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Communication: Audio Production - B.S. Degree

Department of Communication 
Office: 311 McEwen Hall

(716) 673-4729

Roslin Smith, Chairperson

Email: Communication.Department@fredonia.edu

Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/communication

Development of conceptual, aesthetic, and technical skills in audio production for radio and other media. Focus is on listening and the creative use of sound to engage an audience through the selection and use of voice, music, and ambience. Applications to commercial and public service announcements, news, documentary, drama, music programming, audio art, and audio for television, theater and film.

Major Requirements

45 credit hours, including Department core requirements of 7 credit hours; at least 12 credit hours and all capstone courses must be taken at Fredonia. 

The department requires all students to declare and complete a minor or a semester studying abroad. The minor must be officially recognized by the offering department and be chosen in consultation with a Communication advisor. Students electing the study abroad option are required to complete a complimentary course at Fredonia chosen in consultation with their advisor. 

Students who have dual majors with both majors inside the Communication department are still required to have a minor outside the department or meet the criteria for the study abroad option. A second major outside the Communication department will also satisfy this requirement.

A grade of C or better is required for a course to satisfy a major requirement.

Communication Core:

COMM 101Fundamentals of Communication

3
COMM 105Public Speaking

3
COMM 199Communication Orientation

1
Total Credit Hours:7

Major Core Courses:

COMM 102Mass Media and Society

3
or
COMM 130Foundations in Journalism

3
COMM 155Rhetoric of Vision and Sound

3
COMM 251Audio Production I

3
COMM 340Digital Audio Production

3
COMM 351Audio Production II

3
COMM 420Communication Law and Ethics

3
Total Credit Hours:18

Elective Courses:

At least 9 credits need to be at the 300/400 level
COMM 130Foundations in Journalism

3
COMM 221Interpersonal Communication

3
COMM 222Principles of Public Relations

3
COMM 230News Gathering

3
COMM 231Storytelling: Words, Images, Sound

3
COMM 244Introduction to Social Media

3
COMM 254Video Field Production

3
COMM 255Studio Production

3
COMM 257Video Games: Their Evolution and Impact

3
COMM 302Rhetoric and Criticism

3
COMM 309Film Analysis

3
COMM 312Multimedia Integration

3
COMM 313Political Communication

3
COMM 315Selected Topics in Journalism

3
COMM 336Introduction to Business Communication

3
COMM 350Media Technology

3
COMM 375Mass Media Theory

3
COMM 385International Media

3
COMM 386International Films

3
COMM 400Media Industry Management

3
COMM 441Multitrack Radio Production

3
MUSB 470Concert Touring and Sound

3
THEA 245Sound for the Theatre

3
Total Credit Hours:12

 

Capstone:

Choose two courses from the following: 
COMM 395Radio News and Podcasting

4
COMM 451Audio Documentaries/Soundscapes

4
COMM 456Radio Programming/Production

4
COMM 466Sound Design

4
Total Credit Hours:8

Total Credit Hours: 45

NOTE:

  • At least 12 credit hours must be taken at Fredonia.