The MA/MSc in Post-production with Sound Design is designed to give a solid grounding in the latest post-production systems and techniques as well as a rich understanding of digital sound design creation for contemporary media. The programme is unique, as it allows students the choice of focusing on production-orientated work (for an MA degree) or on formal research into the technologies behind post-production systems (for an MSc degree). As a result, graduates of the programme are technically informed practitioners or researchers, with a complete understanding of the creative process.

Although the film and television industry is highly competitive, there is a constant demand for sound designers who not only have a solid knowledge of current software and post-production techniques but also possess a firm grasp of story and how technology can be adapted and applied to enhance the audiovisual experience. Likewise there is an increasing demand in both industry and academia for researchers with a firm understanding of how post-production tools are applied to facilitate creation of the next generation of post-production technologies. No university can guarantee work after completion of a degree but many graduates of this course have gone on to work for major film and television companies including De Lane Lea, Pinewood, Envy, Sumners Post, Green Screen Productions, Partizan, and more.