Music and Sound Design

The music and sound design programme is designed for musicians interested in composing music and designing sound for a wide range of contexts but with particular emphasis on film and theatre. students will gain practical knowledge and experience of composing in the studio, composing for instrumental forces, song-writing and scoring for picture. working alongside leading audio professionals students will also learn innovative methods of capturing, synthesising and manipulating sound, enabling the design of sonic environments to accompany picture, stage productions, radio and gaming.

The programme prepares students for a wide range of possible career paths including sound design for screen, sound design for theatre, broadcasting, audio post production, foley, composition, scoring, interactive system design, education and other areas of the music and audio industries. companies and institutions currently employing our graduates include the bbc, utv, yellowmoon post production, ni screen, snk studios, the soundhouse and queen’s university belfast. employment after the course the ba in music and sound design is a new degree programme which commenced in september 2017. graduates of related programmes at queen’s have found employment in areas such as software and hardware engineering, studio and venue audio engineering, broadcasting, audiology, acoustic consultancy, artist management, concert-venue management, audio system support, education and other areas of the music and audio industries. graduates from music-related areas at queen’s have found success in a wide range of professional performing and composing opportunities.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in Northern Ireland have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Queen's University Belfast has partnerships with the following companies: