Overview

Sound incorporates the way sound is used both in media and in everyday life. In music recording, film sound, game sound, radio and industrial sound design professionals create the recognisable sounds of the modern world and create new sounds. This major focuses on the practice of contemporary sound design and … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Admission requirements

Special requirements
Entry requirements (onshore)
English language requirements

Learning outcomes

1.
Demonstrate a knowledge and application of the principles and concepts of sound production practice.
2.
Demonstrate a knowledge and application of the principles and theoretical perspectives and concepts of sound studies.
3.
Articulate the role that sound plays in culture and media as both a sense in itself and a signifying system.
4.
Present information, articulating arguments and conclusions, in a variety of modes, to diverse audiences, and for a range of purposes.
5.
Communicate through the creative use of sound in a variety of modes, to diverse audiences, and for a range of purposes.
6.
Recognise that sound is broad and multi?disciplinary and impacts on, and is influenced by, other academic traditions, creative and practical disciplines.
7.
Collect, record and interpret data, incorporating qualitative and quantitative evidence into reasoned arguments.
8.
Synthesise and evaluate information from a range of sources, including traditional and emerging methods and technologies.
9.
Determine an appropriate course of action to work to a particular brief.
10.
Apply recognised methods and appropriate practical techniques and tools, and be able to adapt these techniques as necessary.
11.
Create sound productions, in a variety of modes, for diverse audiences, and for a range of purposes.
12.
Demonstrate the capacity for working responsibly and safely.

Professional outcomes

Professional recognition
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