Detailed Program Facts

Application Fee

  Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

 CAD 14,750 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in University of Hertfordshire - College Lane Campus

  CAD 9,207 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

• IELTS
  • Minimum Overall Score - 6.0 - 5.5 - With No Band Less Than
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 72.0  Minimum Listening - 17.0  Minimum Reading - 18.0  Minimum Writing - 17.0  Minimum Speaking - 20.0  
• PTE
  • Minimum Overall Score - 59.0  Minimum Listening - 59.0  Minimum Reading - 59.0  Minimum Writing - 59.0  Minimum Speaking - 59.0  

• Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

• Minimum CGPA Required: 60.00 %

Additional Information

Careers
The games industry in particular is a growing area, with our graduates in a range of audio-based roles. Our latest student success stories include Robin McGovern at Frontier Developments, working on ‘Jurassic World Evolution’ and ‘Elite Dangerous’.

Where this course offers uniqueness and insight is that specialist topic content is delivered by working industry professionals ensuring currency, industry focus and real-world experience. Our graduates have also gone on to be successful film/ TV composers and songwriters (including exclusive contracts with EMI and Sony Music for example), working for major companies such as the  BBC, PRS, as well as sound engineering and teaching. Several have continued their studies for Master's and PhD degrees.

Our graduates have gone on to successful careers as film and TV composers and songwriters (including some with exclusive songwriting contracts with EMI and Sony Music). They work for organisations such as the BBC and PRS, create sound design for computer games, and work in sound engineering and teaching. Others continue their studies with a Master’s and PhD.

Work Placement
Placements are a valuable means of establishing industry contacts and gaining an insight into the commercial reality of a chosen discipline. We have a long history of students working with industry supplementing the taught university curriculum with real life on the job experience. This includes Matthew Mainprize, and his year long audio intern at RARE on ‘Sea of Thieves.

Scholarships

There are various options through which a student can get a post study work visa in the UK. 
Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa for the graduates with a genuine and credible business idea. 
Tier 2 (General) is the leading immigration visa to work in the UK.
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme is for students who have completed their Ph.D. and is valid for 12 months for them to work, look for work or set up a business. 
Tier 5 Youth Mobility is for individuals of certain countries like Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand aged between 18 -30 who wish to move to the UK. 
Tier 5 GAE is for individuals who want to come to the UK for work experience, training, research or a fellowship. 
UK Ancestry is for individuals who are a citizen of a commonwealth and plan to work in the UK and have a grandparent who was born in the UK.