Creative Sound and Music Production (Games)

Pursue your passion for sound design and composition for games into a career with this industry focused degree.

• Graduate with an impressive industry-facing portfolio of innovative and creative work through projects and assignments.

• Our Game Sound graduates make significant industry contributions to the UK games industry, with many working on acclaimed AAA games, including a number of BAFTA winning sound design graduates.

• Specialise or combine areas of Sound Design, Game Sound Implementation, Audio Production and Composition to support your creative and industry aspirations.

Studying Creative Sound and Music Production (Games) at Bath Spa University will give you current and emerging industry level skills and confidence in the following core areas -

• Innovative sound design and sound processing

• Dialogue, music and sound recording and production

• Game audio implementation and interactivity

• Audio post-production, mixing and mastering

• Composition for film, TV and games

You'll explore concepts and techniques in produced music and sound design that will enhance narrative and 'meaning' in gameplay. The industry experience of our teaching team enables us to mentor you toward high-level industry skills and techniques you will need for a career in game sound.

Professional Placement Year

A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team.

Course Modules

Year one
Build the foundations. We'll encourage you to continue to explore and grow your existing creative activities alongside important practical and interpretive skills. You'll explore topics such as audio recording and production, sound design, critical listening, and the relationship between music and sound in games and moving image.
Year two
Take your skills and creativity into the professional arena, complimented by a series of creative and industry guest lectures, with the opportunity to engage with external collaboration, an internship or an industry placement. You’re guided toward greater technical competence in the core areas of sound design and critical listening, and undertake a collaborative project with game designers on the Games Development course.
Year three
The final year of the study offers industry-level optional modules that enable you to select a specialised route to support your creative and professional aspirations. You'll combine interactive audio and professional game design in dedicated projects.
You'll also get individual support in designing and managing a larger scale creative project of your choice, which we offer as an alternative to a traditional dissertation. All of the assignments in this final year are designed to be the foundation of your professional portfolio, and many are submitted as public facing online content.