ESRA - École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle

ESRA Sound - Training in Sound Engineering (Bachelor's +3)

The ESRA Sound training program offers comprehensive instruction, both theoretical and practical, enabling students to acquire fundamental skills in all areas of sound: music, recording, sound design, mixing, video games, radio and events.

Each student benefits from more than 700 hours of teaching per year which include theoretical courses, practical work and supervised productions.

The ESRA Son program delivers a State-recognized diploma at Bac+3 level.
This diploma has been recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research since 2001.

In your third year, you specialize

The first two years constitute a common core curriculum that allows students to master the fundamentals of all sound engineering professions before choosing one of the following five options in the 3rd year:

You have a choice of 5 specialties:

• Audiovisual sound
  Sound recording during filming, sound editing, 7.1 mixing, sound design
• Sound engineer, music studio
  Composition, studio recording, mixing, mastering and production of original musical works
• Sound system
  Installation and operation of audio systems for live entertainment and events
• Radio
  Design and production of audio programs for radio and digital media
• Video game sound design
  Creation of soundtracks and interactive environments for video games and animated films

Sound productions throughout the year

Each year, students create different types of sound productions throughout the year, with each stage supervised by professional instructors.

Increasingly difficult, these projects culminate in the third year with the production of works under professional conditions.

Why choose ESRA Sound?

Le Figaro ranked ESRA first private school in July 2025 in an independent ranking, testifying to the good employment rate of our graduates, their recognition by the industry, but also the quality of our equipment and our teaching staff.

• Exceptional placement rate: 85% of graduates employed one year after graduation
• Student graduation film bought by TF1!
• A campus bringing together all the professions of the audiovisual industry: Cinema, Sound and Animation
• Professional events for students all year round!