Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Communication - Sonic Arts Specialization] From Champlain College

In our globally connected environment, communication has become paramount to every single person in the workforce. Highly skilled, well-rounded and experienced communication professionals are more sought after and have more career opportunities than ever before.

As a student in the Communication major, you will gain industry-grounded skills and insight into the full range of human communication, with and without technology. You will learn to harness those strengths in a focused, career-specific way.

• Learn the fundamentals of music and how to create it on the computer using digital tools.
• Hands-on sound production courses will introduce you to audio techniques, covering the basics of writing, producing and engineering for audio production.
• Learn how to write, produce and perform a variety of programs including news, interviews, commercials, dramas and documentaries.
• Gain a solid understanding of digital audio recording and editing techniques for persuasion, information and entertainment, as well as the experience you need to be proficient in technical aspects of sound and music production, such as signal flows, mixing, mastering, compression, asset management and online delivery.
• Delve into creating sounds using current industry standard synthesizers by working at digital audio workstations to record and organize synthesized sounds and explore the vast array of electronic effects in Apple Logic.
• Courses toward the end of the specialization sequence will have a specific emphasis on the creative and artistic approaches to sound design.