Audio Technology, Music and Society Minor

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Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies

30 credits (minimum)

Introduction

This minor provides study in audio recording techniques, augmented by the study of music and music’s role in our society as entertainment, as cultural representation and as a tool for social critique.

Admission and Declaration Process

Students seeking admission to the minor should contact Marie Eaton or Jackie McClure at Fairhaven College.

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.

Core Requirements

❑ FAIR 270H - Audio Recording I
❑ FAIR 370H - Audio Recording II
❑ FAIR 370P - Introduction to Pro Tools
❑ FAIR 370Q - Pro Tools HD Recording (although this class is repeatable, only one section may be applied to the Minor)
❑ MUS 101 - Fundamentals of Music
❑ Two courses selected from the Music and Society list:
FAIR 255Y - Folk Music Experience
FAIR 336V - Topics in Art
FAIR 334Q - The Science and Music of Natural Sounds
FAIR 336M - Topics in Music & Society
FAIR 353V - Art in Public Sphere
FAIR 353Y - Songwriting Workshop
MUS 205 - Survey of Non-Western Musical Cultures
MUS 305 - Musics of the Pacific Rim

Electives (7-11 credits) by advisement

Through these electives a student may focus more on one element of the minor. Other courses or independent studies may be substituted with permission of Minor advisor.

❑ Any courses from the Music and Society list not applied to the Core:
COMM 244 - Advocacy Through Media
COMM 430 - Visual Rhetoric
COMM 444 - Critical Media Literacy
FAIR 336V - Topics in Art
FAIR 353Y - Songwriting Workshop
JOUR 190 - Introduction to Mass Media
JOUR 375 - Diversity, Mass Media and Social Change
MUS 105 - Survey of Popular and Rock Music
MUS 230 - Introduction to Electroacoustic Music
MUS 232 - Computer Music Seminar
MUS 432 - Electroacoustic Music

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS)
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
180 Minimum Total Credits
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
Residency Requirement
Minimum Grade Requirements
Final Quarter Requirement