    76th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    53.0 53%

    78th

    14

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.94 74%

    77th

    7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 223
    91 41%

    77th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    63.0 63%

    55th

    10

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.99 75%

    63rd

    6

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