Apr 04, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Media and Entertainment Arts (Sound Recording Arts) BS Semester Guide

Freshman

1st semester (16 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. or
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs.
MCJ 101 - Media Literacy 3 hrs. or
CMS 101 - Introduction to Communication Studies 3 hrs.
UNV 101 - Academic Support I 3 hrs. or
General Elective 1 hr.
COM 110 - Careers and Skills in Communication 1 hr.
COM 210 - Introduction to Digital Skills 2 hrs.

Select 1:

MUS 101 - Music Theory I 1 hr.
MUS 102 - Music Theory II 3 hrs.
MUS 120 - Music Theory for Non-majors 3 hrs.
MUS 165 - The Enjoyment of Music 3 hrs. *

2nd semester (16 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
Laboratory Science 4 hrs.
MEA 230 - Introduction to Audio Production 3 hrs.
MEA 240 - Introduction to Video Production 3 hrs.
General Electives (minor recommended) 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

MEA 201 - Media and Entertainment Arts Business & Industry 3 hrs.
MEA 330 - Audio Recording Technology & Theory 3 hrs.
Laboratory Science 4 hrs.
COM 310 - Digital and Social Media 3 hrs.
CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs. (SI)

2nd semester (15 hours)

MEA 331 - Live Sound Reinforcement 3 hrs.
General Elective 3 hrs.
General Elective 3 hrs.

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs. (strongly recommended)
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

Select 1 course from COM, MEA, MCJ, CMS or FLM
General Elective 9 hrs.

Select 1:

COM 418 - Media Practicum 1-3 hrs.
COM 429 - Internship Experience 3 hrs.
MEA 321 - Record Company and Studio Operations 3 hrs.
MEA 333 - Critical Listening and Analysis 3 hrs.
MEA 332 - Mixing and Mastering 3 hrs.
MEA 334 - Midi, Synthesis, and Digital Audio 3 hrs.
MEA 383 - History of Sound and Recording Arts 3 hrs.
MEA 432 - Advanced Audio- Studio Production 3 hrs.
MEA 433 - Sound for the Image 3 hrs.
MEA 439 - Seminar in Sound and Recording Arts 1-3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
MCJ 454 - Media Law and Ethics 3 hrs. or
MEA 480 - Legal Aspects of the Media and Entertainment Arts Industries 3 hrs.
General Electives 6 hrs.

Select 1 course (not previously taken):

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

MEA 490 - Senior Project I - Proposal and Development 3 hrs.
General Electives 6 hrs.

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Select 1 course from below:

COM 418 - Media Practicum 1-3 hrs.
COM 429 - Internship Experience 3 hrs.
MEA 321 - Record Company and Studio Operations 3 hrs.
MEA 333 - Critical Listening and Analysis 3 hrs.
MEA 332 - Mixing and Mastering 3 hrs.
MEA 334 - Midi, Synthesis, and Digital Audio 3 hrs.
MEA 383 - History of Sound and Recording Arts 3 hrs.
MEA 432 - Advanced Audio- Studio Production 3 hrs.
MEA 433 - Sound for the Image 3 hrs.
MEA 439 - Seminar in Sound and Recording Arts 1-3 hrs.

2nd semester (13 hours)

MEA 491 - Senior Project II - Production and Delivery 3 hrs.
General Electives 10 hrs.