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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

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Degree Programme Table: Sound Design (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCSNDES1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students must take 60 credits worth of courses in each Semester. In Semester 1 at least 20 credits must be drawn from the compulsory course MUSI11063 Audio Crafting with another 20 credits drawn from a listed elective.

In Semester 2 at least 20 credits must be drawn from either ARCH11010 Interactive Sound Environments or MUSI11065 Soundtracks for Screen, with another 20 credits drawn from either ARCH11010 Interactive Sound Environments or MUSI11065 Soundtracks for Screen or a listed elective.

Students must not take more than 20 credits worth of elective courses at Level 10 across their programme of study. We recommend that students choosing elective courses from Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y discuss their choices with the Programme Director / Cohort Lead. Please note that not all course options may be available each year.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Audio Crafting

Must be taken during Semester 1

MUSI11063 20 credits
Music Masters Final Project

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

MUSI11061 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Sound Design Semester 1 options

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Select between 20 and 40 credits from the following courses for Semester One.
Music on Screen
MUSI11045 20 credits
Introduction to Community Arts Practice: Modes, Methods and Meanings
MUSI11053 20 credits
Creative Coding for Sound
MUSI11067 20 credits
Instrumentation and Timbre
MUSI11068 20 credits
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y
AND

Level 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
AND

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Sound Design (MSc) Full-Time - Course Options Group 2

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Select between 20 and 40 credits from the following courses for Semester Two.
Interactive Sound Environments
ARCH11010 20 credits
Soundtracks for Screen
MUSI11065 20 credits
AND

Sound Design Sem 2 Group 2

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Select between 0 and 20 credits from the following courses for Semester Two.
Digital Media Studio Project
ARCH11006 20 credits
Audio Programming
MUSI11066 20 credits
Composing for Screen
MUSI11071 20 credits
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y.
AND

Level 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, and W.
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