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About MA Sound Arts in University of the Arts London

Intensive and specialised, MA Sound Arts is designed to further develop your conceptual and contextual understanding of practice and discourse relating to the field.  

Combining a strong taught component with ample opportunities for practical work, you’ll extend your portfolio within an academic context, engage in theoretical and practical research, develop your creative and critical skills, and explore your personal areas of interest.  

What to expect 

• You'll be encouraged to adopt a personal, distinctive approach to your work.
• You'll be taught by staff who are active practitioners and researchers specialising in areas including field recording and acoustic ecology, composition, sound installations, improvisation, and a variety of cross-platform work.
• You’ll have opportunities to collaborate with other students both inside and outside the College.
• The Sound Arts department is committed to extending the boundaries of this evolving field while developing links with other disciplines and institutions.
• The course is closely connected to the Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP ) and further underpinned by wider disciplinary contexts across LCC’s Screen School and UAL.

Work experience and opportunities  

We facilitate individual practice, guiding you towards a professional career as a sound artist, or into research.   

We host an extensive programme of visiting artists and performers who can provide broader insight into the field – recent guests have included Jennifer Walshe, Annea Lockwood, Robert Henke and Christine Eyene.  

For your Final Major Project, you’ll also have the opportunity to work with a professional curator of sound – a key way to develop your professional practice.

Entry requirements

• A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 in a required subject or equivalent.

English language requirements

• IELTS: An IELTS score (or equivalent) of 6.0, or above, with 5.5 in each of the components. Certain courses require higher IELTS scores of 6.5, 7.0 or 7.5. .
• TOEFL iBT: 80 - 100 overall.
• PTE Academic: 51 - 65 (with no less than 51 in each component).

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