MA in Audio Production
MA, 1 year full-time, 2 year
part-time
Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma available
Accredited by the Association of Professional Recording
Services
The MA in Audio Production is an innovative type of
education programme for audio specialists. The course aims to
develop each student's creative abilities in audio across music,
sound design, radio, television, film, and
multimedia all supported by a robust
understanding of the technologies involved. Our ambition is to
provide students with the opportunity to explore and expand as
creative artists within the media sector, whilst securing their
control and experience of professional audio
equipment.
The MA is designed to enable graduates and practicing
professionals develop their creativity and specialist skills
in the wide field of audio production.
Designed to meet existing professional standards, and to
educate students to the highest level in the creative use of audio
exploring how creative ideas & new technologies can be
combined, enhanced & re-defined.
The University of Westminster's Harrow Campus is the perfect
home for the MA in Audio Production. As the major media education
campus in Europe, Westminster's facilities include 12 professional
recording studios (featured in The Mix- Jan 1997), Media Biz Dec
2000, a new teaching recording studio, and an array of television,
post-production, radio, film and multimedia
facilities constructed and equipped to the highest standards. We
ensure our students have plenty of studio time and access to
professional equipment when they need it.
This unique environment enables students to develop a
professional working practice in all the major
media forms. With opportunities to explore the convergent nature of
technology, in the production of a major piece of research,
and a number of practical works.
This learning environment is home to leading staff who
continue to have significant professional experience which they
bring to their teaching. This includes all the staff on the MA in
Audio Production who, between them, have produced and engineered
number 1 and top 10 singles and albums for a range of major UK
artists.
The course also benefits from the support of our partners in
audio equipment manufacturing (Yamaha, Soundtracs & Peavey),
the music business (HMV Group), and our Professional Advisory
Committee of leading UK audio professionals. These have
included:
Howard Beck
OlympicStudios
Lisa
Howe
Real World Studios
David
Gibbons
Soundtracs
PLC
Collette Barber
Abbey
Road
Peter Fielder
CTS
Studios
Karen
Harding
Townhouse
Studios
Martin Brammer Composer &
Producer
AINHOA ACOSTA, AUDIO PRODUCTION
MA,
ASSISTANT PRODUCER, BBC RADIO
RESOURCES
“When it comes to studying for your
career, I don’t think you can be too narrow in your outlook these
days. My job is very varied, I’m part of a team that works across
all of the BBC radio studios, and gets involved in everything from
Glastonbury to the Proms.
“My Masters was something very, very
important to me. Before I started, I was set on what I wanted to
do, but the course opened up a lot of other options for me. And you
are treated very professionally on the course – almost like a
client – but you have to be prepared to work hard.”
