Welcome to the Associate in Arts Degree (Sound Arts)

Associate in Arts Degree Sound Arts you will explore a wide range of sound art and design areas including: fine art, installation and gallery practices, sound design for film, animation, game environments and virtual reality, creative coding, interactive media, and experimental musical work.
You’ll cover the diverse ways that sound is used creatively in the contemporary world and you are taught how to apply your creativity to produce original pieces of work in wide range of professional artistic areas.
The course includes: fine art, sound studies, art installations and gallery practice, audio-visual communication, game environments and virtual reality, community projects, creative coding, soundscape pieces, interactive work and new media, experimental musical work of all genres and more.
As students on the course, you will come from a variety of backgrounds and have a wide range of interests in all things sonic. You will be curious and open-minded and want to develop and expand your potential as a creative artist/practitioner.
Career Path
Graduates have gone on to work in diverse areas including film sound, experimental music, theatre sound design, advertising and solo performance work.

Eligibility

Admission Requirements

We’ve simplified the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. You can find all requirements for admission to College of the Canyons below
1. WASSCE/A level Certficate 
2. School Transcript
3. Passport
4. Recommendation Letter

English Language Requirement

College of the Canyons will accept, for the purposes of meeting the English proficiency requirement, English taken in 12 year education or English is designated as the primary and official language, and the principle language of instruction.
If you do not meet the English language requirements yet, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English programme with the university or submit  

  • English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) or PTE Score or Duolingo English Test score before you start your course.

Post Study Work Visa

Post Study Work Visa availablility - Yes

Intakes

February, 2025

From May, 2024 to November, 2024

Open

June, 2025

From May, 2024 to March, 2025

Open

August, 2025

From May, 2025 to June, 2025

Open