Skip to main content
Search results

Sound Design

Do you have an ear for sound? What if you could use it to tell cinematic stories? Sounds evoke emotions and add depth. They are invisible yet indispensable. In this course, you will discover how to use them to create impactful films. Art, technique, and technology merge, enabling you to craft meaningful soundtracks.

at a glance programme and admission test Quality Education

Sound: The Secret Ingredient
As a sound designer, you create unique soundtracks that perfectly complement an artistic work. You’ll take charge of everything—from recording and editing to mixing— especially for films, but also for other projects like installations and performances. With a creative approach, you’ll shape every audible element, both on and off the screen. Your work adds emotional and symbolic layers that profoundly affect the audience, often on a subconscious level. Without your input, immersive experiences would simply not be possible.

Collaboration
As a sound designer, you are a vital part of a team, working closely with others. Throughout the program, you’ll participate in exercises and workshops alongside students in Directing, Writing, Production, Cinematography, and Editing. Opportunities to collaborate with students from Radio and Animation Film programs also arise. The shared goal? Creating captivating experiences where image and sound amplify one another.

Your Unique Sound
Creating a soundtrack involves more than technical expertise—it’s an artistic process. During the program, you’ll develop your personal vision and style, ensuring your creations carry a unique and recognizable signature. By experimenting, reflecting, and working on diverse projects, you’ll discover what sets you apart as a sound designer and how to bring your unique sound to life.

All classes are in Dutch.

SD1
First Year: Foundations of Sound

In your first year, you’ll explore audiovisual fundamentals alongside students from other disciplines. You’ll receive a broad introduction to art and film history, as well as specialized sound design courses in on-set recording, post-production, and audio technology. The year culminates in a personal audio-only project, where you’ll take your first artistic steps.

SD2
Second Year: Deepening and Vision

The second year focuses on reflection and deepening your skills. You’ll work with the three key aspects of a soundtrack: recording, editing, and mixing, for both documentaries and fiction films. Collaborating with directors, you’ll develop a vision for sound design, focusing on tone, drama, and narrative. Your personal style and vision will gain prominence. Courses in Political Theory, Cultural Theory, Film Analysis, and Film History expand your cultural perspective. In the Transversal Workshop, you’ll collaborate with students from other academic disciplines on artistic research in the dynamic setting of Brussels

mirte
Third Year: Professionalizing and Refining

In the third year, you’ll engage in film practice workshops to refine your artistic and technical skills. You’ll deepen your expertise with advanced techniques and tools for sound recording and editing. Music takes on a more significant role in your work, while you hone your professional approach by contributing to diverse projects.

SD3
Master’s Year: Specialization and Final Project

In the master’s year, you’ll further specialize artistically and technically. With advanced tools, professional guidance, and in-depth sound knowledge, you’ll enhance your skills even further. You’ll explore sound design through foley creation and gain experience with surround sound. Delving into your specific interests, you’ll complete a final project, such as a film soundtrack or a thematic artistic research piece. This work will demonstrate your mastery of sound design across all facets—from concept and recording to full post-production.

By collaborating with directors, screenwriters, and editors, you’ll build a valuable network and establish a solid foundation for a successful career as a sound designer.

Your programme

If you want detailed info on the subjects (assessment, examination formats...), please visit our study guide where you can find all ECTS sheets of our programmes.

Admission Test

To start this programme, you must first pass an artistic admission test. The admission test consists of three parts: a dossier, an intake or selection interview and a workshop week.
Read more about the admission tests here.

Quality Education


Erasmushogeschool Brussel pursues quality education and continuously develops its programmes to meet (inter)national quality standards.EhB puts maximum effort into developing a culture of quality and uses its own quality direction as a foundation for quality education.

Various instruments guarantee the strengthening and safeguarding of the educational quality of this programme:

- In 2024 external peers assessed the quality of this programme. Read the full peer review .
- The Board of Governors of EhB decided to validate this programme for the period 2024 to 2030 in the validation sheet.
- The quality file provides an overview of the strengths and growth opportunities of this programme.

The Flemish government's opleiding in cijfers website provides information on the profile of this programme such as who follows this programme, how long students take to obtain their degree, etc.

Read more about quality assurance within EhB.