Undergraduate Program Requirements

Audio Arts & Acoustics Program Requirements

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ACOUSTICS BS 2017

76 CREDITS MINIMUM ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAJOR. Please note: The typical CGPA of a student in Acoustics BS is in excess of 3.0. Students need to be aware that the Acoustics BS program is particularly intensive in science and mathematics.
ACOUSTICS BS 2017

ACOUSTICS REQS 31cr

Courses: 10/10
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
43-1112 Audio Theory and Systems 3C
43-2725 Studies in Hearing 3C
43-2310 Psychoacoustics 3C
43-1115 Audio Production I 3C
43-2315 Architectural Acoustics 3C
43-3315 Environmental Acoustics 3C
43-3610 Sound System Design 3C
43-3325 Acoustical Testing I 3C
43-3326 Acoustical Testing II 3C
43-3320 Acoustical Modeling 3C


30 CREDITS TOTAL of SCIENCE & MATH are needed for the BS. Similar courses in terms of level and relevance may be transferred from other institutions:

SCIENCE & MATH REQ 18cr

Courses: 5/5
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
56-2720 Calculus I 4C
56-2721 Calculus II 4C
56-3720 Elementary Differential Equations 3C
56-1820 Science of Electronics 4C
56-2820 The Science of Acoustics I 3C


12 CREDITS of SCIENCE / MATH Electives are required. Select four (4) courses from the following list. Two (2) of the course must be at the Junior (3***) or Senior (4***) level:

SCI/MATH ELECTVS 12-16cr

Courses: 4/4
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
56-1240 Material Science Technology 4C
56-2270 General Chemistry I 4C
56-2271 General Chemistry II 4C
56-2706 Introduction to Statistics 3C
56-2830 Fundamentals of Physics I 3C
56-3700 Discrete Mathematics 3C
56-3710 Calculus III 3C
56-3730 Numerical Analysis 4C
56-3740 Linear Algebra 4C
56-3810 Electricity and Magnetism 3C
56-ELEC Science and Mathematics Elective 3C
56-1881 Physics of Musical Instruments 4C


15 CREDITS of ACOUSTICS Electives are needed. Select or transfer five (5) courses from the following list. Three (3) of the courses must be at the Junior (3***) or Senior (4***) level:

ELECTIVES 15cr

Courses: 5/5
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
43-1111 Introduction to Audio 3C
43-2241 Audio Processes and Programming 3C
43-2410 Aesthetics of the Motion Picture Soundtrack 3C
43-2610 Project Planning, Process and Implementation 3C
43-2720 History of Audio 3C
43-3120 Perception and Cognition of Sound 3C
43-3290 Master Class in Sound Art 3C
43-3310 Acoustics of Performance Spaces 3C
43-3330 Engineered Acoustics 3C
43-3340 Fundamentals of Vibration Analysis 3C
43-3515 Studies in Loudspeaker Theory 3C
43-3583 Research Methods: An Interdisciplinary Approach 3C
43-3619 Installed Systems Documentation 3C
43-3621 The Art of Troubleshooting 3C
43-4473 Audio Visual System Design 3C

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