MA Sound (Design)

at Bath Spa University

This course includes or offers the following modules. 
 

• Research Methodologies and Context
• Sound Arts Skills
• Sound Design Skills
• Sound Production Skills
• Sound Production Creative Project
• Sonic Architecture
• Sound Design Practice
• Intertextuality In Sound Production
• Visual Music
• Post Production
• Major Project

What we look for in potential students
 

• We’re looking for creative individuals that have proven experience in sound design, audio post production, or music production.
• Generally we look for a first degree, 2:1 or higher. Often this will be in audio post production, film, music, music technology, or another closely related subject field. However, we accept applicants with other degrees where they can demonstrate relevant experience.

Interview and portfolio guidance
 

• ​​​​​​​Your application should be accompanied by a portfolio of creative work. The nature of this portfolio will depend on your previous studies and/or experience.
• Typically, a portfolio consists of two or three pieces, which might consist of film, film sound design, multimedia sound, music production, sound installation work, or similar. We’ll be looking above all for the creative use of sound in your work.

The tuition fees shown for students are for one complete academic year of full time study and are set according to the academic year of entry. Fees for subsequent years of your course may rise in line with an inflationary uplift as determined by the government. The given fees is indicative.

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.

The course also provides the breadth necessary for FE and HE teaching in the field, and provides the basis required for PhD research and beyond.

Our graduates have a range of successful careers in production, composition, music for film and TV, sound design for moving image and games, sound art, software development, engineering, further education, higher education, and research.