Audio Video Production (Associate)

Audio Video Production Training in 2 Years*

The Associate of Science degree in Audio Video Production will allow students to develop skills in audio and video recording, editing, and production by introducing them to the techniques and methods of working with sound and video.

Audio and video theory

Digital audio and video techniques

Foundational skills for work stations

Processes in the daily workflow for audio and video production

Various styles of sound recording and projection techniques

Creating show design plans and working with logistics

principles of lighting, capture, composition, sequencing, and formatting

Students will also learn and use industry standard software in post-production to ensure that various audio components blend and align with video.

Audio Video Production Courses

The goal of this Associate Degree program is to help students develop the creative and technical skills essential to pursuing a successful career in the audio video industry. Students will be given the opportunity to acquire fundamental and advanced techniques used throughout the audio video industry by conducting research, practical application, and self-development.

This course introduces students to the industry standards of digital audio concepts.Topics include files types, compression, codecs, recording media, and digital audio theory.
Credits: 5

Credits: 5

This course introduces students to the daily workflow for audio video technicians, includingthe use of order sheets, packing lists, diagnostics, audio / video equipment and servers, stage and network lighting, and overall logistical show deployment.Students will learn to create show design plans and develop skills for various styles of projection techniques.
Credits: 5

This course focuses on audio recording techniques, including microphone placement, proper gain stages, proper equalization and frequency balancing.The class will explore the field of audio engineering and production, including the fundamentals of compression, effects, and digital audio processing.
Credits: 5

The course introduces students to the field of sound design for game and film.Students will capture, create, and synthesize sounds to create moods and feelings that connect to atmospheric environments, specific characters, movement, and actions.Students will also create a catalog of sounds for sound design, and understand sound design file management.
Credits: 5

This course introduces and develops skills in the workflow and processing techniques for audio synced with video.Students will apply noise reduction, frequency processing, dynamic processing, and basic mix techniques to ensure various audio components blend and align with video.
Credits: 5

This course builds upon the skills acquired in earlier courses and explores mixing in audio projects.Emphasis is placed on professional techniques to enhance quality delivery of audio material. Workstations I
Credits: 5

This course is designed to develop student understanding and skills in live sound concepts, basic design, and mixing for front of house and monitors.Students will create workflow processes for mixing various size live audio scenarios and demonstrate problem solving skills for live sound applications.
Credits: 5

This course concentrates on the practical skills needed to successfully produce, record, engineer, edit, and mix a custom music work.The final product is required to be mixed and ready for distribution in accordance with industry standards at a base level.
Credits: 5

Students in this course are exposed to basic issues in starting a business. Topics may include capitalization, staffing, subcontracting, permits, facilities, and basic business planning. The course offers students practical exercises to begin strategic development of a business and offers practical problems and issues in the startup phase of building a successful organization.
Credits: 5

This course prepares students to develop and implement project plans when working to complete assigned projects. Topics in this course may include defining project goals and objectives, specifying tasks or how goals will be achieved, establishing needed resources for project completion, and associating budgets and completion timelines. Students study the major phases of project management including project feasibility, planning, implementation, evaluation, and support. Project management software will be used by students to gain an understanding of how to best organize and delegate their project. Students gain an understanding of how to manage projects and how these skills may be applied to an individual project or a group project.
Credits: 5

This course serves as an introduction to the necessary core skills needed to be successful at an academic, professional and personal level. Students will identify core skills, values and interest to assist in their path to success. Topics covered in this course may include time management, effective study skills, written and oral communication, improving critical thinking to enhance problem-solving skills. Other topics may include job search techniques and job etiquette, and on-the-job behavior. Students will work towards building their professional development through various assignments and topics throughout the course. Students will explore Laurus College resources for success inside and outside the classroom.
Credits: 5

English provides students with the basic rhetorical foundations to prepare them for the demands of academic and professional writing. Students in this course will learn and practice the strategies and processes that successful writers employ when communicating information. These strategies include reading analytically and strategically, improving reading comprehension, writing persuasively, writing for investigative purposes, problem-resolution, evaluation, explanation, and refutation.
Credits: 5

English provides students with the basic research foundations and skills to prepare them for the demands of academic and professional writing. Students in this course will learn and practice the strategies and processes that successful writers employ when researching topics and information to prepare reports and arguments. The course will culminate with a written research paper and the presentation of the student’s research for peer response.
Credits: 5

This course introduces tools used by sociologists to explore and understand society. Social relationships, social structures and processes are explored.
Credits: 5

Psychology is the science of behavior and mental processes. In this class, students will dive into what makes themselves and others behave the way they do. Topics covered in this class include Neuroscience, Sensation and Perception, Learning, Memory, Thinking and Intelligence, Developmental Psychology, Personality Theories and Assessment, Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, and Workplace Psychology. This class will be focused more on behavior as it pertains to the workplace rather than the clinical side of Psychology.
Credits: 5

This course provides students with a conceptual understanding of algebra by using problem solving applications in context to real-world application. Students will integrate meaningful applications with relevant data, graphs, tables, charts, colors, and diagrams.
Credits: 5

This course introduces students to the world of video production and demonstrates how professional video incorporates lighting principles, acting concepts, audio and video capture, composition, sequencing, and various video formats. Students will learn video terminology, and explore and understand modern video techniques.
Credits: 5

This course introduces students to modern techniques in video and non-linear video editing using industry standard software. Students will learn methods in capturing video and visual storytelling through the use of editing. Students will also script, act, capture, and create content.
Credits: 5

This course develops students’ skills in modern techniques in video and non-linear video editing using software. Students will learn advanced methods in capturing video and visual storytelling through the use of editing. Students will also use footage to edit, finalize, and publish a short video to YouTube.
Credits: 5

* General Education Course

Career Opportunities

The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system is used by Federal statistical agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. The Audio Video Production, Associate of Science Degree (A.S.) program offered at Laurus College can help prepare graduates for a variety of careers that include, but are not limited to the list of careers that may be listed under the following SOC codes (for more information on a particular SOC code, visit www.onetonline.org).

With so many professional opportunities available to people with the right qualifications, Laurus can prepare you for a career that will take you to that next level in life.

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As part of the curriculum, students will have the opportunity to develop skills in:

Audio Video Workflow
Digital Audio Processing
Digital Audio Theory
Digital Audio Workstation Concepts
Equalization and Frequency Balancing
Lighting Principles
Live Sound Mixing
Microphone Placement
Music Production
Projection Techniques
Show Deployment
Sound Design
Studio Production
Video Editing
Video Production
Video Storytelling
Video Techniques

Students will also be expected to develop a portfolio that can be used to seek employment within the audio video industry.

Learning Goals

Upon completion of the Audio Video Production Associate of Science degree, students should be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of digital audio workstation concepts, workflows, and capabilities.

Effectively record, edit, and finalize audio.

Utilize knowledge of acoustics and sound reinforcement for purposes of audio production.

Employ technology to create music and sound design for film and video games.

Demonstrate knowledge of audio connectivity and gain staging.

Utilize knowledge of entertainment business to create relations and network with industry professionals.

Demonstrate knowledge of color correction and non-linear video editing applications.

Utilize knowledge of post-production techniques for both audio and video.

Effectively propose, package, and deploy audio video equipment.

Program Information

Program Length

The Audio Video Production, Associate of Science Degree (A.S.) program is 100 quarter credits and can be completed in two (2) years if the student attends all terms consecutively.

Instructional Methods

The Audio Video Production, Associate of Science Degree (A.S.) program is practical application and involves intense online interactive learning. All classes are lecture based with learning activities and practical application laboratory for students to enhance their skills and abilities. Interactive virtual classrooms are part of the instructional process at Laurus College. Instruction may be supplemented with guest speakers in class.

Communication and Critical Thinking Skills

Students in the Audio Video Production, Associate of Science Degree (A.S.) program complete challenging projects and assignments by using creative problem solving skills. Students communicate ideas through written and oral presentations in various courses throughout the program.

Completion Requirements

Students wishing to obtain the Audio Video Production, Associate of Science Degree (A.S.) from Laurus College need to meet all program completion requirements. Students must have completed a minimum of 100 quarter credits, and be in good academic standing with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better to be eligible for the Audio Video Production, Associate of Science Degree (A.S.).

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Carter Martin

Erin Grote

Jacob Richter

Monica Sepulveda

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Audio Video Production (Associate)

Audio Video Production Associate

Get Started Today

Audio Video Production Training in 2 Years*

Audio Video Production Courses

Where You Could Be After Completing This Program

Career Opportunities

Meet the Audio Video Production Faculty

Brittany Tate

Carter Martin

Erin Grote

Jacob Richter

Monica Sepulveda

Is a Rewarding Career as an Audio Video Technician Right for You?

Here's How You'll Grow with Us

Is a Career in Audio Video Program Right for You? Find Out!

Learning Goals

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Program Information

Program Length

Instructional Methods

Communication and Critical Thinking Skills

Completion Requirements

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Why Choose Laurus?

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