University degrees: Postgraduate
Course length: 3 years
Course city: Postdam
The goal of the M.F.A. program is to help students build their own creative personality in the field of sound. The program introduces them to new technological approaches and allows them to develop new creative concepts on a technical and artistic level.
In the four core domains of audio engineering, sound mixing, acoustics, and music, students acquire specific knowledge that enables them to independently plan and implement projects. In particular, they learn how to mix the sound for theatrical motion pictures as well as to manage projects as sound supervisors. The skills gained by graduates correspond to those of a Diplom-Tonmeister (graduate sound engineer).
Thanks to interdisciplinary collaboration in artistic projects, M.F.A. students gradually build their own ‘sound languages’. Collaborations and contacts with the film industry give students the opportunity to gain experience with real-world production circumstances. This practical knowledge provides graduates with extensive career options.
Prerequisites
Applicants should have successfully completed the Sound B.F.A. program or have comparable qualifications.
The Sound for Picture M.F.A. program comprises both full-time and part-time study. The standard duration of the program is six semesters, with a workload of 30 credits in each of the first two semesters (full-time) and a reduced workload of 15 credits in semesters 3 through 6 (part-time).
The program provides students with extensive practical and artistic skills as well as in-depth theoretical and technological knowledge in the field of sound design. Skills and knowledge are acquired during artistic and academic university projects.
In particular, the program requires students to approach projects in a both analytical and playful / creative manner while developing adequate practical solutions to project tasks. The program comprises the study modules “Audio Concepts” and “Electives”, the in-depth modules “Film Sound Design”, “Music”, and “Acoustics” as well as a project module. The program ends with students’ artistic graduation project, their Master’s thesis, and a colloquium.
For details, please refer to the Study and Examination Regulations.
