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Sound (Production) MA
Bath Spa University

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Qualification

MA - Master of Arts

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Location

Newton Park

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Study mode

Full Time

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Start date

Sep 2026

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Duration

1 Year

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Course info

Are you an aspiring musician, composer or producer? MA Sound (Production) is designed to enable you to refine your craft and build a professional portfolio to help you thrive in the sound and music industry. Working alongside fellow students and specialist staff, you’ll be able to take an interdisciplinary approach to sound production that encompasses contemporary electronic, experimental, and urban music. You’ll get the chance to explore advanced production and recording techniques, mixing, mastering and engineering. While the course has a music production focus, it also covers key areas of practice such as: composing for film and visual mediasoundscape and field recordingspatial audio.You won’t be expected to cover all of these areas. Instead, you’ll be able to use the course to develop an individually-tailored portfolio of skills, experience, and industry-standard work.What you'll learnOverviewJoin a community of students and staff working across a suite of Music and Sound courses, including related pathways in Sound (Design) and Sound (Composition and Sonic Art). Our postgraduate sound production course covers aesthetic considerations, technology, and the skills used in modern audio production. You’ll develop work within your areas of interest, without stylistic boundaries, and we’ll encourage you to collaborate with related fields of practice, to expand your practice.CareersYou can use the course to develop an individually-tailored portfolio of skills. This will equip you for the current employment landscape, where a combination of traditional sound production roles are required alongside broader practice in sound, music and other media. Potential roles include: artist/producermixing engineermastering engineersound designersound library content creatorsound artistcomposer for film, TV and gamesmusic label professionalsoftware developer.The course also provides the breadth necessary for teaching, and provides the basis required for PhD research and beyond.

Tuition fees
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£9,705 per year
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Bath Spa University
Newton Park, Newton St LoeBathBA2 9BNUnited Kingdom