The MDes Sound for theMoving Image offers the opportunity for postgraduate students to engage with the craft and creative practice of sound production applied to film, animation, broadcast media, virtual reality, electronic games and visual art. The course also equips students with the tools required to develop a research project within this field.

The programme promotes production of original work, through individual or group-based research, thatis conceptually driven, aesthetically challenging and wide-ranging in its use of sound design and music production/composition.

The programme is delivered via a series of taught workshops, along with set and elective projects, lectures and studio sessions, all underpinned by a philosophy of self-directed learning. The course’s rationale focuses on the interplay between creative practices, underpinned by theoretical research and mediated through the craft elements of sound production within a visual environment.

The MDes Sound for theMoving Image prepares students for opportunities such as entry into a professional sound production environment, enhancing their creative practice with sound and sonic art, or pursuing further academic study by research.