Bachelor of Science in Audio Production
DURATION
108 Weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
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Introduction
With the music industry’s growing use of the Internet and the collaborative aspects of the music production environment, the demand for original music content has increased. Full Sail University’s Music Production curriculum encompasses music theory and composition, digital recording, and music production.
Whether you’re a novice or a veteran musician, this degree program provides you with a formal education that can help prepare you for a variety of career paths in the world of music creation and production. From digital audio principles, digital workstation technology, and digital signal flow to advanced audio production and engineering techniques, music theory, and music history, the curriculum covers many different procedures and applications found in the music production world.
Through coursework utilizing a personal production studio consisting of a laptop computer and a variety of professional audio-software programs, you will gain the confidence and skills to help you succeed in a variety of music production environments after graduation. In addition to music production skills and techniques, you will also develop communication and critical-thinking skills while taking courses in physics, cultural studies, and professional writing.
Curriculum
Courses
Month 1
- GEN1011 Creative Presentation 3.0 Credit Hours
Month 2
- DEP1013 Psychology of Play 3.0 Credit Hours
Month 3
- VID1555 Video Sharing Platforms 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 4
- ENC1101 English Composition I 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 5
- AUD1923 Recording Principles 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 6
- APR1355 Fundamentals of Music 3.0 Credit Hours
Month 7
- REC1732 Sequencing Technology 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 8
- REC3414 Audio Workstations 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 9
- AUD119 Project and Portfolio I: Audio Arts 3.0 Credit Hours
- MGF1213 College Mathematics 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 10
- APR3570 Musical Structure and Analysis 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 11
- MPR1202 Musicianship 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 12
- MPB229 Project and Portfolio II: Music Production 3.0 Credit Hours
- MPR1111 Professional Development Seminar I: Music Production (1.0 Credit Hour)
Month 13
- MUH2429 History of Popular Music 4.0 Credit Hours
- HUM1505 Popular Culture in Media 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 14
- MPB239 Project and Portfolio III: Music Production 3.0 Credit Hours
- MPR2222 Professional Development Seminar II: Music Production (1.0 Credit Hour)
Month 15
- AUD3311 History of Recorded Music 3.0 Credit Hours
- PHY1020 Fundamentals of Physical Science 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 16
- MPR3113 Music Genres 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 17
- MPB349 Project and Portfolio IV: Music Production 3.0 Credit Hours
Month 18
- MPR3311 Musical Arrangement 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 19
- MPR3925 Topics in Music Theory 3.0 Credit Hours
- ENC326 Professional Writing 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 20
- MPB359 Project and Portfolio V: Music Production 3.0 Credit Hours
Month 21
- MPR4416 Audio Engineering Techniques 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 22
- MPR3701 Music Production for Media 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 23
- MPB469 Project and Portfolio VI: Music Production 3.0 Credit Hours
Month 24
- AUD3011 Fundamentals of Music Business 3.0 Credit Hours
- HUM302 Cultural Studies 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 25
- MPR4418 Audio Production for Media 4.0 Credit Hours
Month 26
- MPR3452 Game Music Composition 3.0 Credit Hours
Month 27
- MPB479 Project and Portfolio VII: Music Production 3.0 Credit Hours
- CRR4000 Career Readiness 4.0 Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours: 120
Program Outcome
Our goal is to provide you with a focused knowledge and understanding of music production technology and concepts needed to qualify for entry-level industry positions as multimedia music composers and producers, audio and sound-effects technicians, music supervisors, music editors, projectstudio engineers, beat programmers, music arrangers, songwriters, digital-music recording engineers, postproduction audio engineers, MIDI/digital audio workstation operators and programmers, and a variety of other positions in the audio and entertainment industries.
In addition to gaining technical proficiency and creative development, your education will help you develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills that contribute to lifelong learning, providing you with tools to help sustain a long and productive professional career in the entertainment and media industries.