Sound and Music for Gaming BA (Hons)
University of West London
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Main site - West London

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Main site - West London

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3 Years

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Our degree in sound and music for games aims to inspire you to become an innovative and creative professional within the rewarding world of sound and music for gaming. The course based in our west London campus, offers practical and vocational skills and will allow you to develop critical thinking and creative enterprise. You will have access to one of the largest audio complexes in Europe and learn from highly experienced tutors.The gaming industry is vast and growing fast, far outstripping ...Read more

Our degree in sound and music for games aims to inspire you to become an innovative and creative professional within the rewarding world of sound and music for gaming. The course based in our west London campus, offers practical and vocational skills and will allow you to develop critical thinking and creative enterprise. You will have access to one of the largest audio complexes in Europe and learn from highly experienced tutors.The gaming industry is vast and growing fast, far outstripping the music and film industry in terms of size and income. The course prepares you for new trends and directions, leaving you ideally placed to navigate and succeed in this exciting industry. During the course you will learn to capture, manipulate and produce audio for games. You will study essential concepts of studio and game audio production. The course will focus on the development of a portfolio career encompassing a diverse range of skills. The course offers a solid grounding in:- creative sound design- music for gaming- middleware/DAW implementation- recording studio and production-based skills.The course modules are designed to nurture your creative potential and individual artistic identity.We also work closely alongside film and audio post-production to allow you a portfolio career with a variety of vocational outputs.

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18 Jul 23

It is a good university with a modern academic staff, which is quite adequate for the department I..Read more

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04 Apr 14

UWL is a great Uni. The course is really catered well to the subject matter and I have been very impressed. It has everything here that I need and I very much like being part of..Read more

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BBC - ABB Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

112 - 128 Grades / Points required

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DMM - DDM Grades / Points required

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Pass Access to HE Diploma (Minimum of 45 credits at level 3)

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University of West London
University of West London , Ealing

The University of West London (UWL) is situated in the historic London borough of Ealing, a leafy enclave to the west of the city....

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St Mary's Road Ealing London Ealing W5 5RF United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: South Ealing  0.2 miles away Nearest train station: West Ealing  0.6 miles away
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