MA Composition and Theory, Sound Design
Design musical and technical processes, research sound and context, reflect on compositional processes and focus on the selection of means of representation, with outstanding lecturers and state-of-the-art infrastructure as part of a network of students from numerous artistic disciplines.
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Course commencement
Autumn semester
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Application deadline
1 March
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Standard period of study
4 semesters
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Coursework Major / MA
90 / 120 credits
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Main teaching language
German
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Tuition fee per semester CH / non CH
CHF 720 / CHF 1220
Programme
Alongside broad-based knowledge and technical skills, anyone looking to work in the rapidly developing areas of sound for film, podcasts, theatre, computer games, and interactive media and products will require a great deal of artistic and creative expertise. This expertise includes sound production and manipulation as well as linear and interactive sound dramaturgy. With its broad and individually extendable range of modules, the MA Sound Design provides the perfect preparation.
Major-Minor Programme Model
In choosing a major, students choose their core subject area. They can choose one or two minors to deepen the competencies acquired in their major or to expand these competencies across disciplines. Alternatively, they can also choose open courses to form an Individual Area of Study (ISB).
Possible minor-major combinations
Individual Area of Study
Instead of a minor, students can also choose an Individual Area of Study (ISB). Courses chosen as part of an ISB are cross-disciplinary and subject to special admissions requirements. The number of places on such courses is limited.
People
Head of programme
Faculty
Projects
Contemporary Music
The Studio Contemporary Music is one of the institutions within ZHdK with the most public events. Many questions that recur in scores of older music can be directly posed and negotiated in contemporary music.
Events
Infrastructure
Students at the ZHdK Musik benefit from an excellent infrastructure, live electronics and multimedia, audio productions with in-house sound engineers, historical instrument collections, an extensive equipment pool for loan and an excellent library.
Campus tour
Performance practice and ensembles
Career Centre Music
The Career Center Music offers ZHdK music students a whole host of career-related content, enabling them to embark upon their professional life with success. It acts as the interface between study and career.