MU5518: Advanced Sound Design for New Media

MU5518: ADVANCED SOUND DESIGN FOR NEW MEDIA (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04

Course Overview

This course will
explore theoretical and practical aspects of sound design in a wide range of
film and media, particularly focusing on new media, such as games and
interactive platforms.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Suk-jun Kim

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

MU5509 Sound Design for Film and New Media (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

This course will
explore theoretical and practical aspects of sound design in a wide range of
film and media, particularly focusing on new media, such as games and
interactive platforms.

By
the end of the course, students will:

be
able to demonstrate theoretical knowledge and understanding of sound design;
be
able to acquire a wide range of practical and technical possibilities in sound
design;
have
a general understanding of audio processing based on the basic digital signal
processing techniques;
be
able to create a portfolio of sound design work targeting different media.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Design Project: Individual

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	65
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
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Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Design Project: Individual

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	35
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Mid-term project

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Resubmission of failed elements

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks	Look up Week Numbers
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Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Understand	Be able to demonstrate theoretical knowledge and understanding of sound design
Procedural	Apply	Be able to acquire a wide range of practical and technical possibilities in sound design
Procedural	Apply	Have a general understanding of audio processing based on basic signal processing techniques
Procedural	Create	Be able to create a portfolio of sound design work targeting different media

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