Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Audio Production
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Audio Production - Overview
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Audio Production - Modules
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Audio Production - Overview
The degree will consolidate the students knowledge already gained during the audio engineering diploma program and further their academic skills. The degree broadens the learning experience beyond the purely vocational type training, by including a wider knowledge base and research-based educational experience.
Aims
The Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Audio Production degree comprises the audio engineering diploma plus a second year of degree level studies. This degree is taught and administered by SAE Institute and validated by Middlesex University, London. The BA (Honours) degree is a direct path to higher post graduate degrees e.g. masters or the SAE-Tonmeister.
Qualification
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Audio Production
Duration
- 12 months Diploma + 12 months Degree full-time or
- 18 months Diploma part-time + 12 months Degree full-time
Entry Requirements
- Completion of O-levels of the secondary school or equivalent;
- Completion of SAE Diploma in Audio Engineering or equivalent; and
- Mature age of over 17 years.
For international students:
- IELTS overall band score 6.0 or above; or
- TOEFL overall grade of 550 or above (paper-based); or
- TOEFL overall grade of 213 or above (computer-based); or
- TOEFL overall grade of 79 or above (internet-based); or
- A high school transcript showing proof of satisfactory English to year 10 or higher.
Intake dates
- Commencement Dates 2010 Full Time: 26 April (10am - 1.30pm), 18 October (2pm - 5.30pm)
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Audio Production - Modules
Creative Media Practice (SAE2000)
This module aims to position the discipline specific knowledge and skills acquired during the diploma phase within a wider industry and cultural context. The structure and operations of the culture industries are examined alongside meanings of and interplay between culture, cultural products and the consumer. The resulting implications for the pitching of creative media ideas and the marketing of creative media products are also considered.
Students take their existing skills and adapt them for a range of markets, cultures and platforms, requiring students to understand other cultures and assimilate other disciplines into their practice.
Advanced Audio Practice (SAE3110)
This module aims to develop discipline specific knowledge and skills to more sophisticated conceptual and technical levels through the realisation and evaluation of an advanced audio application.
Tensions between the creative application of technology and the legal, contractual and ethical contexts of professional practice and end product are also examined.
Finally, students are offered the opportunity to reflect on their career options, engage in professional practice and consider strategies for continuing professional development.
Major Project (BA) (SAE3200) (Audio)
The major project is self-generated and may take one of many different forms. There is however an expectation that the final deliverable will be of a calibre that will help progress the student into employment or postgraduate work.
The project is intended to demonstrate a range of advanced skills in accordance with the requirements of a substantial level three project. Through successful completion the student will also exhibit their capacity to conduct independent research and manage a large-scale venture.
Central to the module is an exploration of research methodologies and how they may be successfully employed. Students will develop a project proposal and submit this for approval. They will project manage all aspects involved in preliminary and planning phases through to realisation.
Summary of Topics
- Potential avenues for research in the field
- Research methodologies relevant to the major project
- Development of project proposal and resources for the research project
- Advanced project development and management skills
