Course Overview
Duration:
2 years / 24 weeks per year (plus optional 3rd year)

Hours of study:
16 hours per week - full time

Qualification:
  • Foundation Degree

    Location:
    SSR Manchester / Bolton University

    Entry requirements:
    Age 21 or under - 5 GCSE's at C or higher inc Maths and English and 120 UCAS points / Age 22 or above - relevant work experience or professional qualification

    Course start dates:
    Every September/January

    Classes run:
    Daytime

    UCAS Code
    J930 FdSc/SED

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    Have you ever wondered who created the sound of the TIE Fighters in Star Wars? How about the ball hitting the back of the net in Pro Evolution Soccer? Or even the soundtrack to Emmerdale?

    Although film, TV and computer games are essentially a visual experience, it is often the soundtrack or sound effects that really convey things like action, setting, narrative and atmosphere. The role of the Sound Designer is to create and arrange these elements of sound to ensure that the visual element of the production is supported by appropriate audio content.

    FdSc Sound Engineering and Design is specifically designed to teach you the fundamental elements of sound recording and music production and then focus these skills towards the specific purpose of sound design for visual media.

    The course allows access to well-equipped facilities on two sites, with industry-standard sound recording studios, analogue and digital equipment, high-end software and IT facilities, as well as mixing, recording and post-production facilities. Short-term project-based work placements are also undertaken, leading to the award of the Foundation Degree qualification.

    The strong practical and vocational emphasis of the course is underpinned by a relevant amount of theoretical study. The syllabus has been developed in close partnership with key industry players, so that a theoretical understanding is combined with vocationally-recognised qualifications in Pro Tools.

    Foundation Degrees, because of their uniquely vocational emphasis, include a period of work-experience placement. This means that along with a professional accreditation, you should leave the programme with the necessary industry-specific skills to enter employment in this field.