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Five Towns College 2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Management Program, Audio Recording Technology Concentration, B.B.A.


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HEGIS Code: 0599.00
Inventory of Registered Program: 19036


Program Overview

The Business Management Program with concentrations in Audio Recording Technology, Business Management, Business Marketing, and Music Entertainment Industries, which leads to a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (B.B.A.) is designed for students planning to pursue a career in business in a variety of roles including managers, coordinators, executives, in a assortment of industries including  social media, record and music production, broadcasting, concert promotion, radio, television, theatre, and communications. The program is intended for students who are interested in developing their business and technical expertise.

In addition to the learning goals for each major area of concentration declared by business management students, learning goals for this program also focus upon accounting, advertising, business law, communications, economics, ethics, business technology, human resource management and finance.

Concentration Component

Students in the Business Management Program select one of the following concentrations. The 24 credits in the selected concentration, together with the 30 credits in Liberal Arts/Common Core, 57 Business Specialty Courses, and 9 credits of Electives, constitute the 120-credit requirement for the Bachelor of Professional Studies or Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management.

Audio Recording Technology Concentration Overview

The Audio Recording Technology Concentration at Five Towns College is designed to provide students with the tools needed to succeed as professional engineers and producers of music for soundtracks in film and video productions. Students study the theory of sound, recording electronics, engineering procedures, music production techniques, and audio/video post-production in a sequence of courses designed to develop practical and technical skills. The College’s industry grade recording studios, editing suites, and MIDI workstations provide students with a highly focused learning environment for both assigned and extracurricular recording projects.

Audio Recording Technology Concentration
AUD 101 - Audio Recording Theory; (3cr)  
AUD 102 - Audio Recording Techniques; (3cr)  
AUD 201 - Recording Studio Operations; (3cr)  
AUD 202 - Advanced Audio Production; (3cr)  
Audio Elective 300/400 Level; (12cr)  
Total Concentration Credits: 24

 


The courses below are required of all students in the Business Management Program, Audio Recording Technology Concentration.

Program Requirements
Common Core
ENG 101 - English Composition 1; (3cr)  
ENG 102 - English Composition 2; (3cr)  
Quantitative Competency Elective; (3cr)  / MAT 123 - College Algebra; (3cr)   (Marketing Students)
PSY 101 - General Psychology; (3cr)  
Scientific Competency Elective; (3cr)   
Diversity Competency Elective; (3cr)   
Oral Communication Competency Elective; (3cr)   
Total Common Core: 21
Business Content Specialty Courses
BUS 101 - Accounting 1; (3cr)  
BUS 111 - Business Organization and Management; (3cr)  
BUS 121 - Business Law 1; (3cr)  
BUS 151 - Business Communication; (3cr)  
BUS 211 - Principles of Management; (3cr)  
BUS 232 - Business Ethics; (3cr)  
BUS 241 - Principles of Marketing; (3cr)  
BUS 244 - Advertising; (3cr)  
BUS 251 - Principles of Finance; (3cr)  
BUS 275 - Social Media Concepts and Practice; (3cr)  
BUS 306 - Management Information Systems; (3cr)  
BUS 311 - Human Resource Management; (3cr)  
BUS 461 - Business Seminar; (3cr)  
BUS Program Elective (9cr)   
CCP 471 - Internship 1; (3cr)  
CCP 472 - Internship 2; (3cr)  
COM 101 - Computers in Business; (3cr)  
Total Business Content Speciality: 57
Additional Liberal Art and Sciences
ECO 101 - Macroeconomics; (3cr)  
ECO 102 - Microeconomics; (3cr)  
Liberal Arts and Science Elective; (3cr)  / MAT 231 - Introduction to Statistics; (3cr)    (Marketing Students)
Total Additional LAS: 9
Electives
General Elective (9cr)  
Total Electives: 9
Concentration Component
AUD 101 - Audio Recording Theory; (3cr)  
AUD 102 - Audio Recording Techniques; (3cr)  
AUD 201 - Recording Studio Operations; (3cr)  
AUD 202 - Advanced Audio Production; (3cr)  
Audio Elective 300/400 Level; (12cr)  
Total Concentration: 24
Total Program Credits: 120

 


Recommended Sequence of Courses
Course Name Course Name
Semester 1 Semester 2
AUD 101 - Audio Recording Theory; (3cr)   AUD 102 - Audio Recording Techniques; (3cr)  
BUS 111 - Business Organization and Management; (3cr)   BUS 151 - Business Communication; (3cr)  
COM 101 - Computers in Business; (3cr)   BUS 211 - Principles of Management; (3cr)  
ENG 101 - English Composition 1; (3cr)   ENG 102 - English Composition 2; (3cr)  
PSY 101 - General Psychology; (3cr)   Quantitative Competency Elective; (3cr)  
Total 15 Total 15
Semester 3 Semester 4
AUD 201 - Recording Studio Operations; (3cr)   AUD 202 - Advanced Audio Production; (3cr)  
BUS 121 - Business Law 1; (3cr)   BUS 101 - Accounting 1; (3cr)  
BUS 241 - Principles of Marketing; (3cr)   BUS 232 - Business Ethics; (3cr)  
ECO 101 - Macroeconomics; (3cr)   ECO 102 - Microeconomics; (3cr)  
Oral Communication Competency Elective; (3cr)   Scientific Competency Elective; (3cr)  
Total 15 Total 15
Semester 5 Semester 6
Audio Elective 300/400 Level; (3cr)    Audio Elective 300/400 Level; (3cr)   
BUS 251 - Principles of Finance; (3cr)   BUS 244 - Advertising; (3cr)  
BUS 275 - Social Media Concepts and Practice; (3cr)   BUS 311 - Human Resource Management; (3cr)  
BUS Program Elective (3cr)   General Elective (3cr)  
Diversity Competency Elective; (3cr)   Liberal Arts and Science Elective; (3cr)  
Total 15 Total 15
Semester 7 Semester 8
Audio Elective 300/400 Level; (3cr)   Audio Elective 300/400 Level; (3cr)  
BUS 306 - Management Information Systems; (3cr)   BUS 461 - Business Seminar; (3cr)  
BUS Program Elective (3cr)   BUS Program Elective (3cr)  
CCP 471 - Internship 1; (3cr)   CCP 472 - Internship 2; (3cr)  
General Elective (3cr)   General Elective (3cr)  
Total 15 Total 15

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