Audio Production, Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.)

Program Outline and Course Descriptions

The Bachelor of Science degree in Audio Production equips students with a broad-based foundation in recording, editing, mixing, and producing audio. The goal of the program is to help students develop the creative and technical skills essential to pursuing a successful career in audio production industriesStudents will be given the opportunity to acquire fundamental and advanced techniques used in audio production through the mastery of practical applications and self-developmentStudents will use industry standard software to explore different techniques used to conceptualize, develop, and produce audio in commercial settings

Course Number  Course Titles  Lecture Hours  Lab Hours  Quarter Credits 
AUD 110  Audio Foundations   50  10  5 
AUD 120  Digital Audio Workstations I  50  10  5 
AUD 220  Audio Video Show Design and Deployment  50  10  5 
AUD 230  Audio Recording Techniques  50  10  5 
AUD 240  Sound Design  50  10  5 
AUD 250  Post Production  50  10  5 
AUD 260  Mixing  50  10  5 
AUD 280  Live Sound Mixing  50  10  5 
AUD 290  Studio Concentration I  50  10  5 
AUD 310  Digital Composition and Sequencing  50  10  5 
AUD 320  Digital Audio Workstations II  50  10  5 
AUD 330  Music Producing  50  10  5 
AUD 340  Studio Concentration II  50  10  5 
AUD 350  Commercial Recording Studio Operation and Techniques  50  10  5 
AUD 365  Advanced Mixing  50  10  5 
AUD 390  Session Recording and Analog Production  50  10  5 
AUD 460  Sound Dynamics and Mastering  50  10  5 
AUD 480  Entertainment Business  50  10  5 
AUD 485  Audio Production Project  50  10  5 
BIO 200  Life Science*  50  10  5 
BSM 150  Business Start-Up Strategies  50  10  5 
BSM 255  Project Management  50  10  5 
BSM 305  Personal Selling and Branding  50  10  5 
BSM 465  Ethics in Law and Media Communications  50  10  5 
CSC 100  Student Success Fundamentals  50  10  5 
ENG 100  English Composition I*  50  10  5 
ENG 200  English Composition II*  50  10  5 
ENG 305  Speech and Rhetoric*  50  10  5 
HUM 120  Introduction to Sociology*  50  10  5 
HUM 140  Introduction to Psychology*  50  10  5 
HUM 200  World History*  50  10  5 
MTH 101  Introductory Algebra*  50  10  5 
MTH 240  Statistics*  50  10  5 
PHY 200  Physical Science*  50  10  5 
PRO 200  Professional Communications in the Workplace*  50  10  5 
VID 130  Intro to Video  50  10  5 
VID 170  Video I  50  10  5 
VID 270  Video II  50  10  5 
  Totals:  1,900  380  190 

*General Education course  

 

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We offer Associate and Bachelor of Science Degrees. The courses at Laurus College are taught online by experienced professionals from the field, and our college is known for its friendly learning environment and supportive staff and instructors who will feel like family.

You can even connect with faculty, classmates, and staff in person by visiting one of our locations: Atascadero, Chula Vista, Las Vegas, Oxnard, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Maria.

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