Bachelor of Applied Science in Audio Navitas Group - SAE Institute of Technology - Atlanta Campus, USA

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Audio is an intensive practical and theoretical course of study that provides students with the knowledge and skills to shape audio design and creation. Students attending this program learn both the technical and creative components of audio design and business principles of the entertainment industry. This is a hands-on, project-based program culminating in a major capstone project that draws upon the range of knowledge and skills learned throughout the program consists of 32 courses taken in 32 months. Students enrolled full-time in the Bachelor Program take 2 courses per module with a short break between modules and semesters. Students must successfully complete all 128 credit hours of core audio and general education courses to receive a Bachelor of Applied Science in Audio degree. At our Nashville campus, the Bachelor of Applied Science in Audio is taken as a completer program, only after successfully completing an Associate of Applied Science in Audio.

Students in the Bachelor of Applied Science in Audio should learn to:

• Develop, plan, and complete a complex audio production within a specified timeframe adopting professional work practices
• Demonstrate the ability to implement critical, conceptual and theoretical principles of existing media to inform professional audio production practice
• Apply professional audio production methods and techniques in a wide variety of settings using a wide range of hardware and software solutions
• Demonstrate applied knowledge of professional production principles and methods integrated within a variety of complex audio production environments
• Collaborate with others to effectively plan and execute a range of creative projects and responses to complex problems
• Critically evaluate and reflect on the methods, processes and outcomes of creative audio production and work practices
• Develop strategies for improving professional performance through reflective practice
• Design and develop software instruments and audio effect processors using a text-based programming language
• Create custom software to execute a cohesive audiovisual live performance
• Prepare a wide variety of audio media to meet required technical and aesthetic requirements
• Demonstrate effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrate effective analytical problem-solving and critical thinking skills, using the scientific method where appropriate
• Locate, retrieve, and evaluate information using appropriate research tools