Bachelor of Audio Production

Summary

PURPOSE

The Bachelor of Audio Production is designed for people considering a career in audio production, audio-visual or other related industries. Graduates will have the skills, knowledge and attributes to operate independently as creative contributors in the wider audio production industry. This includes the attributes necessary to contribute to a bi- and multi-cultural environment in Aotearoa New Zealand.

AIM

To equip students with early-through-advanced industry-led skills and knowledge in audio technologies and practice, including relevant historical, cultural and business practice contexts. To facilitate the development and refinement of self-reflective creative practice, underpinned by comprehensive transferable skills.

SKILLS AND OUTCOMES

• Analyse and generate solutions to unfamiliar and complex problems and issues related to key stages of audio production
• Apply an advanced level of generic skills in a range of production activities
• Understanding the key production roles, processes and activities, and the ability to apply this understanding effectively to a range of creative and technical situations
• Use a range of production equipment, techniques and technology to achieve complex and challenging creative goals
• Plan and execute complex tasks either as an individual or part of a team
• A capacity for critical, conceptual and reflective thinking, creativity and originality
• Research skills and critical thinking towards specific problems and issues

What jobs will this course lead me into?

Studio Engineer
Music Producer
Game Audio Specialist
Sound Editor
Staging Crew
Audio/Visual Technician
Sound Designer
Live Sound Engineer/Operator
Radio Broadcasting