THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate Document Number 6207S
Date of Senate Approval 05/03/07
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
APC Document 52: Delete the Sound Recording Emphasis Area
Effective
Date: Fall 2007
1. Delete:
On
page 197, under I.C. Emphasis Area:
3. Sound Recording: MUSC 384, 385,
386, 387
Impact:
There are very few MMAS students who select this
emphasis area in the major. Students who are currently enrolled in the emphasis
area will complete their studies. There will be little or no impact.
Rationale:
The Sound Recording emphasis area has not proved to
be successful for the MMAS program. MMAS students enrolled in this emphasis
area often incorrectly presuppose that they are not required to place the same
rigor in their visual studies. Multimedia Arts and Sciences has appropriately
evolved to place importance on visual learning in animation, interactive and
video. Sound is a significant component of the student’s work, but does not
qualify for an emphasis area in and of itself for the MMAS major.
2. Delete: On
page 205, course description for MUSC 384.
Add: On page 205, in place of
deleted entry:
Theoretical foundations of modern recording including
the study of microphones, loudspeakers, signal processors, magnetic tape,
equalizers and filters. Enrollment limited to formally declared Music
Technology majors. Prerequisites: MUSC 231; PHYS 102; corequisite:
MUSC 385. Spring.
Delete: On page 206, the course
description for MUSC 385.
Add: On page 206, in place of
deleted entry:
Application
of modern recording techniques with hands-on experience in a multitrack recording studio, covering microphone technique,
tape machine operation, session procedures, basic production techniques.
Enrollment limited to formally declared Music Technology majors. Prerequisites:
MUSC 231; PHYS 102; corequisite: MUSC 384. Spring.
Impact:
None.
Rationale:
This is an editorial change to reflect
removing sound recording as a possible emphasis area in MMAS.