Sound Arts and Industries at Northwestern University

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Overview The Sound Arts and Industries program of Northwestern University creates a new kind of sound professional, one with a wide range of knowledge and skills that can be applied to any number of growing sound-based industries and forms of artistic expression.Program highlightsThe MA in Sound Arts and Industries offers a unique opportunity to become that kind of well-rounded sound professional through an innovative approach to interdisciplinary teaching, learning, research and development. The program draws upon Northwestern’s world-class faculty and stimulating creative environment. Students take courses in sound creation and design, sound studies, the science of sound and other many other topics with faculty in departments such as Radio-TV-Film, Performance Studies, Music Theory and Cognition, Communication Sciences and Disorders, African-American Studies, Linguistics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Our students thus sit in a sonic sweet spot that integrates the arts, humanities and sciences. They become members of an intimate community of sound storytellers, scholars, designers and innovators. I want to find another Master Course The MA in Sound Arts and Industries is a one-of-a-kind program, combining sound theory and history with modern sound practice using the unique capabilities of Northwestern as a major research university in the Chicago area.Students interested in podcasting can learn radio history, documentary and storytelling, while enjoying the opportunity to attend local festivals and produce work of their own, interning with producers and broadcasters.Students interested in pursuing film sound can develop advanced techniques and take master classes with professionals.Professionals who specialize in one field of sound practice can springboard into another medium, enriching their portfolio.Students from the sciences can learn more about science communication, producing documentaries about work in laboratories and beyond.Scholars interested in pursuing PhD work in sound studies can work with top scholars, writers and archivists, becoming part of a new focus on sonic cultures across the disciplines.

The Sound Arts and Industries program of Northwestern University is a one-year master’s program for media storytellers, artists, designers, theorists and others who place sonic expression at the center of their practice.