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Master of Arts in Sound (Design)

Bath Spa University - Newton Park Campus

UK,England

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12 Months

Duration

CAD 17,835/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 0 FREE

Application Fee

Sep 2025

Apply Date

UK, England

Type: University

Location Type: Rural

Founded: 1997

Total Students: 8,000 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

Bath BA2 9BN, United Kingdom

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Admission Requirements
Additional Info
Scholarships
Student Visa
Work Permit

Master of Arts in Sound (Design)

Program Overview

Develop a range of sound design skills, industry-standard experience, and a high-quality portfolio that showcases everything you’ve learned on our MA Sound (Design).

Explore the creative use of sound within film, TV, animation, gaming, theatre and other audiovisual media with this forward-thinking sound design course. The course focuses on the more creative aspects of sound design and advanced audio workflows. It provides you with the necessary technical skills to create work that you’re passionate about – without stylistic boundaries.

You'll join a vibrant and immersive community of creative artists designing sound and music. Creative practice thrives at Bath Spa in many forms, allowing you to learn through joint projects and seminar discussion with other creative artists such as filmmakers, animators, game developers, theatre practitioners, and musicians.

Gain a mix of advanced technical skills relating to sound design and advanced audio workflows for film and other visual media, game audio, theatre sound and audio installations.

Learn about contemporary sound design practice to push the boundaries of the field.

We support your continued professional development by working with you to improve both your practical and your academic skills.

Subject areas include:

Sound sculpting, processing and synthesis
The language and aesthetics of sound design
Storytelling and dramaturgy
Immersive audio.

You can practise a wide range of audio skills including:

Sound editing / track-laying
Dialogue editing
Foley and field recording
Advanced audio workflows for:
film and TV
animation
gaming
sound and audiovisual installations
theatre sound
Dubbing mixing / multi channel speaker arrays

You won’t be expected to cover all of these areas. You’ll be able to use this sound design Master’s degree to develop an individually-tailored portfolio of skills, experience and high-quality work across them. The course also provides the breadth necessary, where required, to prepare you for PhD research and beyond.

You’ll join a community of students and staff working across a suite of Sound courses, including related pathways in Sound (Production) and Sound (Composition and Sonic Art)

Detailed Program Facts

Program Level

Master's Degree

Application Processing Days

28 Days

Program Intensity

Full-Time

Duration of Program

12 Months

Portfolio Required

Yes

Program Intakes

Intake Month/Year		Intake Status
sep 2025		Open

Application Fee

Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

CAD 17,835 per year

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

Living Cost in Bath Spa University - Newton Park 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 - 6.5 - 5.5 - With No Band Less Than
TOEFL
- Minimum Overall Score - 75.0 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
DUOLINGO
- Minimum Overall Score - 120.0

Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Minimum CGPA Required: 55.00 %

Additional Information

Careers

You 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 audio post production roles are required alongside broader practice in sound, music and other media.
The course also provides the breadth necessary for FE and HE teaching in the field, and provides the basis required for PhD research and beyond.
Our graduates have range of successful careers in production, composition, music for film and TV, sound design for moving image and games, sound art, software development, engineering, further education, higher education, and research.

Scholarships

Work Permit

PGWP

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.