Certificate in Sound Design and Implementation for Interactive Media
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Course Overview
This 1-year part-time programme is designed for anyone wanting to upskill their practical and technical skills of Sound Design and Implementation for Interactive Media.
The interactive media industry has seen significant growth throughout Ireland in the last decade: international games publishers run operations from Dublin, Cork and Galway; Irish animation studios are entertaining worldwide audiences; and Irish virtual reality studios are developing interactive products using augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR). This one-year part-time programme, targeted at the unemployed and at anyone wanting to upskill their practical and technical skills of Sound Design and Implementation for Interactive Media, meets the needs of this sector and will provide participants with the required knowledge, skills and confidence to assist them in gaining employment in the Irish games, animation and AR/VR industries. Aimed specifically at students who have specialist music and audio production knowledge, this course will allow participants to hone their skills in the area of interactive audio, AR/VR audio design, game audio middleware, audio scripting and procedural audio, and audio implementation, an area not covered to date on undergraduate music production or audio production programmes, and skills that will provide them entry into the growing interactive media industry in Ireland.
This programme will equip participants with skills in producing audio for games and interactive media (both background sound and sound effects), audio for AR/VR, dynamic sound tracks, procedural audio, scripting, game audio middleware, audio implementation into the game engine, and analysis of audio for interactive media. Students will produce interactive audio assets, design adaptive sound engines, and implement audio into interactive media. This is a great opportunity to achieve a Level 7 qualification in an established school where, audio production, music, creative media and informatics interact in a creative hub. Students will meet new people and expand their social and business network and gain a range of transferable skills.
Course Delivery and Modules
The programme will be delivered ONLINE over two days a week (9.00am-5.00pm). Proposed days Mondays and Tuesdays although this is subject to change.
- Audio Implementation
- Audio Middleware
- Interactive Audio Industry
- Sound Design
- Work Placement
Work placement
Students will undertake a 2-week work placement in the second semester.
Fees and Funding
Course fee is €385 payable in 2 instalments as follows:
- Instalment 1: €200 (non-refundable) is payable to confirm your acceptance of a course place.
- Instalment 2: €185 is payable by the end of September.
Course is FREE to unemployed people in receipt of an eligible DSP Jobseekers payment. Find out more here: https://www.dkit.ie/part-time/fees,-concessions-and-policies.html
Fees
Entry requirements
This programme is designed for graduates with a music and audio production background who wish to upskill for the growing interactive media industry.
Applicants should hold a Level 7 qualification or higher or have substantial prior experience working in the audio area.
An approved Portfolio of relevant digital audio/visual work will be required. Prior experiential learning will be assessed under the Institutes DkIT Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy process and graduates of discplines will be considered. Learn more about RPL at DkIT
Candidates will be interviewed where deemed appropriate.
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Disclaimer: All module titles are subject to change and for indicative purposes only. All courses are delivered subject to demand and timetables are subject to change. Elective Module options will only run subject to student numbers. The relevant Department will determine the viability of each elective module option proceeding depending on the number of students who choose that option. Students will be offered alternative elective modules on their programme should their preferred elective option not be proceeding. Award Options for Common Entry Programmes: The relevant Department will determine the viability of each award option proceeding depending on the number of students who choose either option. If the numbers for one of the Award options exceed available places, students for this option will be selected based on Academic Merit (highest grades).