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General Education (GE) : Chai Wan/Tsing Yi Campus
Programme Aims
This Programme focuses on providing in-depth professional knowledge practical skills in music production, sound design, and audio engineering. The programme covers three main areas: game music design, contemporary music composition, and film scoring, and incorporates emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR), with an emphasis on experiential learning and being "Work-Ready". It focuses on cross-cultural communication and entrepreneurial skills, equipping students to meet the challenges of today's diverse music and creative industries and to broad-en their career development opportunities.
Career Prospects
On completion of the Programme, graduates can work in creative media development of different organisations, pop culture companies, sound mix studios, post-production houses, advertising firms, and audio production department in television broadcast. Other job opportunities include musicians, sound designers, film music composers, sound technicians, sound engineers, music producers, artist managers, music show management, event management, etc.
Entrance Requirements
- For HKDSE, the results of relevant ApL subjects will be considered in the application for degree programmes. Any relevant ApL subject in the field of music may be considered equivalent.
- Applicants may be required to attend an interview.
- Additional core modules are required (with fee charged) for sub-degree graduates according to the educational background of individuals.
- All applicants are screened and selected by an Admission and Interview Panel. All interviews are conducted in Putonghua.
- For enquiry please contact Department of Digital Innovation and Technology (Telephone No: 3890 8323).
Tuition Fee
- The tuition fees are charged according to the number of credit points taken during a semester.
- The tuition fee for academic year 2025/26 per credit:
| Local Students | Non-local Students |
|---|---|
| HK$ 3,930 | HK$ 4,730 |
Programme Curriculum
This is a credit-based programme, which students will normally complete over 4 years (in 8 semesters). Students are required to take 120 credit points with modules as shown below and an Industrial Attachment module for work-integrated learning.
Year 1
- Music & Cultural Identity
- Basic Musicianship 1
- Basic Musicianship 2
- Critical Listening for Music
- Introduction to Audio Signal Processing
- Studio Recording & Mixing 1
- Studio Recording & Mixing 2
- GE Core Module: English for Academic Studies 1
- GE Core Module: Chinese 1
- GE Core Module: Creativity & Innovation Society
Year 2
- Sound Art: History of Sound & Noise
- Acoustics & Psychoacoustics
- Location Sound Recording & Field Recording
- Live Sound Production
- Composing for Media
- Programme Elective 1
- GE Core Module: A.I. and Blockchain in Society & Work
- GE Core Module: Entrepreneurial Mindset
- GE Elective Module 1
- GE Elective Module 2
Year 3
- Advanced Composing for Media
- Sound Installation & Sound Spatialisation
- Frontiers in Sound & Technology
- AR/VR Immersive Audio Workshop
- Events & Touring Production
- Work-integrated Learning
- Programme Elective 2
- Programme Elective 3
- GE Core Module: English for Academic Studies 2
- GE Core Module: English for Professional Purposes
Year 4
- Creative Digital Marketing & Branding
- Music Publishing, AI & Ethics
- Max/MSP for Sound Design 1
- Max/MSP for Sound Design 2
- Interactive Multimedia
- Graduation Project
- GE Core Module: Chinese 2
- GE Elective Module 3
- GE Elective Module 4
Programme Elective Modules
Programme Elective 1 (select 1 out of 2):
- Foley
- Ensemble
Programme Elective 2 and 3 (select 2 out of 3):
- Sound Design for Games
- Contemporary Music Composition
- Sound Design for Film