Audio Production Certificate
Advance Your Skills in Audio and Radio Production – Produce radio and audio commercials and promotions, learn music recording and mixing, and create productions to add to your career portfolio.
The 18-credit Certificate in Audio Production integrates recording, mixing, producing, and mastering audio.
Completion of the certificate will help students pursue careers in radio, film, and video, as well as audio and music production. Students will learn how to develop and produce messages using current audio hardware and software. Communications Media majors can obtain this certificate as part of their 44-credit major program.
Certificate Counts as a Communications Media Minor
Majors from other departments can declare and earn a minor in Communications Media along with this certificate.
Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMM101 | Introduction to Communications, Media, and Culture | 3cr |
| COMM249 | Basic Audio Recording Techniques | 3cr |
| COMM349 | Radio Production | 3cr |
| COMM350 | Digital Storytelling | 3cr |
| COMM449 | Advanced Audio Recording Techniques | 3cr |
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMM281 | Special Topics1 | 3cr |
| COMM354 | Media Law and Policy | 3cr |
| COMM401 | Media Programming and Promotion | 3cr |
| COMM403 | Multimedia Newswriting | 3cr |
| COMM408 | Media Field Studies | 3cr |
| COMM414 | Music, Media, and Culture | 3cr |
| COMM451 | Multimedia News Production | 3cr |
| COMM 470 | Media Sales and Management | 3cr |
| COMM 477 | Freelancing and Entrepreneurship in Media | 3cr |
| COMM480 | Seminar in Communications Media1 | 3cr |
| COMM481 | Special Topics1 | 3cr |
1As appropriate depending on topic; approval required.