Certificate in Sound Design

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The Certificate in Sound Design provides students with a focused curriculum in sound design theory and practice. Students engage in technical, cultural, and interdisciplinary contexts for sound and build experience creating sound-based projects for a variety of media and end-use applications.

Certificate Requirements (31-35 credits)

Context (3-4 credits from the following)

/ MUS 311 - Art and Music of the Twentieth Century to Present 4 credits
MUS 201 - Classical Music 4 credits
MUS 202 - Music of the World 4 credits
MUS 203 - Jazz and Justice 4 credits
MUS 205 - Rock History from 1900 - 1959 4 credits
MUS 206 - Rock Music of the 1960s-1970s 4 credits
MUS 207 - Rock Music from the 1970s-Present 4 credits
MUS 208 - Hip Hop Revolution: Rap Music and Culture in Contemporary America 4 credits
MUS 210 - American Country Music 4 credits
MUS 362 - Music History: 20th Century Music to Present 3 credits
MUS 460 - Special Topic: History 3 credits

Skills (6-8 credits required)

(2 credits)

/ (4 credits)

(3 credits)

(4 credits)

and

(3 credits)

(4 credits)

Theory (7 credits required)

(4 credits)

and

(3 credits)

(2 credits) / (2 credits)

Electives (15-16 credits from the following)

Courses taken to meet one of the requirements above will not also count toward the elective requirement.