Audio Engineering(6MUS-SOUND, 4MUS-AUDI, and 3MUS-RCRD)

Fast Facts About the ProgramType: TechnicalDegree/Certificate: Occupational Certificate, Certificate of Technology, Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)Duration: Two to four terms

Program InformationIf you have an ear for perfection, San Jacinto College can help you get started down the road to a career as a recording or sound reinforcement engineer. Musicians, singers, actors, announcers, and public speakers spend their entire careers trying to sound their best and audio engineers are their most important allies in accomplishing this goal. San Jacinto College gives you hands-on training in recording, mixing, and special effects processing, along with a curriculum of music instruction. Master your skills here and you’ll go far!

The San Jacinto College audio engineering curriculum:

• Is designed for students seeking careers as sound recording or sound reinforcement engineers.

• Emphasizes the theory and hands-on application of recording, mixing, and effects-processing equipment.

• Requires musical proficiency and an understanding of business and music business systems.

Additional InformationSan Jacinto Community College District and Alvin Community College District offer a joint Certificate of Technology in broadcast audio technology.

• Recording studios

• Television and radio stations

• Convention centers

• Hotels

• Churches

Earning PotentialBroadcast Technician Median Salary: $33,838*

Sound Engineering Technician Median Salary: $44,615**Source: texaswages.com

An equal opportunity institution

For More InformationCall Center: 281-998-6150General Email: information@sjcd.edu

San Jacinto College Central8060 Spencer Hwy.Pasadena, Texas 77505Contact: 281-576-1832

Revised 9/2014

Music Recording (3MUS-RCRD)

Associate of Applied Science Degree First Term Credit

MUSI 1301 *Music Fundamentals .........................................................3MUSI1181 Class Piano I ............................................................................1MUAP Private Music Lesson or MUSI 1188 Class Percussion or MUSI 1192 Class Guitar or MUSI 1183 Class Voice I .................1MUSC 1327 Audio Engineering I ...........................................................3SPCH Speech .................................................................................................3ENGL 1301 Composition I .......................................................................3Subtotal 14

Second Term Credit

MUSC 2427 Audio Engineering II .........................................................4ENGL 2311 Technical Report Writing or ENGL 1302 Composition II ................................................................3MUSC 1331 Musical Instrument Digital Interface I ........................3MUSI 1306 Listening to Music or MUSI 1310 American Popular Music .............................................3MUEN Ensemble ..........................................................................................1Subtotal 14

PostY1Summer

MATH 1314 College Algebra or MATH 1333 Contemporary Math for Tech. ........................................3MUSC 2101 Audio Engineering Practices ..........................................1**Social or Behavioral Sciences .............................................................3Subtotal 7

Third Term Credit

MUSC 1405 Live Sound I or MUSC 2355 Musical Instrument Digital Interface II and MUSC 2101 Audio Engineering Practices ...................................4MUSI 1211 Theory of Music I ..................................................................2MUSI 1216 Ear Training Sight Singing I ..............................................2MUAP Private Lesson..................................................................................2MUEN Ensemble ..........................................................................................1Subtotal 11

Fourth Term Credit

MUSB 1305 Survey of Music Business .................................................3MUSC 1323 Audio Electronics Troubleshooting .............................3MUEN Ensemble or MUAP Private Lesson ..........................................1MUSC 2386 Internship - Recording Arts Technology/Technician ....................................................................3MUSC 2447 Audio Engineering III or MUSC 2403 Live Sound II .....4Subtotal 14

Associate of Applied Science Degree Total 60

Capstone Experience: MUSC 2386

Verification of workplace competencies.*Subject to placement testing, a student placing out of MUSI 1301 may take MUSI 1211, 1212, 1216, and 1217 during the first year and substitute a three-hour elective for MUSI 1301.

**Courses which satisfy this requirement are listed in the Social and Behavioral Sciences section of the Transfer Core Curriculum.

Sound Recording (6MUS-SOUND)

Occupational CertificateFirst Term Credit

MUSB 1305 Survey of Music Business ............................................... 3 MUSC 1323 Audio Electronics ............................................................. 3 MUSC 1327 Audio Engineering I ......................................................... 3 Subtotal 9

Second Term Credit

MUSC 1405 Live Sound I or MUSC 2101 Audio Engr Practices and MUSC 1331 Musical Instrument Digital Interface I ................ 4 MUSC 2427 Audio Engineering II or MUSC 2403 Live Sound II ... 4 Subtotal 8

Occupational Certificate Total 17

Capstone Experience: MUSC 2101

Verification of workplace competencies.* Audio Engineering I and II may not be taken concurrently.

Techniques of Audio Engineering (4MUS-AUDI)

Certificate of TechnologyFirst Term Credit

MUSI 1301 Music Fundamentals ...........................................................3MUSI 1181 Class Piano I ...........................................................................1MUSB 1305 Survey of Music Business .................................................3MUAP Private Music Lesson or MUSI 1183 Class Voice I or MUSI 1188 Class Percussion or MUSI 1192 Class Guitar I ......1MUSC 1327 Audio Engineering I ...........................................................3Subtotal 11

Second Term Credit

MUSC 2427 Audio Engineering II .........................................................4MUAP Private Lesson..................................................................................1MUSC 1323 Audio Electronics Troubleshooting .............................3MUSC 1331 Musical Instrument Digital Interface I ........................3Subtotal 11

Third Term Credit

MUSC 1405 Live Sound I or MUSC 2355 Musical Instrument Digital Interface II and MUSC 2101 Audio Engineering Practices ...................................4MUAP Private Lesson..................................................................................1Subtotal 5

Fourth Term Credit

MUSC 2386 Internship - Recording Arts Technology/Technician ............................................................................3MUSC 2101 Audio Engineering Practices ..........................................1MUSC 2447 Audio Engineering III or MUSC 2403 Live Sound II ......4Subtotal 8

Certificate of Technology Total 35

Capstone Experience: MUSC 2386

Verification of workplace competencies.

Note: For complete program descriptions, please refer to the San Jacinto Community College District Catalog online at www.sanjac.edu/catalog.

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