Course Number	Course Title	Quarter Credits
AUD 110	Audio Foundations	5
AUD 120	Digital Audio Workstations I	5
AUD 220	Audio Video Show Design and Deployment	5
AUD 230	Audio Recording Techniques	5
AUD 240	Sound Design	5
AUD 250	Postproduction	5
AUD 260	Mixing	5
AUD 280	Live Sound Mixing	5
AUD 290	Studio Concentration I	5
VID 130	Intro to Video	5
VID 170	Video I	5
VID 270	Video II	5
CSC 100	Student Success Fundamentals	5
BSM 150	Business Start-Up Strategies	5
BSM 255	Project Management	5
ENG 100	English Composition I*	5
HUM 140	Introduction to Psychology*	5
HUM 200	World History*	5
MTH 101	Introductory Algebra*	5
PHY 200	Physical Science*	5
	Totals:	100

• Audio Video Production: Apply techniques in recording, editing, and finalize for audio and video.

• Digital Audio Workstations: Demonstrate knowledge of digital audio workstation concepts, workflows, and capabilities.

• Non-Linear Video Editor: Demonstrate knowledge of non-linear video editing techniques and workflows.

• Live Production: Apply knowledge of acoustics and sound reinforcement for purposes of audio video production.

• Sound Design: Apply technology to create music and sound design for film and video games.

• Audio Connectivity: Demonstrate knowledge of audio connectivity and gain staging.

• Industry Professionalism: Apply knowledge of entertainment business to create relations and network with industry professionals.

• Post-Production: Apply knowledge of post-production techniques for both audio and video.

• Production Planning and Execution: Create, evaluate, and justify proposals for the packaging, and deployment audio video equipment.

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

AUD 110: Audio Foundations

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

AUD 120: Digital Audio Workstations I

This course introduces the foundational skills needed to function within a digital audio workstation environment at a basic level for music production.

AUD 220: Audio Video Show Design and Deployment

This course introduces students to the daily workflow for audio video technicians, including the 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.

AUD 230: Audio Recording Techniques

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.

AUD 240: Sound Design

The course introduces students to the field of sound design for games 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.

AUD 250: Postproduction

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.

AUD 260: Mixing

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.

AUD 280: Live Sound Mixing

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.

AUD 290: Studio Concentration I

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

VID 130: Intro to Video

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.

VID 170: Video 1

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.

VID 270: Video II

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.

CSC 100: Student Success Fundamentals 

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 interests 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.

BSM 150: Business Start-up Strategies

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.

BSM 255: Project Management

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.

ENG 100: English Composition I

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.

HUM 140: Introduction to Psychology

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.

HUM 200: World History 

Students will explore common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global patterns over time. This overview of world history covers political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history in a chronological story that will help students gain an appreciation and understanding of the distinctive character and development of individual cultures in society.

MTH 101: Introductory Algebra

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.

PHY 200: Physical Science 
This course introduces students to physical science. Students will learn about physics, chemistry, astronomy, meteorology, and geology. This will give students the ability to understand and interact with their physical environment in a more engaging way. Some of the knowledge students gain includes Newton’s Laws, chemical elements, the universe, and geologic concepts. masking, filters, image manipulation and correction, composition, painting, and optimization for the web. Students examine techniques for efficient editing, processing, and file handling. Topics in photo editing may be studied, including color enhancement, lighting correction, and overall retouching.