SOUND DIRECTION AND SOUND MEDIA DESIGN

Duration of study:

– 1 year for graduates of the Bachelor’s degree in sound engineering, full-time study.

– 2 years for graduates of a Bachelor’s degree in another specialty, full-time study

60 credits required for each year.

At the decision of the department in which the student studies his special subject, he may be awarded an additional 2 credits per year for independent and prestigious professional performances.

Admission: The conditions for admission to the specialty are published in the Master’s candidate directories for the relevant academic year, available on the NMA website.

One year training – Disciplines studied:

–compulsory: sound engineering, instrument spaces, audio post-production, media post-production;

– electives: sound recording production, television production, radio production, film production, media composition;

– optional: music and media management, sound and sound systems, art history, foreign language I and II, sports.

Two years of training – Disciplines studied:

– compulsory: sound engineering, musical acoustics, audio post-production, sound recording practice, media practice (radio), media practice (television);

– electives: music and media management, media post-production, sound engineering, media composition, sound systems, MIDI, sound synthesis;

–optional: foreign language I and II, sport, music psychology, music aesthetics.

Method of graduation: Master’s thesis defense.

Opportunities for professional realization:

– to direct the sound material during musical performances and interpret musical-artistic communication processes by means of managing sound technical means; to train staff in the field of sound engineering; to conduct research work in the field of music direction and sound technology;

– to conduct and implement music recordings, broadcasts, montages and layouts.

Work in information media, professional formations, collectives and ensembles; in music education institutes; in recording and other studios; in the production of CDs, DVD, etc., in departmental, etc. radio stations and music studios; in editorial offices – in the positions of sound engineer, music designer, sound engineer, sound operator, studio manager, specialist, methodologist, editor.