Digital Audio Production

The primary goal of this certificate program is to provide students a sequence of study that will offer them aesthetic and technical skills vital to the contemporary audio production workplace. The coursework is intended to provide suitable preparation for entry level employment in digital audio production; it also enables people currently employed in the field of audio recording a means to upgrade and expand their skills.

Curriculum code: 1781
Hegis code: 5008
Minimum credit hours required: 31 credit hours

General Requirements (9 credit hours)
Humanities 3 
ENG 1530: English Composition II 3
Social Sciences Elective 3
HIS 1540: US History II or PSY 1510: General Psychology are recommended 3
Mathematics/Sciences Elective 3
CSC 1510: Introduction to Computer Science is recommended 3 

 


Core Requirements (22-23 credit hours)

CMM 1750: The Rhetoric of Vision and Sound
3
MUS 1570: Music Theory I
3
MUS 1670: Beginning Piano
3
MUS 1710: Audio Recording
3
MUS 1730: Music and the Digital Studio
3
MUS 2890: Digital/Audio Studio Seminar
3
One course chosen from the list below
3
MUS 1510: Introduction to Music
 
MUS 1590: American Music: Classic Popular
 
Applied Music Electives
1-2
MUS 1750-2880: Music Ensemble courses are not required, but are suggested if eventually working toward an associate’s degree.
 

Electives ( none)


Important Points
  • Students are advised to select program electives after careful consultation with their advisors.
Program contact:
Michael Kelly
Coordinator, Music
michaelkelly@mail.sunyjcc.edu
716.338.1157
1.800.388.8557

Admissions contact:
admissions@mail.sunyjcc.edu
800.388.8557
716.338.1001 (Jamestown)
716.376.7501 (Olean)