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Recording Arts Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree

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The Recording Arts Technology degree program prepares students for a career in the audio engineering field including working with live sound, such as for concerts and church services, or recording, studio engineering, field recording, production of beats, audio for gaming, sound for film and television and sound for interactive applications such as animation, multimedia, and web audio.

Curriculum

General Education Core (15 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts/Communication (3 Credits)

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II: Social/Behavioral Sciences (Choose ONE course below.) (3 Credits)

ECON 1101Principles of Economics

3
ECON 2105Principles of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Principles of Microeconomics

3
HIST 1111World History I

3
HIST 1112World History II

3
HIST 2111U.S. History I

3
HIST 2112U.S. History II

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

Area III: Natural Sciences/Mathematics (Choose ONE course below.) (3 Credits)

MATH 1101

3
MATH 1103Quan. Skills and Reasoning

3
MATH 1111

3

Area IV: Humanities/Fine Arts (3 Credits)

MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3

Elective: General Education (Choose ONE course option below.) (3 Credits)

Any Area I, II, III, or IV course not taken above, OR,

ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3
SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3
 
BIOL 1111Biology I

3
And
BIOL 1111LBiology Lab I

1
 
BIOL 1112Biology II

3
And
BIOL 1112LBiology Lab II

1
 
CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3
And
CHEM 1211LChemistry Lab 1

1
 
CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3
And
CHEM 1212LChemistry Lab II

1
 
MATH 1113Precalculus

3
MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3
MATH 1131Calculus

4
MATH 1132Calculus II

4
 
PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3
And
PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1
 
PHYS 1111Introductory Physics I

3
And
PHYS 1111LIntroductory Physics Lab I

1
 
PHYS 1112Introductory Physics II

3
And
PHYS 1112LIntroductory Physics Lab II

1
 
ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
RELG 1101World Religions

3

Occupational Courses (46 Credits)

Required Courses:

DMPT 1000
RART 1100Intro to the Music Industry

3
RART 1200Intro to Sound Production

3
RART 1300Intro to Audio Recording

4
RART 1350Advanced Audio Recording

4
RART 2100Digital Sound Eng Movie Making

4
RART 2200Podcasting & Altern Audio Prod

4
RART 2300Live Event Production

4
RART 2500Television Sound Production

4
DMPT 2905Practicum/Internship

4
DMPT 2930Exit Review

4
Select One
DMPT 1055Intro to Media Technology

4
Or
COMP 1000Intro to Computer Literacy

3

Total Credit Hours: 61