BA (Hons) Sound Arts 36 months Undergraduate Program By University of the Arts London |Top Universities
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Program Duration

36 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

28,570 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Art and DesignMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

On the BA (Hons) Sound Arts course, you’ll explore the many possibilities of sound arts in a well-established and future-facing program of student-centred activity.

You’ll cover the diverse ways that sound is used creatively in the contemporary world and you are taught how to apply your creativity to produce original pieces of work in wide range of professional artistic areas.

The course includes: fine art, sound studies, art installations and gallery practice, audio-visual communication, game environments and virtual reality, community projects, creative coding, soundscape pieces, interactive work and new media, experimental musical work of all genres and more.

As students on the course, you will come from a variety of backgrounds and have a wide range of interests in all things sonic. You will be curious and open-minded and want to develop and expand your potential as a creative artist/practitioner.

Your creative, contextual and technical knowledge will be built throughout the course, as will a consideration for cultural diversity through the lens of gender, race and class alongside climate, ecological and social justice contexts. This mix of practice and critical skills will enable you to face the challenges and opportunities of the contemporary sound arts practitioner.

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

On the BA (Hons) Sound Arts course, you’ll explore the many possibilities of sound arts in a well-established and future-facing program of student-centred activity.

You’ll cover the diverse ways that sound is used creatively in the contemporary world and you are taught how to apply your creativity to produce original pieces of work in wide range of professional artistic areas.

The course includes: fine art, sound studies, art installations and gallery practice, audio-visual communication, game environments and virtual reality, community projects, creative coding, soundscape pieces, interactive work and new media, experimental musical work of all genres and more.

As students on the course, you will come from a variety of backgrounds and have a wide range of interests in all things sonic. You will be curious and open-minded and want to develop and expand your potential as a creative artist/practitioner.

Your creative, contextual and technical knowledge will be built throughout the course, as will a consideration for cultural diversity through the lens of gender, race and class alongside climate, ecological and social justice contexts. This mix of practice and critical skills will enable you to face the challenges and opportunities of the contemporary sound arts practitioner.

Admission Requirements

51+
169+
24+
6+
80+

The course team welcomes applicants from a broad range of backgrounds from all over the world. The course attracts students who apply direct from A-level (or equivalent) or from Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, or other art or design courses, as well as mature students who may have previously worked in industry.

The standard entry requirements for this course are as follows:

96 UCAS tariff points, which can be made up of one or a combination of the following accepted full level 3 qualifications:

  • A Levels at grade C or above (preferred subjects include: English; History; Media; Business; Art and Design, or other subjects within Social Sciences)
  • Merit at Foundation Diploma in Art & Design (Level 3 or 4)
  • Merit, Merit, Merit at BTEC Extended Diploma (preferred subjects: Art and Design, IT & Computing, Music and Performing Arts)
  • Merit at UAL Extended Diploma
  • Access to Higher Education Diploma (preferred subject: Digital and Creative Media, Film and Production, Computing)
  • OR equivalent EU/International qualifications, such as International Baccalaureate Diploma at 24 points minimum
And 3 GCSE passes at grade 4 or above (grade A*-C).

3 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic Students

9,250 GBP
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International Students

28,570 GBP
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