Audio Production MA
London, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Jul 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 15,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international | UK: £10,500
Open Days at University of Westminster
Undergraduate Open Day 23 November 2024/ Postgraduate Online Open Day 26 February 2025
Introduction
This well-established Master's is the world-leading course in audio production, highly regarded both nationally and internationally. It is accredited by JAMES (consortium of music, entertainment and media industry organisations in the support of education and promotion of excellence). The course is designed to meet and exceed professional standards and will enable you to reach the highest level in the creative use of audio, and explore how creative ideas and new technologies can be combined, enhanced and redefined.
As a major media education site in Europe, the University's Harrow Campus includes 14 professional recording studios (three surround studios), a new teaching recording studio, a Music Lab and an array of TV, post-production, radio, film and multimedia facilities built and equipped to the highest standards.
This innovative course develops your creative abilities in audio across music production, sound design, radio, TV, film and multimedia, all supported by a robust understanding of the technologies involved. You will be able to explore and expand as a creative artist while achieving control and experience in a professional audio environment.
Top reasons to study with us
- State-of-the-art facilities, including Surround and Dolby Atmos studios
- Lecturers with top-level industry experience in music, film, broadcast and interactive sound production
- Over 20 years of Alumni successes, including various award winners
Why study this course?
- State-of-the-art facilities
Our Harrow Campus holds a variety of creative spaces, including Surround and Dolby Atmos studios. - Expert teaching staff
You'll be taught by lecturers with top-level industry experience in music, film, broadcast and interactive sound production. - Easy access to central London
With central London only a 20-minute tube ride away, you’ll enjoy the benefits of studying in a major creative capital.
Professional recognition
This course is Industry Accredited by JAMES representing APRS, MPG and associate industry bodies. Accreditation of a course by relevant industry bodies provides assurance to students and employers of its potential and value.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Audio Production MA are able to work in a wide range of sectors and professions. This Master's will be of particular interest to students who plan to work or are already working in the creative industries. Our graduates are engineers, producers, managers, musicians and award-winners.
- Professional recognition
Industry accreditation and long-standing recognition of the course puts graduates in a more favourable position with employers. - Alumni network
Benefit from a well-established alumni network that filters a number of work and career opportunities to current students and former graduates, with many of our alumni occupying senior industry roles. - Employers around the world
The University’s Careers and Employability Service has built up a network of over 3,000 employers around the world, helping all our students explore and connect with exciting opportunities and careers.
Alumni Success
- Ben and Julien Monie - managing directors at JBM post-production facilities house in London. Company directors at Dubai-based entertainments group, JBM
- Chrissy Tignor - producer, Ass. Professor at the Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA
- Cris Aragón - Managing director at 5A Studios, Postproduction House, London, UK: credits include ADR for Oscar-Winning Best Sound ‘Dune’
- Dr Kirsten Hermes - Senior Lecturer and researcher at the University of Westminster, performing artist, author: Performing Electronic Music Live, Routledge
- Joanna Orland - supervising sound designer at Sony Interactive Entertainment; sound design awards for Black and Burnout (EA Criterion), Wonderbook: Book of Spells, Nightcrawler, God of War 3, PlayStation VR Worlds, (SCEE); featured in MCV’s Top 100 Women
- Nick Howes - European product development manager, Yamaha
- Oliver Julian - Composer: Sex Education (Netflix), Us, My Skin (BBC)
- Owen Thomas - 2 time BAFTA Award Winner for Best Television Sound
- Pieter Van Dessel - composer, performer, producer, educator, Marble Sounds, Belgium
- Torfinnur Jákupsson - Music producer, composer, journalist, writer and creator of the 1st Faroe Islands crime drama series: Trom
Job roles
This course will prepare you for roles such as:
- Broadcast director
- Company director
- Film post-production
- Freelance audio producer
- HE lecturer/course leader
- Music producer
- Sound designer
- Studio technical manager
Graduate employers
Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:
- Apple
- Audible
- Sony EA & Sony BMG
- BBC World Service
- Berklee College of Music & Royal College of Music
- Mute Records
- National Geographic
- Pinewood Studios
- Sky Broadcast
- Universities of West London, Tashkent, and Arts London
Westminster Employability Award
Employers value graduates who have invested in their personal and professional development – and our Westminster Employability Award gives you the chance to formally document and demonstrate these activities and achievements.
The award is flexible and can be completed in your own time, comprising a set of core and optional extracurricular activities.
Activities might include gaining experience through a part-time job or placement, signing up to a University-run scheme – such as mentoring or teaching in a school – or completing online exercises.
Admissions
Curriculum
The following subjects are indicative of what you will study in this course.
Core modules
- Music Production and Cultural Theory
- Audio Visual Production and Cultural Theory
- Programming and Sound Design for Animation
- Applied Innovation and Interactive Design
- Entrepreneurship and Project Management for Creative Industries
- Major project
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible undergraduate students, which cover all or part of your tuition fees.