MA SONIC ARTS

The MA in Sonic Arts takes a student centred approach to a broad range of Sonic Arts practices, enabling practicing artists and recent graduates to explore this exciting and developing field in depth. By developing and contextualizing their own projects, students gain an insight into techniques and processes most relevant to their individual needs.

As part of a recently redesigned suite of MAs, alongside Design for Interactive Media and Moving Image MAs the course allows plenty of room for collaboration and inter-disciplinary work.

Special features

Students have access to the specialist facilities in sonic arts, as well as in the other media arts areas: moving image, film, video and interactive arts and design for interactive media. Teaching staff are active sonic artists, whose work reaches both national and international audiences. The course is located within the Lansdown Research Centre, with its international reputation for practice-based research in the digital arts.

Programme content

Students propose their own projects at every stage of the course. These may encompass composition, sound design, installation, sound sculpture, interface design or any other Sonic Arts practice.

Independent work is backed up with regular seminars and lectures both within the Sonic Arts group and together with students from Moving Image and Design for Interactive Media MAs as well as the numerous visiting speakers on the Lansdown Lectures series.

Study pattern

Modules are arranged as two parallel and complementary preparatory modules, Creative Practice and Research and Context, followed by a dissertation project. These may form a single ongoing research project or may be used to explore different aspects of Sonic Arts practice.

The course is available in full and part-time modes and students may start the course in September or January.

Assessment

Assessment is based on 100% course work with no exams. Preliminary modules are assessed on a pass/fail basis and the dissertation project may comprise a combination of practical work with a 6000 word dissertation or a 15000 word theory only option.

Attendance

Attendance patterns vary with mode of study, the nature of the projects undertaken and whether assessed work is part of employment. All students must maintain regular contact with their supervisory tutor and attend periodic group seminar presentations.

Entry requirements

We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds. We normally expect a first degree, but also welcome applicants with significant relevant experience.

Applications

In the first instance, please contact the Programme Leader, Dr Nye Parry (n.parry@mdx.ac.uk or +44 (0) 208411 5109) to discuss your application informally.

Application forms are available at http://www.mdx.ac.uk/study/postgrad/applications.asp