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Bachelor of Science in Sound Engineering (Curriculum D)
The Bachelor of Science in Sound Engineering (Curriculum D) is designed for those students who demonstrates abilities in both music and engineering and are interested in sound reinforcement, sound recording, and audio equipment research and design.
Pre-college Preparation:
Experience in performance (both traditional and technologically enhanced and a high level of proficiency in an acoustic instrument) and music theory with strong aptitude in mathematics, physics, and computer programming, and prior experience with multitrack recording and sound reinforcement..
Curriculum
- One year of piano
- Four terms of music theory including the study of the structure of primarily tonal music, through ear-training and sight-singing, written work in construction and composition, and musical analysis
- Six credits of musicology
- A sequence of Performing Arts Technology coursework including Introduction to Computer Music, Computer Music Composition and Arranging, Sound Recording I and II, Music and Media I, Digital Sound Synthesis I, Live Sound reinforcement, Sound for Theatre, Timbral Ear Training, and Advanced Sound Recording
- Three semesters of Calculus and one course in differential equations
- Two semesters of Physics including appropriate lab work
- Coursework in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science including Circuits, Signals and Systems, Electromagnetics I, Circuit Analysis and Electronics, Engineering Acoustics, Digital Signal Processing, and one course in computer programming
- The University's two semester English writing requirement
- Electives to complete 120 credits chosen in consultation with a Performing Arts Technology academic adviser
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