MA 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
Collette Barber Abbey Road
Peter Fielder CTS Studios
Karen Harding Townhouse Studios
Martin Brammer Composer & Producer
When it comes to studying for your career, I dont think you can be too narrow in your outlook these days. My job is very varied, Im 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.
Ainhoa Acosta, Audio Production MA
Assistant Producer, BBC Radio Resources
