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3.00 Credits
This course investigates the nature of morality and its place in human experience. Among the questions posed and discussed are: Is morality simply relative to specific cultures? What are criteria for right and wrong? What is moral agency? Does love have a place in the moral life? Students are encouraged to explore how morality functions in their own lives.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of humanity's basic perceptions of itself as they are reflected in religion. Both Western theism and Eastern non-theism will be explored and evaluated. Special attention will be given to the phenomenon of religious experience as it occurs in the different traditions.
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3.00 Credits
This course invites students to explore both classical and contemporary social and political philosophical theories. Time-honored philosophical perspectives will provide students with a stimulating foundation upon which to explore current social and political issues on a global perspective. With so many provocative challenges confronting the world, students will be offered a philosophical and comparative format through which to better understand and address these global concerns.
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3.00 Credits
This introductory course lays the groundwork for audio and computer technology. Students learn the fundamentals of AC-and DC-powered audio and computer equipment, signal routing, patching, and equipment interfacing. Lab work focuses on basic skills of audio technician. Through projects, students learn proper wiring and soldering techniques.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to computers with an emphasis on audio applications. Topics include the functions of the CPU, memory, hard disk storage technology, and input and output peripherals. Guided tutorials take students through basic computer operations, setup of interfaces with peripherals, and the formatting of storage media. In addition to working with industry-standard digital editing software, students also learn basic word processing and graphics applications.
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3.00 Credits
Students learn about sound generation, human hearing and perception, the physical principles of musical instruments, acoustics, and acoustical phenomena. Fundamentals are applied to room acoustics typical of a project studio environment. This class emphasizes critical listening skills, a fundamental tool of the audio engineer and music producer. Students receive blank CDs and headphones and burn their own set of IAR audio listening samples for ongoing ear training development.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the structure of the music business and the process by which an artistic creation is brought to market. It examines the roles of the record label, artist, writer, producer, manager and attorney. Topics also include royalties, recording and producing contracts, publishing and protecting music, the Internet, and other legal issues and business considerations.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the tools engineers and producers use to shape and store sound. Topics include gain structure, compression, expansion, equalization, delay, reverb, mixing console operations, analog and digital tape machine operations, and alignment techniques. In the hands-on lab, students operate audio processors and learn the parameters of each device. Working with the audio patchbay, students learn proper equipment interfacing technique using analog and digital equipment.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the underlying principles and actual operation of the digital audio workstation (DAW). Students learn about quantization, aliasing, analog-to-digital and digital-toanalog conversions, digital delays, AC-3, DTS, and MPEG compression algorithms. Working on individual DAWs, students run software exploring basic music production applications, including mixing techniques, non-destructive editing, virtual patchbays, plug-ins, and CD burning.
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3.00 Credits
This class introduces students to the specifications and uses of microphones, power amps and loudspeakers. Students learn the techniques of microphone placement. They also learn about the selection and setup of power amplifiers and match speakers for ideal system performance in studios and sound reinforcement.
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