Audio Production, BA

Audio Production (BA) Offered by the Department of Performing Arts, College of Arts and Sciences. Admission to the Program Formal admission to the program requires a grade point average of 2.00 (on a 4.00 scale) and departmental approval. 120 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better Completion of college writing requirement Completion of university mathematics requirement General Education Requirements A total of ten courses, consisting of two courses from each of the five foundational areas At least one course from Area Five: The Natural and Mathematical Sciences must include a laboratory science component No more than two courses may be taken in the same discipline Major Requirements 59 credit hours with grades of C or better Course Requirements Core (34-39 credit hours) ATEC-101 Fundamentals of Audio Technology (3) ATEC-102 Audio Technology Laboratory (1) ATEC-301 Digital Audio Workstations I (3) ATEC-311 Sound Studio Techniques I (4) ATEC-321 Sound Synthesis I (3) ATEC-401 Digital Audio Workstations II (3) ATEC-403 Production Mixing and Mastering (3) ATEC-411 Sound-Studio Techniques II (4) ATEC-421 Sound Synthesis II (3) ATEC-431 Studio Management (3) ATEC-441 Business of the Audio Industry (3) ATEC-450 Audio Technology Capstone (1-6) Electives (10 credit hours) Complete 10 credit hours from the following or other courses with the approval of the department: ATEC-491 Internship (1-6) PHYS-300 Acoustics (3) PHYS-310 Electronics (4) Area of Specialization (15 credit hours) Complete 15 credit hours from an area of specialization, either communication or music: Communication COMM-100 Understanding Media FA4 (3) COMM-105 Visual Literacy FA1 (3) COMM-300 Interpersonal Communication (3) COMM-330 Principles of Photography (3) COMM-331 Film and Video Production I (3) COMM-434 Film and Video Production II (3) COMM-438 Production Practicum (1-3) (topics) Music PERF-124 Music Theory I (3) PERF-125 Music Theory II (3) PERF-227 Musicianship I (3) PERF-228 Musicianship II (3) PERF-320 History of Rock Music (3) PERF-321 Evolution of Jazz and Blues (3) PERF-322 History of Music I: From Antiquity to 1750 (3) PERF-323 History of Music II: From 1750 to the Present (3) PERF-324 Form and Analysis (3) PERF-325 Counterpoint (3) Combined Bachelor's and Master's Degrees American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor's/master's programs. See Combined Bachelor's and Master's Degrees for more information.