MA Sound Design at Manchester Metropolitan University

Programme overview

MA Sound Design at Manchester Metropolitan University is designed for creative graduates who want to push beyond conventional audio production and explore the powerful relationship between sound and narrative. Combining artistic exploration with technical expertise, this forward-thinking course empowers you to create immersive, interactive and responsive audio experiences for film, television, radio, games, virtual reality, and sound installation. Studying within Manchester Met’s School of Digital Arts (SODA), you will develop advanced skills in field recording, soundscape design, immersive audio, sound synthesis, post-production and game audio, while also learning how to critically analyse and research your own creative practice.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Department: School of Digital Arts (SODA) | Duration: Full-time: 1 year; Part-time: 2 years | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

MA Sound Design at Manchester Met explores how sound shapes narrative, emotion and audience experience across contemporary media. Combining creative practice, technical production and critical research, the course encourages you to experiment with sound in film, television, radio, games, virtual reality, and sound installations. Year 1 core: Sound Design Practice: Sound Worlds, Co-Creation for Sustainable Futures, Interactive Sound Design: Sound as Play, Reimagining Technologies, Independent Project. Year 2 core: Co-Creation for Sustainable Futures, Independent Project.

Career pathways

On this course you will graduate having developed key industry skillsets in relevant Digital Audio Workstation and Audio Middle Ware software such as Pro Tools, Reaper, Wwise and FMOD. Graduates of the course will be well rounded twenty-first century media creatives able to adopt a variety of professional roles across a range of contexts including: Sound design.

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Entry requirements

You should have at least a 2:2 undergraduate UK honours degree, ideally in a related creative arts and design discipline such as music, music technology, sonic arts, filmmaking, film and television production, or digital media production. Equivalent EU/international qualifications are also accepted. Applicants who do not meet these criteria will be considered on a case-by-case basis and may be required to submit a portfolio of work to provide the academic team with evidence that they possess the appropriate skills. Other professional qualifications will be considered on merit and/or with relevant professional experience. Overseas applicants will require IELTS with an overall score of 6.5 with no less than 5.5 in any category, or an equivalent accepted English language qualification. IELTS 6.5 overall.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: Full-time: 1 year; Part-time: 2 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/course/ma-sound-design#how-to-apply

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