Music and Sound Design

The Bachelor of Arts in Music and Sound Design offers practical training in the design, production, and implementation of sound and music for video games and other digital media. Students gain experience as composer/sound designers on multidisciplinary game and film teams, where they learn modern digital audio workflows and game development practices. They compose, perform, record, and produce music and sound recordings, and design and implement soundtracks and soundscapes for interactive and linear media. Our graduates are effective collaborators and trusted colleagues and leaders in their profession.

Graduates of the BAMSD program are fully prepared to function as effective members of a game software development team, demonstrating interdisciplinary collaboration skills and an understanding of component disciplines. The are proficient composers and sound designers who can implement adaptive audio in a game engine and demonstrate effective techniques for mixing linear and adaptive audio. They are able to apply principles of copyright law and ethical business practices to the management of a career as an audio professional, and demonstrate effective communication, presentation, technical, and analytical skills.

Graduates of this program are prepared for the following entry and intermediate level positions: Sound Designer, Technical Sound Designer, Music Composer, Music Designer, Music Arranger, Recording Engineer, Audio Production Editor, Dialog Editor, Music Supervisor, Music Editor, Copyist/Engraver, Music Librarian, Music Supervisor, Music Performer, and Music Teacher.