SRH University

Audio Design

Bachelor of Arts | Berlin, Munich

Sound engineering, capturing, mixing - is that exactly your world? Our degree in Audio Design teaches you how to acoustically shape the world with sound and speech - from blockbuster soundtracks to electric car sound design.

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All Facts at a glance
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Start:
1 April; 1 October
Model:
full time
Language:
English
ECTS:
210
Info:
accredited
Duration:
7 semesters/3.5 years
Location:
Berlin, München
Costs:
from €790 per month
*New study locations:
Starting in 2025 at our Munich campus (in accreditation)
Content of your Studies

Learn to produce, compose, and experiment

Designed sound surrounds us in almost all areas of our lives. In our B.A. Audio Design programme you will explore the physical properties of sound and learn how to technically design and manipulate it. You will produce soundtracks for various media such as film, animation and computer games, you will investigate the powerful effects of sound in different environments and become familiar with the entire acoustic communication chain - from the sound source to the recipient.

Career Opportunities

Become a Sound Engineer, DJ, and more

Audio designers compose music of various genres, create digital sound designs and acoustic special effects, realise speech productions and manage sound recordings with bands and ensembles. They write songs, orchestrate their own arrangements and develop digital musical instruments and apps. Audio designers work either freelance or are employed in a variety of industries.

The B.A. Audio Design offers excellent career opportunities in industries such as:

  • Phono industry, labels, studios
  • Advertising, media and design agencies
  • Audio software companies
  • Production companies, TV and radio stations, radio play publishers
  • Game producers

They work, for example, as:

  • Sound designers
  • Music producers
  • Audio engineers
  • Film musicians
  • Composers
  • Software developers
  • Product managers
Your path to the future
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Your modules
Your modules

Audio Design: Your career in music, media, games & soundtracks

In the Bachelor's programme in Audio Design, you will learn how to create professional sound recordings in Studio & Acoustics and how to express your creativity in music and sound design. You can apply your knowledge directly in practical projects.

You will also acquire knowledge of digital signal processing, electronic music composition and editing & mixing. You will also deepen your understanding of digital scoring, music informatics and media law.

An internship or study abroad session as well as innovative areas such as game audio and creative strategies will optimally prepare you for your career in audio design.

We will be happy to send you further information material, including the complete curriculum.

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Our CORE principle
Our CORE principle

Apply your skills in real life

Today, soft and social skills are crucial in addition to hard skills and expertise. That's why SRH University's innovative, successful, and award-winning CORE principle promotes independent and active learning so that you can apply your knowledge directly to projects and your future career—for a clear competitive advantage.

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Our locations

Our music programmes for your ears
Our music programmes for your ears

SRH on Spotify

In our playlist we present current and former students from the B.A. Audio Design, B.Mus. Popular Music and B.A Music Production. All songs were either (co-)composed, interpreted, arranged and/or produced by our students! 

Off to Spotify
Soundtrap Cooperation Project
Soundtrap Cooperation Project

Joint concept albums with UCA students

Students of the SRH University Audio Design programme and students of the English University for the Creative Arts have created concept albums together using the digital audio workstation Soundtrap. The aim of the project is to create a creative network beyond borders and to strengthen the students' intercultural skills.

To the Soundtrap project and the albums
Alumnus Audio Design

Contraction - A project by Maximilian Weber

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Emidio Mazzilli

External lecturer for active listening, electric bass, ensembles, music notation software (MuseScore & Finale)

Robert Hoare

External lecturer for songwriting and English in music media

Consultation hours: Appointments on request
E-mail: [email protected]

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Costs

Smart financing

As a state-recognised private university, SRH University is financed by tuition fees. The fees go towards equipping our campuses, providing services for our students, and ensuring quality assurance. This way, we ensure you receive the best possible education under optimal study conditions.

Tuition fees

  • EU/EEA citizenship, including Western Balkans, Switzerland and Ukraine: €790 / month
  • Non-EU/EEA citizenship: €4,740 per semester

The monthly/semester tuition fees remain the same for the entire duration of the study programme. A one-off enrolment fee of €750 (EU/EEA) or €1000 (non-EU/EEA) is to be paid once.

Goal-oriented studies require good organisational skills and solid financial planning on how to pay rent, living costs, and tuition fees. Various financing options, such as educational loans or scholarship programmes, are available for students.

We have summarised all financing options for you.

Admission requirements and application

Admission

You can apply at any time via our online portal. We will then check your application documents and invite you to a personal interview.

To apply for the Bachelor's programme in Audio Design, you will need to provide

  • General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) or university of applied sciences entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife)
  • Artistic works: three one-minute MP3s as independent artistic works*
  • Proof of English language proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae with a current passport photo
  • Copy of your identity card or passport

* After successful pre-selection, we will invite you to the practical entrance exam. During the exam, we want to assess your programme-specific expertise, creativity, creative and expressive drive, and motivation.

More information about the admission requirements

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Application process

We look forward to welcoming you to SRH University. This is what our application process looks like:

  1. You submit your online application via the SRH application portal
  2. If you meet the admission requirements, we will invite you to a personal/phone interview
  3. If the interview is successful, you will receive an acceptance letter and the study contract
  4. You sign the study contract and send it back to us
  5. You pay the enrolment fee
  6. You will receive your letter of admission
  7. You take part in our Welcome Week and then you are good to go!
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