New Media Production: Audio and Music Certificate
Program code: NAMC-CC-NMP
Location: Middlesex
Program Description
This program is a career-oriented certificate program designed to prepare students to work in various types of audio-related positions in music recording and media. Students can specialize in either music production or audio production for media, with some overlap between these two areas. The program emphasizes hands-on training using professional-level, state-of-the-art, digital audio technology and software with some required coursework in music. While not designed as a transfer program, the curriculum includes several courses modeled after those offered by similar bachelor’s degree programs and should allow for easy transfer to these types of programs.
CT State, Middlesex campus is home to audio recording and post-production studios. Labs are Pro Tools-based and will allow students to learn the advanced-level skills necessary to be competent professional audio technicians.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates will:
- effectively use a variety of industry tools and processes for producing contemporary forms of digital media across multiple delivery platforms and delivery systems.
- use advanced technologies within a chosen area of specialization with the goal of successfully transitioning from school to working in the industry.
- plan, create and maintain a professional portfolio highlighting and marketing professional skills and capabilities. Showcase this portfolio via websites, blogs, and social media to achieve employment and educational goals.
- demonstrate key competencies in media writing, video production, audio production, graphic design, interactive media, photography and other technologies within digital media arts.
- apply critical thinking and aesthetic judgments in creating collaborative media projects.
- communicate clearly, concisely, visually, verbally and in writing, using techniques appropriate for the intended audience.
- apply course knowledge and gain media production experience in a work environment through experiential learning including internships, practicums and community engaged learning.
Certificate Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| COMM 1612 | Audio Production | 3 |
| MUS 1100 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| or MUS 1101 | Music Theory I | |
| MUS 1201 | Music Ear-Training I | 1 |
| MUS 1602 | Electronic Music Composition I | 3 |
| MUS 1301 | Group Piano I | 1 |
| MUS 2603 | Electronic Music Composition II | 3 |
| MUS 2605 | Principles of Sound Recording | 3 |
| MUS 2604 | Advanced Music Mixing and Processing | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Music History - Medieval-Baroque | ||
| Music History - Classical-Contemporary | ||
| World Music | ||
| Today's Music | ||
| Today's Music: Gospel, Ragtime, Blues, Jazz | ||
| History and Appreciation of Jazz | ||
| Rock and Roll History and Appreciation | ||
| NMP 2090 | Media Production Capstone | 3 |
| or NMP 2195 | Media Internship | |
| Open Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 29 | |