Video/Audio Communication Arts - Sound Recording (VSRC1)

Location(s): Elkhorn Valley Campus

Award: Certificate of Achievement

Academic Focus Area: Creative Arts and Design

This certificate provides students with basic professional skills to work in the audio recording field. Students earning a certificate may seek employment in entry-level recording environments, including live music performance, sound for television and film, and the sound recording studio.

Graduation Requirements
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 51.0

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Major Requirements - 37.5 credits

Students should work with faculty to select courses from the list that meet their career goals.

PHOT 1500 - Moving Image Lab 6.0 Credits
VACA 1020 - Audio I 4.5 Credits
VACA 1200 - Sound for Film 4.5 Credits
VACA 2020 - Audio II 4.5 Credits
VACA 2030 - Audio III 4.5 Credits
VACA 2050 - Pro-Tools 4.5 Credits
VACA 2060 - Audio Mixing and Summing 4.5 Credits
VACA 2080 - Surround Sound Mixing 4.5 Credits

Note:

Internship must be taken for 4.5 credit hours if taken in lieu of VACA 2030 - Audio III .

Certificate of Achievement General Education Requirements - 13.5 credits

The following are General Education requirements for a Certificate of Achievement. Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Communication

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Communication course options

Quantitative/Numeracy

1 Course 4.5 - 5.0 credit hrs.

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course.

Select 1 college level math course from the list of General Education math courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Math course options

*Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1course from the list of Humanities or Social Sciences General Education course options in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Humanities course options

Gen Ed Social Science course options

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Students will learn how to record quality audio in the studio and field.
Students will know how edit and process digital and analog audio.
Students will know audio workflow and signal paths.
Students will know how to create good communication using sound.
Students will know how to work with teams and clients.