Master of Arts - MA in Sound (Composition and Sonic Art) Bath Spa University

Explore sound and music at an advanced level, and focus on the areas that interest you most. This course develops your core skills, such as working with instruments and sonic objects, notational strategies, soundscape recording, sound design, spatial audio, sound design, and interactive audio (e.g. for live performance, gaming, VR, immersive environments, and installations). We put your work and practice at the centre of everything we do, offering you a space to experiment, make new music, and explore your potential. Whether your work is based in notation or in digital audio, we’ll help you develop and expand your skills as a composer or sonic artist and deepen your artistic, professional and academic knowledge. You'll join a vibrant community of creative artists working in music, sound design, production, and the performing arts. Creative practice thrives at Bath Spa in many forms, allowing you to work on new creative collaborations with other artists including musicians, choreographers, filmmakers, and theatre practitioners. This MA in Composition and Sonic Art caters for those working in a wide variety of styles and approaches, and enables you to develop an individually-tailored portfolio of skills, experience, and artistic practice. By taking this varied approach, you'll be more suited for employment in today's landscape, where many combine traditional roles (such as musician, performer or composer) with technical roles in other media. "The course definitely built up my confidence and helped to define my voice as a composer.

Bath Spa University, located in the historic city of Bath, England, is a modern institution with a rich heritage dating back to the 19th century. Established in its current form in 2005, it evolved from several educational institutions, including Bath College of Domestic Science, Bath Teacher Training College, and Bath Academy of Art. The university is known for its strong emphasis on creativity, culture, and enterprise, offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

The main campus, Newton Park, is situated just outside the city of Bath and is set in a picturesque 18th-century landscape designed by the renowned landscape architect Capability Brown. The campus features a mix of historic buildings and state-of-the-art facilities, including modern classrooms, laboratories, studios, and a well-equipped library. The university also has other sites, such as the Sion Hill campus, which houses the Bath School of Art and Design.