Digital Audio, B.S.
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Program Description
The BS in Digital Audio will prepare students to work at a high level in the very competitive entertainment industry. Students will have the opportunity to hone their craft in an enriching and engaging way. With a solid foundation in recording, editing, mixing, mastering and design, Digital Audio students will be well-prepared to enter any entry-level position in the audio industry from AAA game studios, film studios, recording studios, broadcast facilities and many more. Advanced students will be able to choose a more focused education in different areas of the audio world.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Total Credit Hours | 122 | |
| General Education Requirements | 30 Credits | |
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 |
| or ENGH 1005 | Literacies and Composition Across Contexts | |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Academic Writing | 3 |
| MAT 1030 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| or MAT 1035 | Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra | |
| or MAT 1030H | Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| US History to 1877 and US History since 1877 (6) | ||
| American History (3) | ||
| US Economic History (3) | ||
| American Heritage (3) | ||
| American National Government (3) | ||
| Distribution Courses: | ||
| Biology Distribution | 3 | |
| Personal, Professional, and Civic Growth Distribution | 3 | |
| Physical Science Distribution | 3 | |
| Humanities Distribution | 3 | |
| Fine Arts Distribution 1 | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science Distribution 2 | 3 | |
| Discipline Core Requirements | 60 Credits | |
| MUSC 1100 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| DAPR 1000 | Intro to Digital Audio | 1 |
| DAPR 1030 | Digital Audio Workstation Training I | 3 |
| DAPR 1031 | Digital Audio Workstation Training II | 3 |
| PHYS 1700 | Descriptive Acoustics | 3 |
| DAPR 2000 | Digital Audio Essentials | 3 |
| DAPR 2000L | Digital Audio Essentials Lab | 1 |
| DAPR 2001R | Audio Portfolio Prep | 2 |
| DAPR 2010 | Core Recording | 3 |
| DAPR 2010L | Core Recording Lab | 1 |
| DAPR 2020 | Core Mixing | 3 |
| DAPR 2020L | Core Mixing Lab | 1 |
| DAPR 2080 | Podcast and Radio Production | 3 |
| DAPR 2240 | Digital Audio Restoration | 3 |
| DAPR 3010R | Digital Lecture Series | 1 |
| DAPR 3010 | Advanced Recording | 3 |
| DAPR 3010L | Advanced Recording Lab | 1 |
| DAPR 3020 | Advanced Mixing | 3 |
| DAPR 3020L | Advanced Mixing Lab | 1 |
| DGM 3110 | Corporate Issues in Digital Media | 3 |
| DGM 3120G | Digital Media for Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| DAPR 4085 | Writing for Digital Audio | 3 |
| DAPR 4220 | Audio Mastering | 3 |
| DAPR 4900R | Senior Capstone | 6 |
| Recommended Tracks | 18 Credits | |
| Complete at least 18 credits from the following recommended tracks 3 | 18 | |
| Sound Design Track | ||
| Production Sound for Cinema (3) | ||
| Spatial Audio I (3) | ||
| Post-Production Sound for Cinema I (3) | ||
| Post-Production Sound for Cinema II (3) | ||
| Sound Design for Visual Media I (3) | ||
| Sound Design for Visual Media II (3) | ||
| Audio Engineering Track | ||
| Audio Hardware Basics (3) | ||
| Audio Hardware I (3) | ||
| Audio Hardware II (3) | ||
| Audio Plugin Development I (3) | ||
| Signal Processing for Audio (3) | ||
| Audio Plugin Development II (3) | ||
| Game Sound Track | ||
| Sound Design for Visual Media I (3) | ||
| Sound Design for Visual Media II (3) | ||
| Sound for Games I (3) | ||
| Sound for Games II (3) | ||
| Spatial Audio I (3) | ||
| Spatial Audio II (3) | ||
| Elective Requirements | 14 Credits | |
| Complete an additional 14 credits from the above Recommended Tracks or from the list below. 3 | 14 | |
| Live Sound Reinforcement (3) | ||
| Recording Studio Design Principles and Practices (3) | ||
| Advanced Audio Restoration and Forensics (3) | ||
| Digital Audio Workstation Training III (3) | ||
| Digital Audio Workstation Training IV (3) | ||
| Producing Audio (3) | ||
| Special Topics in Digital Audio (3) | ||
| Advanced Topics in Digital Audio (3) | ||
| Film Production Analysis I (2) | ||
| Film Production Analysis I Lab (undefined) | ||
| Digital Cinema Editing I (2) | ||
| Digital Cinema Editing I Lab (undefined) | ||
| Digital Cinema Editing II (2) | ||
| Digital Cinema Editing II Lab (undefined) | ||
| Filmmaking I (3) | ||
| Filmmaking I Lab (undefined) | ||
| Professional NLE Certification (2) | ||
| Professional NLE Certification Lab (undefined) | ||
| Mixed Reality Essentials (2) | ||
| Scripting Essentials (undefined) | ||
| Fundamentals of Programming (3) | ||
| Object Oriented Programming (3) | ||
- 1
MUSC 1010 Introduction to Music recommended.
- 2
MGMT 1010 Introduction to Business recommended
- 3
Students must complete 40 credits of upper division before finishing the program
Graduation Requirements
- Completion of a minimum of 122 semester credits.
- A minimum of 2.5 GPA in all discipline core courses with no grade lower than a C- required for graduation. To qualify for the portfolio review, DGM courses must be completed with a grade of B- or higher.
- Residency hours -- minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
- Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements, which includes a portfolio review and acceptance into the degree.
- Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
- Successful completion of at least two Writing Enriched (WE) courses.
Graduation Plan
This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | |
| DAPR 1000 | Intro to Digital Audio | 1 |
| DAPR 2080 | Podcast and Radio Production | 3 |
| DAPR Elective | 3 | |
| MAT 1030 | Quantitative Reasoning or Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra or Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| Fine Arts Distribution | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MUSC 1100 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| DAPR 2000 | Digital Audio Essentials | 3 |
| DAPR 2000L | Digital Audio Essentials Lab | 1 |
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 |
| Personal, Professional, and Civic Growth Distribution | 3 | |
| Physical Science Distribution | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Semester 3 | ||
| DAPR 2010 | Core Recording | 3 |
| DAPR 2010L | Core Recording Lab | 1 |
| DAPR 1030 | Digital Audio Workstation Training I | 3 |
| DAPR 2240 | Digital Audio Restoration | 3 |
| PHYS 1700 | Descriptive Acoustics | 3 |
| DAPR 2001R | Audio Portfolio Prep | 2 |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Academic Writing | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| DAPR 2020 | Core Mixing | 3 |
| DAPR 2020L | Core Mixing Lab | 1 |
| DAPR 1031 | Digital Audio Workstation Training II | 3 |
| DAPR Elective | 3 | |
| Track Elective | 3 | |
| Track Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Semester 5 | ||
| DAPR 3010 | Advanced Recording | 3 |
| DAPR 3010L | Advanced Recording Lab | 1 |
| DAPR 3010R | Digital Lecture Series | 1 |
| DGM 3110 | Corporate Issues in Digital Media | 3 |
| Track Elective | 3 | |
| Biology Distribution | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| DAPR 3020 | Advanced Mixing | 3 |
| DAPR 3020L | Advanced Mixing Lab | 1 |
| DAPR Elective | 3 | |
| Track Elective | 3 | |
| Track Elective | 3 | |
| History Distribution | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Semester 7 | ||
| DAPR 4900R | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| DAPR 4220 | Audio Mastering | 3 |
| DAPR 4085 | Writing for Digital Audio | 3 |
| DAPR Elective | 3 | |
| Social / Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| DAPR 4900R | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| DGM 3120G | Digital Media for Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| Track Elective | 3 | |
| DAPR Elective | 2 | |
| Humanities Distribution | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 122 | |
Program Learning Outcomes
- Employ advanced tools and techniques in a professional recording studio environment.
- Interpret how individual media, hardware, and software elements can combine to create something of superior quality.
- Create projects and events that involve other students, faculty, community members and industry professionals.
- Generate solutions to narrative, musical, game design, hardware and software problems in a singular and outstanding way.
Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other
- Total Positions69,500
- Field Growth4.4%
- Median Salary$73,500
- Average Openings6.3
Disc jockeys, except radio
- Total Positions21,000
- Field Growth5.1%
- Median Salary$N/A
- Average Openings2.0
Sound engineering technicians
- Total Positions18,000
- Field Growth-0.5%
- Median Salary$59,430
- Average Openings1.5