Film and Media Scoring Certificate

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The purpose of the certificate is to provide specific, hands-on instruction in the art and science of composing music for film, video games, and other media. The film and television industry in Georgia is experiencing robust, unprecedented growth, and there is a strong demand for these skills. This certificate will help prepare students to fill a unique need in the job market while teaching them a valuable skill set that can also be useful in a variety of other musical settings.

Educational objectives:

Learning to compose, arrange, and orchestrate music for media
Learning to work with technology to record, mix, edit, and produce scores
Learning the aesthetics and role of music in various media
Hands-on production of music to accompany film, television, video games, and other visual media

Commercial Music Faculty:

BRETT BAWCUM (Songwriting) Director of Athletic Bands
DAVE D’ANGELO (Jazz) Lecturer of Jazz
GREGORY SATTERTHWAITE (Jazz) Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano and African-American Studies

Sample Courses:

MUSI 3600 Music & Media
MUSI 4650 / 6650 Media Composition & Production 1
MUSI 4660 / 6660 Media Composition 2
MUSI 5610 / 7610 Studio lessons in Media Composition
MUSI 4670/6670 Orchestration for Film
MUSI 4680/6680 Game Composition

Certificate course requirements and How To Apply

Undergraduate UGA students, Apply Here. After applying, please add with the registrar, which sends the HHSOM a notification email.

Graduate UGA students, Apply Here. After applying, please email musicgrad@uga.edu.
Graduate level non-UGA students, Apply Here. After applying on Acceptd, you will need to also apply to the University of Georgia Graduate School. To apply to the UGA Graduate School, click Here and select application code CERT_2FMS_G.

For questions about the Certificate program please contact Dr. Peter Lane at pvzl@uga.edu.

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