104 Master's degrees in Sound Engineering

If you’re new to the field or already working in industry, this Sound Design programme from Leeds Beckett University will foster your talent and develop your skills in planning, creation and manipulation of audio soundtracks.

Sound Design from Edinburgh Napier University is made up of three parts: taught classes, work-based learning, and a research project.

The Sound Design and Audiovisual Practice programme of the University of Glasgow provides advanced training in creative practice with sound and audiovisual technologies. The programme offers topics relevant to practicing musicians, artists, and the creative industries, such as sound shaping and design, audiovisual composition, field recording, creative and experimental approaches to technology.

Bournemouth University, the first UK university to offer the Sound Design programme, providing a blend of practical and theoretical learning to develop the creative, technical and collaborative skills you need to work professionally in the film, TV, games and VR industries. 

Students in the Recording Arts programme at the University of Colorado Denver refine their skills in sound recording, aesthetics, multi-track recording, digital signal processing, automated mixing, synchronization, stereo imaging and monitoring, mastering and post-production.

The Music Production, Technology, and Innovation program from Berklee College of Music (Valencia Campus) explores cutting-edge developments and forward thinking techniques in music and beyond. While strengthening sophisticated skills on the most current digital tools, students are challenged to disrupt the status quo while inventing the future of music.

The Interaction Design and Electronic Arts (Audio and Acoustics) program at the University of Sydney introduces the fundamentals of human-centred design of products and systems, with a focus on interactive technologies and experiences. The Audio and Acoustics specialisation will differentiate your skill set and enable you to work in the emerging area of interactive sound.

Master the fundamentals of Acoustics at Pennsylvania State University to prepare for a rewarding career in audio, biology, medicine, geology, electronics, physics, music, architecture, or other emerging fields.

The major in Computer, Communication and Information Sciences - Acoustics and Audio Technology at Aalto University equips students with a fundamental understanding of human hearing, audio perception, and physics of sound. The skills they acquire enable, for example, reducing noise pollution, planning harmonic environments and designing coherent sound experiences.

The Architectural Science - Audio and Acoustics (Illumination Design) at the University of Sydney will allow you to build a deep foundation in the design, measurement and theory of audio and acoustics with an added specialisation in the lighting design field.

The Recording Arts and Technologies M.F.A. at Middle Tennessee State University is a six-semester, full-time programme. It focuses on advanced audio production, sound engineering, and integrated media. Students engage in technical and artistic projects using modern software and hardware in a professional public setting.

The Master's in Acoustics from Ecole Centrale de Lyon provides training in a wide range of acoustic fields, including perception, medical ultrasound, aeroacoustics, air transport, vibroacoustics, land transport and construction.

The master's degree in Acoustics and Musicology at Aix-Marseille University enables students to acquire expertise in their specialty (either engineering and sound design or musicology and creation).

Music Technology from University of Pretoria provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving that will help you develop to your full potential.  

The Music, Science, and Technology programme at Stanford University is a premier two-year Master of Arts degree. Designed for students with backgrounds in engineering, science, or the arts, this full-time course explores the intersection of acoustics and digital media through advanced research and technical innovation.

The Sound Art programme at Columbia University offers a unique interdisciplinary approach to sonic creativity. This master level course, delivered via a public study mode, focuses on the intersection of music and sound engineering. Students engage in rigorous artistic practice within a world-renowned academic environment.

The Filmmaking (Sound Recording, Post-Production & Design) programme, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London, is housed in a new purpose-built media facility equipped with state-of-the-art teaching spaces including a film studio for sound shooting.

The Graduate Sound Design program from Carnegie Mellon University teaches students conceptual, compositional and technical practices necessary for creating and integrating audio elements into a production, while encouraging exploration into uncharted sonic territories during the three-year program.

Expand the range of your music technology capabilities and strengthen your marketability with the Master of Music in Music Technology - Game Audio Technology Emphasis from Southern Utah University.

Follow your passion, expand your technology acumen and build a strong portfolio for employers with the Master of Music in Music Technology - Film Music Technology Emphasis from Southern Utah University.