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Digital Media: Audio (AA) Music Total Units: 26
Term Effective: Fall 2016

Description:

The purpose of the Digital Media: Audio program, (formerly Audio Production for Digital Media), is to provide students with an overview of MIDI sequencing, sound synthesis, audio recording, digital and analog audio technology, basic music theory, sound design for multimedia applications including video games (for educational and/or entertainment purposes), and delivery of audio content over radio, television, and the Internet. Graduates are prepared for entry-level positions in professional audio production including audio engineering, sound design, audio-for-video post-production, broadcasting, and CD/DVD mastering.

Career Options
Audio production technicians use hardware and software to create, record, store, and edit musical and non-musical sounds. The development of multimedia and the Internet have created a variety of occupations built around the development and use of platform-specific tools for linear and non-linear digital audio production.

Potential Careers:

  • Sound Designer
  • Audio Engineer
  • Record Producer
  • Post-Production Mixer/Editor
  • Sound Effects/Dialog Editor

This program of study is also available as a Certificate of Achievement.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate technical proficiency with a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW);
  2. create digtial audio recordings and master them for distribution; and
  3. design audio for video, computer games, and other multimedia applications.

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Digital Media: Audio (AA) program are:

  • Complete 26 units from
    • Digital Media: Audio Requirements
    • Information Learning Resources Requirement

Digital Media: Audio Requirements - complete 25.00 units
CourseDescriptionUnits
CS 74.11 Introduction to Digital Media3.00
MUSC 50 Introduction to MIDI3.00
MUSC 51A Digital Audio: Fundamentals3.00
MUSC 51B Digital Audio: Multimedia3.00
MUSC 60A Audio Recording 13.00
MUSC 60B Audio Recording 23.00
CS 50.32 Web / Interactive Media Projects4.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
MUSC 1 Music Fundamentals3.00
MUSC 2A Introduction to Music Theory3.00
MUSCP 11A Class Piano 12.00
 
Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units
CourseDescriptionUnits
LIR 10 Introduction to Information Literacy1.00

Term Effective: Fall 2016

The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.

Previous Versions:

Digital Media: Audio - effective Fall 2013
Digital Media: Audio - effective Spring 2011
Audio Production for Digital Media - effective Fall 2010
Audio Production for Digital Media - effective Spring 2010

Associate Degree Requirements:

The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:

For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter, a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis, is required for each course applied toward the major.

Course Prerequisites and Advisories:

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.

Contact
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