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College of Fine Arts

BAA in Audio Production (2023 - 2024)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101 College English I 3 ENGL 102 College English II 3
MART 101 Intro to Media Arts 3 MART 102 Intro to Media Aesthetics/Analysis 3
GEN ED: First Year Seminar 1 3 MART 110 Intro to Music Tech & Industry 2
MUSC 140 Theory for Comm. Music I 2 GEN ED: Social & Behavioral Sci. 3
MUSC 141 Aural Skills for Comm. Music I 2 MUSC 142 Theory for Comm. Music II 2
MART 107 Intro to the Recording Studio 2 MUSC 143 Aural Skills for Comm. Music II 2
MART 108 Digital Audio Workstations 2
Fall Total Hours 17 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 1st year: 32

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
COMM 306 Intro to Multimedia 3 MART 299 Media Arts Practicum I 2 1
COMM 111 Public Speaking 3 MUSC 531 Intro to Electronic Media 2
MART 392 Prof. Practices: Bus. Development 1 MART 251 Recording II: Modern Rec Tech 2
MART 111 Intro to Music Business 2 MART 254 Post-Prod II: Mastering 2
MART 250 Recording I: Classical Rec Tech 2 MART 307 Location Sound Recording 2
MART 253 Post-Prod I: Editing & Mixing 2 Choose one of the following:
  • MATH 111 College Algebra
  • MATH 131 Contemporary Math.
 3
MART 109 Aural Skills for Audio Engineers 2 Choose one of the following:
  • MART 311 Intro to Sound for Digital Media
  • COMM 406 Audio Storytelling & Podcasting
 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 2nd year: 30

3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
MART 411 Adv. Sound for Digital Media 3 MART 399B Media Arts Practicum II - AP 2
MART 393 Prof. Practices: Legal Issues 1 MART 407 Game Audio 2
MART 343 Audio Science & Acoustics 3 MART 414 Microphones 2
MART 347 Modern Production 2 MART 419 Immersive Audio 2
Elective/Minor 3 Elective/Minor 3
GEN ED: Humanities 3 GEN ED: Math & Natural Sci. 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 3rd year: 29

4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
MART 391 Prof. Practices: Portfolio 1 MART 499B Media Arts Practicum III – AP 3
MART 540 Advanced Editing and Mastering 3 MART 572 Analog Audio 2
MART 571 Live Sound Design 3 MART 575 Seminar in Music Technology 3
MART 570 Electronic Music Production 2 GEN ED: 300+ 3
Elective/Minor 3 Elective/Minor 3
GEN ED: 300+ 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 4th year: 29

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

Note: Media Arts students cannot take a fine arts class for gen ed credit. Must achieve a C or higher in all MART classes.
  1. Milestone (Must be taken in 1st year)
  2. Prerequisite required

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated