PostgraduateMSc

Sound Design

Name: Sound Design
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The University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Scotland

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1 yearDuration

N/ATuition Fee

£25,000Avg. Graduate Salary

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Course Overview

Offered by The University of Edinburgh, the MSc Sound Design provides a comprehensive postgraduate education in creative arts and design. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 1-year full-time and part-time structure. If you've studied sound or music technology at university, been working in sound professionally, or if you've been experimenting with sound as a composer, designer, sound artist or engineer and are looking for a way to develop your voice, this programme may be for you. We offer an interdisciplinary taught masters programme at the forefront of the University of Edinburgh’s rich expertise in the creative arts, music and digital media design. This programme will provide you with knowledge, skill and understanding to enable you to thrive in a range of sound design situations, both commercial an... A minimum ielts score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 94% student satisfaction rating, a median graduate salary of £20,000 within three years, and a 90% continuation rate.

What You'll Learn

Advanced Audio Production Techniques

Sound Design for Interactive Media

Acoustic Physics and Psychoacoustics

Creative Coding for Sound

Spatial Audio and Immersive Sound

Sound for Film and Games

Research Methods in Sound Practice

Sound Design Dissertation Project

Academic Year:2026-27 entry

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Entry Requirements

📋 Academic Entry Requirements

Postgraduate Requirement

2:1

🗣️ English Language Requirements

Test	Overall	L	R	W	S
IELTS Academic	6.5	6	6	6	6

L = Listening, R = Reading, W = Writing, S = Speaking

Tuition Fees & Funding

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Graduate Outcomes

Based on official HESA Graduate Outcomes survey data

💰 Graduate Salaries — The University of Edinburgh

Time After Graduation	Lower Quartile Salary	Median Salary	Upper Quartile Salary
15 months	£23,000	£25,000	£27,000
3 years	£13,500	£21,000	£25,500
5 years	£20,500	£26,500	£34,500

Official Data

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💼 Employment Breakdown

85%Working

15%Work & Study

90%Professional Jobs

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