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- Sound (Design) MA
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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
Newton Park
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
22-SEP-25
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Duration
1 Year
Course summary
Explore the creative use of sound within film, TV, animation, gaming, theatre and other audiovisual media with this forward-thinking sound design course. The course focuses on the more creative aspects of sound design and advanced audio workflows. It provides you with the necessary technical skills to create work that you’re passionate about – without stylistic boundaries.
You'll join a vibrant and immersive community of creative artists designing sound and music. Creative practice thrives at Bath Spa in many forms, allowing you to learn through joint projects and seminar discussion with other creative artists such as filmmakers, animators, game developers, theatre practitioners, and musicians.
What you'll learn
Overview
Gain a mix of advanced technical skills relating to sound design and advanced audio workflows for film and other visual media, game audio, theatre sound and audio installations.
Learn about contemporary sound design practice to push the boundaries of the field.
We support your continued professional development by working with you to improve both your practical and your academic skills.
Subject areas include:
Sound sculpting, processing and synthesis
The language and aesthetics of sound design
Storytelling and dramaturgy
Immersive audio.
You can practise a wide range of audio skills including:
Sound editing / track-laying
Dialogue editing
Foley and field recording
Advanced audio workflows for:
film and TV
animation
gaming
sound and audiovisual installations
theatre sound
Dubbing mixing / multi channel speaker arrays
Surround sound and spatial audio:
5.1
Dolby Atmos
ambisonics
VR
binaural audio.
You won’t be expected to cover all of these areas. You’ll be able to use this sound design Master’s degree to develop an individually-tailored portfolio of skills, experience and high-quality work across them. The course also provides the breadth necessary, where required, to prepare you for PhD research and beyond.
You’ll join a community of students and staff working across a suite of Sound courses, including related pathways in Sound (Production) and Sound (Composition and Sonic Art).
Careers
You can use the course to develop an individually-tailored portfolio of skills. This will equip you for the current employment landscape, where a combination of traditional audio post production roles are required alongside broader practice in sound, music and other media.
Our graduates have had a range of successful careers in:
Sound design for:
film and TV (including documentaries)
animation
games
theatre
Audio post production
Sound art and installations
Composition
Game audio
Software development.
The course also provides the breadth necessary for teaching, and provides the basis required for PhD research and beyond.
Modules
Tuition fees
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Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
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University League Table
92nd
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Campus address
Bath Spa University, Newton Park, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9BN, England