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Digital Audio, B.S.

  • Requirements
  • Graduation Plan
  • Department
  • Program Details

Requirements

The BS in Digital Audio allows students to study, without distraction, the physics and mathematics of audio engineering, basic audio-related electronics, recording tools and techniques, mixing tools and techniques, mastering tools and techniques, radio production, room acoustics and design, production sound for film and television, post-production sound, audio restoration (archival, historical, and forensic), and the business and marketing practices of the audio industry. 

Total Program Credits: 120

General Education Requirements: 36 Credits
  ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
or ENGH 1005 Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5.0)  
  ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
  MATH 1050 College Algebra QL 4
or MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5.0)  
Complete one of the following:  3
  HIST 2700 US History to 1877 AS (3.0)  
and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 AS (3.0)  
  HIST 1700 American Civilization AS (3.0)  
  HIST 1740 US Economic History AS (3.0)  
  POLS 1000 American Heritage SS (3.0)  
  POLS 1100 American National Government AS (3.0)  
Complete the following:   
  PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH 3
  HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness TE 2
or EXSC 1097 Fitness for Life TE (2)  
Distribution Courses   
  Biology  3
  Physical Science 3
  Additional Biology or Physical Science  3
  Humanities 3
  Fine Arts 1 3
  Social/Behavioral Science 2 3
Discipline Core Requirements:   71 Credits
  DGM 1110 Digital Media Essentials I 4
  MUSC 1100 Fundamentals of Music FF 3
  PHYS 1700 Descriptive Acoustics PP 3
  DGM 2130 Digital Audio Essentials 3
  DGM 2140 Audio Hardware I 3
  DGM 2440 Production Sound for Cinema 3
  DGM 2460 Podcast and Radio Production 3
  DGM 2481 Digital Audio Restoration 3
  DGM 2410 Core Recording 3
  DGM 2430 Core Mixing 3
  DGM 2490 Digital Audio Workstation Training I  3
  DGM 2491 Digital Audio Workstation Training II 3
  DGM 3110 Corporate Issues in Digital Media WE 3
  DGM 312G Digital Media for Intercultural Communication GI 3
  DWDD 301R Digital Lecture Series 1
  DGM 3220 Digital Media Project Management  3
  DGM 3410 Advanced Recording 3
  DGM 3460 Live Sound Reinforcement 3
  DGM 3420 Advanced Mixing 3
  DGM 3440 Sound for Games I 3
  DGM 4000 Writing for Digital Audio WE 3
  DGM 4310 Senior Capstone I 3
  DGM 4410 Senior Capstone II 3
  DGM 4430 Audio Mastering 3
Elective Requirements:   13 Credits
Take 13 credits from the following including 6 upper division credits. 13
  MUSC 1010 Introduction to Music FF (3.0)  
  MUSC 1110 Music Theory I (3.0)  
  MUSC 1120 Music Theory II (3.0)  
  DWDD 1600 Web Essentials (3.0)  
  DGM  240R Special Topics in Digital Audio (1-4)  
  DAGV 1200 3D Modeling Essentials (3)  
  DWDD 2410 Interaction Design (3.0)  
  DGM 281R Internship (1-8)  
  DGM  340R Advanced Topics in Digital Audio (1-4)  
  DGM  3430 Recording Studio Design Principles and Practices (3.0)  
  DGM  3481 Advanced Audio Restoration and Forensics (3.0)  
  DGM 3490 Digital Audio Workstation Training III (3)  
  DGM 3491 Digital Audio Workstation Training IV (3)   
  DGM  350R Advanced Topics in Digital Motion Picture Production  (1-4)  
  DGM 481R  Internship (1-8)  
   Or other advisor approved electives  

Graduation Requirements:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits.
  2. A minimum of 2.5 GPA in all discipline core courses with no grade lower than a C- required for graduation. To qualify for the portfolio review, DGM courses must be completed with a grade of B- or higher.
  3. Residency hours -- minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
  4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements, which includes a portfolio review and acceptance into the degree.
  5. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
  6. Successful completion of at least two Writing Enriched (WE) courses. 
Footnote
1  MUSC 1010 Introduction to Music FF recommended.
2  MGMT 1010 Introduction to Business recommended

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Semester 1 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
DGM 1110 Digital Media Essentials I 4
MATH 1050 or MATH 1055 College Algebra QL or College Algebra with Preliminaries QL 4
DGM 2460 Podcast and Radio Production  3
HLTH 1100 or EXSC 1097 Personal Health and Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE 2
Fine Arts Gen Ed 3
  Semester total: 16
Semester 2 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
DGM 2130  Digital Audio Essentials 3
MUSC 1100 Fundamentals of Music FF 3
ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 Introduction to Academic Writing CC or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC 3
American Institutions  3
Third Science 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 3 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
DGM 2410 Core Recording  3
DGM 2490 Digital Audio Workstation Training I  3
DGM 2481 Digital Audio Restoration  3
PHYS 1700 Descriptive Acoustics PP  3
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 4 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
DGM 2430 Core Mixing 3
DGM 2440 Production Sound for Cinema  3
DGM 2491 Digital Audio Workstation Training II  3
DGM 2140 Audio Hardware I 3
DGM Elective  3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 5 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
DGM 3410 Advanced Recording 3
DGM 3440 Sound for Games I  3
DGM 3110  Corporate Issues in Digital Media WE 3
Biology Gen Ed  3
Upper Division Elective 3
DWDD 301R  Digital Lecture Series 1
  Semester total: 16
Semester 6 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
DGM 3420 Advanced Mixing 3
DGM 3460 Live Sound Reinforcement  3
DGM 3220 Digital Media Project Management  3
PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH  3
DGM Elective 1
  Semester total: 13
Semester 7 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
DGM 4310 Senior Capstone I 3
DGM 4430 Audio Mastering  3
DGM 4000 Writing for Digital Audio WE 3
Physical Science  3
DGM Elective  3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 8 Course Title or Text Credit Hours
DGM 4410 Senior Capstone II 3
DGM 312G Digital Media for Intercultural Communication GI  3
Humanities  3
Social/Behavioral Science  3
Upper Division Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
  Degree total: 120

Department

Digital Media

The Digital Media department is in the  Scott M. Smith College of Engineering. To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the Digital Media department, visit their website.

Digital Media department

Program Details

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate in practicum a thorough knowledge of foundational principles of acoustics, math, signal processing, and all their practical counterparts.
  2. Show proficiency in choosing and using appropriate microphones, preamplifiers, and other equipment to record sound in the most accurate and effective way for the application at hand.
  3. Produce both technically competent and emotionally powerful mixes of recorded media using the signal processing algorithms and devices listed in item four, below.
  4. Demonstrate both technical and artistic command of all signal processors, including, without limitation, equalization, compression, expansion, gate, synthetic and IR reverberation, delay lines, chorus, phase shifting, flange, distortion and harmonic generation, and restoration and forensic processors such as noise recognition and cleaning, de-clicking, hiss removal, and utility processors such as file compression algorithms and format conversion tools.
  5. Build a portfolio of recordings and mixes involving a broad range of non-musical subjects as well as a broad range of musical styles.
  6. Demonstrate full competency in multimedia collaboration, including film and television production and post-production audio.
  7. Show a competent understanding of room and space acoustics, including formal and informal ways of treating a recording or mixing environment to increase sonic accuracy and eliminate standing waves and frequency nulls.
  8. Demonstrate an ongoing understanding of the current professional equipment of the audio industry, including both outboard and foundational gear, and also “in the box” solutions for the all-digital environment.
  9. Have advanced proficiency in either audio mastering or audio restoration and forensics.
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