Graduate Certificate in Film and Media Scoring at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

There is a growing demand for music composed for film and for other visual media such as video games, interactive media, and web applications. Composing these works requires specialized artistic talent, specialized technological skills, and specialized methods of preparing deliverables.

Faculty: College-Conservatory of Music | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

What you will study

The Graduate Certificate will expand students’ composition and production skills through the study of contemporary film and media music across a wide variety of visual media types and through practice in creation. Students will learn how to use sample libraries, compose for emotional impact, arrange through layering disparate musical elements and deliver approval mixes and mixing stems for post-production.

Career pathways

Our alumni compose for film, television, and commercial media; produce, mix, and run live sound; and work in every other aspect of the music industry. Musical composers create works to accompany and enhance movies, animation, games, web applications, and other visual media.

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Application information

Entry requirements

CCM’s admission requirements vary by program. Please visit the CCM Admissions website for additional information. All programs require both the UC Graduate Admissions Application followed by a pre-screening submission via CCM's Acceptd website , which must be completed and uploaded by Dec. 1.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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Apply through the official page: https://grad.uc.edu/admissions.html

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