Overview

As part of this Sound and Music for Interactive Games course from Leeds Beckett University , you'll:

Gain the most up-to-date skills in sound design and interactive composition as you explore the importance of music and sound in a range of media

Build your appreciation of the practical and theoretical issues associated with the design, development and management of audio for games

Critically analyse information relating to sound and music for interactive games as you develop your experience and skills

Learn to solve advanced problems and make autonomous decisions in complex situations

Communicate a range of information and content in appropriate formats, reflecting both scholarly and professional contexts

Demonstrate your originality and synthesis when applying theory and techniques to projects throughout the course

Use reflective strategies to develop and evaluate your self-managed learning and professional practice

Be part of a supportive community, engaging in critical debate with classmates and giving and receiving peer feedback

Career

The games industry is currently thriving, meaning you'll be well placed to take advantage of this growing area. Throughout the course you'll be able to explore the variety of sound and music roles in the games industry via university's close networks. After studying this course, you can expect to go into skilled roles such as:

Audio designer

Composer

Sound designer

Audio director

Foley artist

Producer

As well as mainstream games industry roles, the broad skill set you gain from the course will give you access to opportunities in other related media and multimedia industries.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Sound and Music for Interactivity

Interfaces and Interactivity

Research Practice

Negotiated Skills Development

Creative Sound Design

Sound, Music and Image

Spatial Audio Arts, Media and Technologies

Final Individual Project

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

54

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OTE

130

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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54

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130

IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree in the cognate subjects of Music, Music Production or Audio Technology, at least a second class honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment.

All suitable candidates will be required to submit a portfolio prior to acceptance on the course. Please include in your supporting information a link for us to download the following: A 60 - 90 second video clip of gameplay from a video game. This should have the original audio removed and replaced with either your sound design, your music, or both. Please accompany this with a PDF document that describes what your approach might be to implementing what you've done in a real game.

All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional.

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Tuition Fees

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17900 GBP / year

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10100 GBP / year

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Additional Details

Part-time tuition fees:

UK: £56.11 per credit

Living costs

Leeds

United Kingdom

637 - 1103 GBP / month

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Funding

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