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Audio Arts, AS S0434

Program: S0434

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Suggested Sequence of CourseworkIndicates Courses Offered Online

Fall Semester (Year 1)

Course Prefix	Title	Units
MUSA 100	Fundamental of Audio Tech	3.0
MUSA 110	Acoustics for Audio Production	3.0
MUSA 120	Electronic Music	3.0
ENGL 1A	Freshman Composition	4.0
Total:		13.0

MUSA 100, 110, 120 must be taken together

Winter Semester (Year 1)

Course Prefix	Title	Units
MUSA 150	Audio Recording	3.0
AA/S LIFE	Area E Lifelong Undrstg Course	3.0
Total:		6.0

Spring Semester (Year 1)

Course Prefix	Title	Units
MUSA 160	Live Sound Engineering	3.0
MUSA 200	Audio Production	3.0
AA/S HUM	Area C-2 Humanities Course	3.0
AA/S KINES	Phys Ed (KIN) Activity Course	0.5
BUSM 66	Small Business Management	3.0
ELEC 50A	(or) Electronic Circuits (DC)
ELEC 50B	(or) Electronic Circuits (AC)
MUS 110A	(or) Mus Fundamentals for Musicians
MUSA 230	(or) Songwriting
MUSA 299	(or) Work Experience in Audio Arts
R-TV 01	(or) Intro to Electronic Media
R-TV 11A	(or) Beginning Radio Production
THTR 14	(or) Stagecraft
Total:		12.5

6 elective units based on career interest: refer to notes

Summer Semester (Year 1)

Course Prefix	Title	Units
AA/S USHIS	Area D-1 Hist/Pol Sc Course	3.0
A/AS ARTS	AA/AS GE C1 Arts Crse	3.0
Total:		6.0

C1Arts: select one from MUS 12-MUS 110

Fall Semester (Year 2)

Course Prefix	Title	Units
MUSA 130	Business of Audio Production	3.0
MUSA 210	Audio for Multimedia	3.0
AA/S MATH	Meet AA/AS Math Comptcy Req	5.0
BUSM 66	Small Business Management	3.0
ELEC 50A	(or) Electronic Circuits (DC)
ELEC 50B	(or) Electronic Circuits (AC)
MUS 110A	(or) Mus Fundamentals for Musicians
MUSA 230	(or) Songwriting
R-TV 01	(or) Intro to Electronic Media
R-TV 11A	(or) Beginning Radio Production
THTR 14	(or) Stagecraft
Total:		14.0

based on career interest: refer to notes

Winter Semester (Year 2)

Course Prefix	Title	Units
SPCH 1A	Public Speaking	4.0
Total:		4.0

Spring Semester (Year 2)

Course Prefix	Title	Units
MUSA 220	Sound Performance & Synthesis	3.0
MUSA 250	Audio Capstone	3.0
AA/S SCNCE	Area B-1 or B-2 Science Course	3.0
AA/S BEHAV	Area D-2 Elective Course	3.0
Total:		12.0

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Program Notes

Audio Arts Course Offerings:

FALL:
MUSA 100
MUSA 110
MUSA 120
MUSA 210

SPRING:
MUSA 160
MUSA 200
MUSA 220
MUSA 250

FALL/SPRING:
MUSA 130

WINTER:
MUSA 150

Degree requirements include reading competency. This requirement is met by attaining eligibility for READ 100. You may complete READ 90 or take the reading placement exam and earn a 65 or higher (eligibility for READ 100).

Electives based on career interest:

MUSIC
MUS 110A
Additional elective to build on music focus: MUSA 230

ELECTRONICS:
ELEC 50A
ELEC 50A

RADIO:
R-TV 01
R-TV 11A

BUSINESS:
BUSM 66

Additional electives from the list: MUSA 299, THTR 14

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