Recording Arts and Technology
Associate in Science
Career\Technical (Major Code: 02538)
Prepares students for employment in studio recording, television, and film sound production. Builds on their recording industry technical education in recording arts and recording technology. Contributes to the students' financial independence and career success, and allows them to take key roles within the digital audio recording and sound mixing fields.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to communicate abstract concepts to clients in order to meet their subjective creative needs.
- Students will be able to create musical works of art.
- Students will explore a repository of audio information and use their findings to make informed decisions.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| RA&T/MUS 100 | MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| RA&T 110/MUS 150 | MUSIC BUSINESS/CAREER OVERVIEW | 3 |
| Units | 6 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| RA&T 171 | LIVE SOUND | 4 |
| RA&T 120/FTMA 111/MUS 151 | RECORDING TECHNIQUES | 3 |
| Units | 7 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| RA&T 121 | AUDIO RECORDING TECHNOLOGY I | 4 |
| RA&T 105/MUS 155 | ELECTROACOUSTIC COMPOSITION | 3 |
| RA&T 290 | PROFESSIONAL AUDIO WORK EXPERIENCE | 2-4 |
| Units | 9-11 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| RA&T 122 | AUDIO RECORDING TECHNOLOGY II | 4 |
| RA&T 290 | PROFESSIONAL AUDIO WORK EXPERIENCE | 2-4 |
| Select one of the following Electives: | 3 | |
| RECORDING TECHNIQUES FOR MIXED MEDIA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING - AUDIO FOCUS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS - AUDIO FOCUS | ||
| Units | 9-11 | |
| Total Units | 31-35 | |
To earn an associate degree, additional general education and graduation requirements must be completed.