BSc (Hons) Game & Interactive Audio
Futureworks
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Futureworks (Manchester Media School)

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The future of the audio industry is interactive. Every day new applications and games are released. With millions of users across the globe buying into interactive content for their personal devices and home entertainment systems anyone serious about working in sound simply cannot ignore this exciting and rapidly expanding industry. The UK is a world leader in this field and Futureworks is a world leader in educating for this sector, teaching game and interactive audio since 2016.Sound and ...Read more

The future of the audio industry is interactive. Every day new applications and games are released. With millions of users across the globe buying into interactive content for their personal devices and home entertainment systems anyone serious about working in sound simply cannot ignore this exciting and rapidly expanding industry. The UK is a world leader in this field and Futureworks is a world leader in educating for this sector, teaching game and interactive audio since 2016.

Sound and Music recording

Middleware

Sound design

Avid Pro Tools Training

Interactive Music

Interactive Mixing

Portfolio development

Why Choose The Game and Interactive Audio Degree at Futureworks?

This course, developed in consultation with industry, is designed to equip hard working and enthusiastic individuals with the skills to succeed as an audio engineer. It is a perfect blend of the technical and creative. If you are passionate about sound and music, love games and relish complex technical challenges, then this is the course for you.

Were looking for students who are intrigued by the tech that improves our everyday lives and who want to be the next generation of interactive audio designers.

If you are interested in a career in the future of sound and music, this course will give you the head start you need.

Your Game and Interactive Audio Careers Opportunities

Working as part of an app development team, on a AAA or indie game, working on a film or music production project the audio specialists role is varied and often involves one, or all of the following:

Sound Design, Music Production, Composition, Arranging, Recording, Dialogue Editing, Audio Programming, Sound Effects Recording, Sound Effects Editing, Foley, script editing, version control, asset management, data wrangling, vocalisations (animal, human, alien), efforts, backgrounds, cut scenes, trailers and cinematics, asset design and more besides.

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The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 93 = 7% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
7%
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85%
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Music graduate salary at this uni
£16,000
UK Music graduate salary
£17,000
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Ari
07 Feb 25

It's a good place for study, but it doesn't have the "uni life" aspects of it so don't expect that. It has good support for student and free counselling. You'll get a more hands..Read more

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£17,000 per year

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Futureworks
Riverside, New Bailey St Manchester M3 5FS United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Deansgate  0.2 miles away
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