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Sound Design

1 Study option · UndergraduatePenryn Campus

Course summary

Explore the possibilities of contemporary sound design practice.

Gain the creative, technical and business skills to become a sound designer for film, games, broadcast media and more.

Learning from lecturers with a broad range of specialist knowledge and experience, you’ll study Foley and effects, location and studio recording, audio post-production, games engine implementation, mixing and mastering. As professional sound designers rarely work solo, you’ll collaborate with film, games and music students as part of your studies – developing a distinctive portfolio of work ready to take to industry.

You will:
Build core sound design and related audio skills, encompassing concepts, practices, tools and workflows
Work with industry-standard software, hardware and technical facilities, including mixing consoles, portable recording equipment, Foley/ADR suites and dedicated post-production audio suites
Experiment with and consider future applications of sound, including sonic wearables and branding, soundscape ecology and sound design in wellbeing
Develop a contextual knowledge of contemporary sound design
Collaborate in project teams across a range of creative disciplines to develop and apply knowledge, experience and transferable skills
Gain business, marketing and entrepreneurial insight, boosting your employability

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
W611
Institution code:
F33

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Historical entry grades data BETA

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Data from:
This course and 15 other cinematics and photography courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

72% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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76 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

86 Go onto work and study

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