Overview

Composing for Video Games programme of ThinkSpace Education will give you all the skills you need to compose and implement fully interactive music using industry standard middleware like FMOD and Wwise. You will be given the space and support to develop as a composer, finding your voice and raising your production and composition to the next level.

Key facts:

On this course, you will learn:

To compose music for a wide variety of different game genres, from mobile puzzle games through to action and racing games.
Different ways of creating an interactive strategy to allow the score to respond seamlessly to the gameplay.
Collaborative and remote working skills, which are vital in such a connected global industry.
To use Wwise to implement your music interactively in fully functional Unity games and game levels, many specially designed or licenced for the course, including commercial releases.
Business skills to help you produce a winning portfolio that will help you into a new career.
Different ways of creating an interactive video game experience, allowing the score to respond seamlessly to gameplay.

Accreditation

On successful conclusion of your course, you will be awarded a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Chichester. All UK degrees, including those of the University of Chichester, are recognised worldwide. The qualification is fully accredited in the UK and subject to regular quality control, review and external invigilation to ensure the highest academic standards are maintained.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Game Audio Technology;
Game Music and Audio;
Research Skills and Critical Reflection;
Sound, Music and the Moving Image;
Adaptive Music;
Elective;
Final Major Project or Dissertation.

Audience

This course is greatly suited to those looking to enter the video game industry as a composer, and have aspirations of developing their current skillset to meet the needs of a rapidly changing industry.

Lecturers

Our tutors are all current working professionals, many involved at the highest level in the business. The tutors who will be giving you individual feedback have video game composing and orchestration credits including Batman: Arkham Origins, Dragon Age, Tomb Raider, Bioshock, and hundreds more. They’ve worked for every major film and game studio including Blizzard, Nintendo, Capcom, and 2K Games.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Horsham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Music Game Design Music Composition View 15 other Masters in Game Design in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Your portfolio (where applicable).
The Application Form.
Your covering letter.
Application Tasks.
Supporting evidence and academic documents.
Submitting your application.

Technological requirements

Being an online degree, students are required to have the equipment they need to produce their own work. This means a Digital Audio Workstation capable of importing video files, as well as sample libraries/synths to compose their own music.

You will also need a copy of Wwise and Unity. The exact version numbers are important but we can instruct you on this during the course.

Tuition Fees

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12160 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

12160 GBP / year

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Academic requirements

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