BA Music and Sound Design for Film, Television, and Games
Royal Holloway, University of London
Entry requirements
A level: BBB-BBC (Required subjects: A-level Music or Grade 7 Music Theory at pass Applicants without A-level grade B in Music or pass in Grade 7 Music Theory may be eligible for the Intensive Theory entry. This requires Music GCSE grade A/7 or equivalent. In term 1 you will be required to take Fundamentals of Music Theory, an intensive music literacy course. We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C) In some cases, a theory test may need to be completed and performance sample provided upon request in order to meet specific Music requirements) IB: 5,5,5 at Higher Level or 32 points overall including Music at Higher Level or Grade 7 Music Theory at pass
About this course
BA in Music and Sound Design for Film, Television, and Games. Core topics include Programming, Research Methods, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students can access professional-standard recording studios and production suites, and undertake industry placements with organisations such as Shepperton Studios and Netflix.
Modules
- Theory and Analysis
- Fundamentals of Music Theory
- Introduction to Composing with Music Technology
- Creative Composition Techniques
- A Very Short History of Music
- Introduction to Historical Musicology
- Introduction to World Music
- Contemporary Debates in Music
- Introduction to Media Histories 1
- Critical Theory and Textual Analysis
- Digital Storytelling
- Screen Narrative: Theory and Practice
- Studies in Composition
- Studies in Music, Media and Technology
- Sound Art and Design
- Composing with Technology 1
- Issues in Sound, Music and the Moving Image
- Music and Video Games
- Silent Film Performance
- The ‘Classical’ Canon and ‘Popular' Culture since 1945
- Popular Music and Musicians in Post-War Britain and North America
- Creative Project in Composition, Performance and Technology
- Telling Stories with Music (Collaborative Module)
- Studying Music with Digital Tools
- Making Musical Theatre
- Composing with Technology 2
- Creative Sound Design
- Special Study Composing with Music Technology
- Practical and Creative Orchestration
- The Music Film
- Special Study: Dissertation
- Special Study: Composition
- Digital Tools for Music