Sound Design & Synthesis at NQF Level 7 introduces students to the art and science of sound creation using synthesisers, samplers, using field recordings.Through the analysis and synthesis of everyday sounds and special effects, students learn how to craft unique soundscapes and audio effects. The course covers fundamental and advanced synthesis techniques such as additive synthesis, FM synthesis, granular synthesis, and more, alongside practical applications of MIDI as a control protocol.Students will engage in hands-on learning by creating and manipulating sounds through oscillators, filters, modulation, and envelope generators.The course also includes exercises in field recording, where students will record sounds for use in media projects and manipulate these sounds using synthesisers and samplers.