Sound Recording Technology Minor
The Music Department offers the collaboratively-designed Sound Recording Technology minor exclusively for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science majors. This minor is designed to assist in the development of qualified individuals to enter the recording industry as maintenance technicians (for recording studios, television and radio stations, equipment distributors, video houses, sound reinforcement and systems design companies) and careers in audio engineering research and development.
The sequence of study focuses on providing the student with practical knowledge of the function and usage of audio and video equipment, equipment maintenance and design theories and applications, theory of audio equipment, and basic music skills. The student is introduced to artistic concepts and applications of audio and music synthesis and production, while being taken through advanced concepts in audio theory. The minor culminates with a research project in hardware design, including the building of a prototype of the design project.
The Sound Recording Technology minor consists of 23 credits.
Required Courses (17 credits)
- MUTH.1100 Basic Music Theory
- MUTH.1200 Musicianship and Analysis Keyboard Lab
- MUSR.2100 Audio in Theory and Practice
- MUSR.3600 Critical and Analytical Listening
- MUSR.3900 Acoustics and Psychoacoustics
- MUSR.4130 Advanced Audio Theory
- MUSR.4550 Careers in Audio
Elective Courses (6 credits)
Choose from the following:
- COMP.2110 Computer Science for SRT Applications
- MUSR.3200 Mixing and Mastering Audio
- MUSR.3500 Video Production for SRT
- MUSR.4200 Sound Synthesis 1
- MUSR.4210 Sound Synthesis 2
- MUSR.4330 Computer Applications in Music
- MUSR.4700 Recording Studio Repair and Maintenance
- MUSR.5200 Recording Analysis
- MUSR.5310 Special Topics in Sound Recording Technology
- MUxx.xxxx Upper division music courses approved by adviser
For additional information contact the Department of Music.