DEGREE CURRICULUM
Classes are normally 3-4
days/nights per week. Day Classes are normally from 10 AM - 1:00
PM or 2-5 PM; Night classes 6:30 - 9:30 PM. Lab time
is scheduled in six hour slots - 10 AM - 4 PM (day classes);
6 PM - Midnight (night classes)
Schedule
Breakdown
The Degree program consists of 4 semesters.
Everyone normally starts with the
Audio Recording and Production Certificate Program for Semester 1.
You then choose 3 of the other five Certificate Programs below.
COURSES |
HOURS |
UNITS |
Semester
1 - Audio Recording Certificate
Program
AR200 Instrument Proficiency (Voice and Piano)
AR100L Audio Production Labs
General Education
GE101 The Technology of Digital Audio Mixing Production
GE110 The Art of Digital Audio Mixing and Production
GE120 Music Theory / Voice and Piano |
90
30
30
39 |
2
2
2
2
|
Semester
2
GE130 Basic Computers and Career Development
Elective Program (below) |
33
198
|
2
13
|
Semester
3
GE140 Art of Producing
Elective Program (below) |
33
198
|
2
13
|
Semester
4
JB101 Externship
Elective Program (below) |
45
198
|
1
13
|
| TOTAL |
894 |
55 |
|
Elective
Programs
(Choose 3 of the following for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Semesters)
|
| COURSES |
Hrs |
Units |
MB101
Small Business Management and Artist Management
MB140 Record Company Operations and Marketing & Distribution
MB250 Legal Aspects
MB100L Music Business Labs |
52.5
52.5
33
33 |
2
2
2
1
|
| TOTAL |
198 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COURSES |
Hrs |
Units |
AP210 Audio Mixing & Production
AP220 Advanced Audio Technology
AP250 Music Theory for Producers
AP200L Audio Production Labs
|
30
30
39
90 |
2
2
2
2
|
| TOTAL |
198 |
8 |
|
|
|
| COURSES |
Hrs |
Units |
DC101
Digital Composer's Tools; Synthesis and Sampling
DC300 AdvMusicTheory,Composition;
Arranging and Programming
DC100L Digital Audio Production Labs
|
|
2
2
2 |
| TOTAL |
198 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COURSES |
Hrs |
Units |
AM101
Audio for Video, Film and TV
AM200 Audio for the Internet and Games
AM100L Digital Production Labs |
63
27
90 |
2
2
2
|
| TOTAL |
198 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COURSES |
Hrs |
Units |
SH101
Sound Therapy Overview
SH150 Structure of Body, Mind, Spirit
SH200 Inner Sound Awareness and Transformation
SH230 Natural Acoustic Instruments
SH250 Sound, Consciousness and Spirituality
SH100L Sound Healing Labs |
|
2
1
3
3
|
| TOTAL |
198 |
9 |
|
|
Size
To insure personal attention the class is limited to 30 people.
Program
Objectives
In
the Associate Degree Program each student will:
- Develop
strong learning skills that build the confidence needed
to face professional and personal challenges, and to master
continually changing media technologies.
- Gain first hand knowledge from industry professionals on
production techniques, music business, and the state of
the Industry.
- Learn
to perform critical analysis of various styles of recordings,
mixes and productions.
- Gain
an understanding of style preferences, and aesthetic values
of different musical cultures and an awareness of the historical
development of recording styles.
- Develop
in-depth knowledge of computers and their uses in audio
production environments.
- Develop
skills in the playing and performance of various musical
instruments.
- Become
proficient in the use of time code and the equipment used
in audio for video production.
- Acquire
a proficiency in the use and creation of media used on the
World Wide Web.
- Gain
a broad overview of the field of audio and opportunities
available in related industries.
- Create
a portfolio of work which will include music recordings,
electronic music projects, audio for video projects, and
materials created for the World Wide Web.
Degree
An Associates Degree approved by the State of California will
be conferred upon completion. The
Degree Program requires 792 hours or 40 units for completion.
Audio Recording and Production Certificate Program Curriculum
(1st Semester of Degree Program)
