Audio Technology Curriculum
First Year
First Semester
- AUD 1850 - Introduction to Audio Technology 3 Credits
- MATH 1020 - Business Calculus I 3 Credits 1
- MUSC 1010 - Beginning Class Piano 1 Credits 2
- PA 1010 - Introduction to Performing Arts 3 Credits
- PHYS 2000 - Physics for Everyone 4 Credits
- Elective 1 Credit
Credit Hours: 15
Second Semester
- AUD 2850 - Acoustics of Music 3 Credits
- MUSC 1420 - Music Theory I 3 Credits 3
- MUSC 1430 - Aural Skills I 1 Credits 3
- PA 2790 - Performing Arts Practicum I 1 Credits
- Modern Language Requirement 3 Credits 4
- Social Science Requirement 3 Credits 5
- Elective 2 Credits
Credit Hours: 16
Second Year
First Semester
- AUD 2800 - Sound Reinforcement 3 Credits
- AUD 3800 - Audio Engineering I 3 Credits
- ENGL 1030 - Composition and Rhetoric 3 Credits
- PA 2010 - Career Planning and Professional Development 3 Credits
- Modern Language Requirement 3 Credits 4
Credit Hours: 15
Second Semester
- AUD 3850 - Advanced Live Sound Reinforcement 3 Credits
- or
- AUD 3860 - Electronic Composition and Sound Design 3 Credits
- MUSC 2100 - Music Appreciation: Music in the Western World 3 Credits
- Arts and Humanities (Literature) Requirement 3 Credits 5
- Social Science Requirement 3 Credits 5
- South Carolina REACH Act Requirement 3 Credits 6
- or
- Elective 3 Credits
Credit Hours: 15
Third Year
First Semester
- AUD 2790 - Audio Practicum 3 Credits
- PA 2800 - Performing Arts Practicum II 1 Credits
- PA 3010 - Principles of Arts Administration 3 Credits
- Global Challenges Requirement 3 Credits 5
- Major Requirement 3 Credits 7
- Minor Requirement 3 Credits
Credit Hours: 16
Second Semester
- AUD 4800 - Audio Engineering II 3 Credits 8
- COMM 2500 - Public Speaking 3 Credits
- Global Challenges Requirement 3 Credits 5
- Major Requirement 3 Credits 7
- Minor Requirement 3 Credits
Credit Hours: 15
Fourth Year
First Semester
- PA 4010 - Capstone Project 3 Credits 8
- Major Requirement 3 Credits 7
- Minor Requirement 6 Credits
- Elective 2 Credits
Credit Hours: 14
Second Semester
- PA 3990 - Internship 1-3 Credits (3 Credits Required)
- Major Requirement 3 Credits 7
- Minor Requirement 6 Credits
- Elective 3 Credits
Credit Hours: 15
Notes
1 MATH 1060 or MATH 1070 may be substituted.
2 Audio Technology students may demonstrate piano competence at the MUSC 1010 level with a competency test and not have to take the class. Students will still be responsible for this hour of credit by substituting another class.
3 Students minoring in music must also take MUSC 1440/MUSC 1450.
4 Students must complete through 2020 in a modern language. See Modern Languages Requirement at Clemson University statement.
5 See General Education Requirements.
6 See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations section.
7 Select any 3000- or 4000-level AUD or MUSC course.
8 Audio students must pass AUD 4800 with a C or better before enrolling in PA 4010.
NOTES:
- Audio Concentration majors must earn a C or better in all required AUD, MUSC and PHYS courses.
- A transfer course may not be used to satisfy the General Education Global Challenges Requirement. While a transfer course may fulfill other degree requirements, students must enroll in a Clemson course(s) on the Global Challenges list to fulfill the Global Challenges Requirement.