College Catalog

Music Production Certificate (MPC)

This curriculum prepares students for entry-level employment as a sound engineering technician or an audio-visual technician. Sound engineering and audio/visual technicians work in a variety of different business and nonprofit settings, including film, television, video, and theatre enterprises, universities and colleges, sound recording studios, and religious organizations. The Certificate in Music Production includes a combination of required music technology and general education courses, as well as elective music theory and practices courses, designed to prepare students for employment in organizations which use music or sound for commercial or operational purposes. The program includes both theoretical instruction and practical recording studio experience on the Morton College campus as well as internship affiliations in area business or nonprofit settings.

Requirements

First Semester

MUS 110Music Theory I

3

MUS 112Keyboard Musicianship I

1

MUS 115Ear Training & Sight Singing I

1

MUS 180Introduction to Media Production

3

Total Credit Hours:8

Second Semester

MUS 111Music Theory II

3

MUS 116Ear Training and Sight Singing II

1

MUS 117Keyboard Musicianship II

1

MUS 181Music Production I

3

Total Credit Hours:8

Third Semester

MUS 182Music Production II

3

MUS 280Music Production for Media

3

MUS 281Live Sound Recording

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Fourth Semester

MUS 282Music Production Internship

1

Total Credit Hours:1-4

Total Credit Hours: 26-29