Entertainment and Recording Industry Management (Sound & Audio Production Concentration)
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum Requirements | 42 | |
| Major Requirements (41 hours) | ||
| COMM 332 | Computer Applications in Communication | 3 |
| ERIM 130 | Introduction to the Recording Industry | 3 |
| ERIM 132 | Fundamentals of Audio | 3 |
| ERIM 205 | Introduction to Entertainment Business and Financing | 3 |
| ERIM 210 | Introduction to Entertainment Production Tools | 4 |
| ERIM 234 | Introduction to Multimedia | 3 |
| ERIM 310 | Publishing and Media Policy | 3 |
| ERIM 315 | Live Sound Production | 4 |
| ERIM 340 | Sound Design | 3 |
| ERIM 365 | Digital Graphics and Imaging | 3 |
| ERIM 370 | Multimedia Web Development | 3 |
| ERIM 498 | Internship | 3 |
| ERIM 499 | Master Projects | 4 |
| Sound & Audio Production Concentration (15 hours) | ||
| ERIM 345 | Sound Synthesis Techniques | 3 |
| ERIM 350 | Audio for Computer Games | 3 |
| ERIM 470 | Surround Sound | 3 |
| ERIM 410 | Advanced Entertainment Production Techniques: Practice and Theory | 3 |
| ERIM 430 | Interactive Sound Systems | 3 |
| Electives (22 hours) | ||
| FS 102 | Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience | 1 |
| 18 hours of ERIM electives | 18 | |
| 3 hours of approved electives | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 121 | |
Degree Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| BIOL 1308 | Survey of Life Science | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 | Freshman English I | 3 |
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
| ERIM 130 | Introduction to the Recording Industry | 3 |
| FS 102 | Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience | 1 |
| COSC 1301 | Intro To Compr Science I | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| GEOL 1303 | Introduction To The Earth | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 | Freshman English II | 3 |
| PSYC 2301 | General Psychology | 3 |
| COMM 1315 or COMM 1321 |
Public Address or Business & Professional Comm |
3 |
| ERIM 132 | Fundamentals of Audio | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Third Semester | ||
| HIST 1301 | Soc & Pol Hist US to 1877 | 3 |
| MUSI 1315 | Fine Arts In Daily Living | 3 |
| POLS 2305 | American Government | 3 |
| ERIM 205 | Introduction to Entertainment Business and Financing | 3 |
| Select one of the following | 3 | |
| American Literature | ||
| African-American Literature | ||
| World Literature I | ||
| World Literature II | ||
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| HIST 1302 | Soc & Pol Hist US Since 1877 | 3 |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| ERIM 234 | Introduction to Multimedia | 3 |
| POLS 2306 | Texas Government | 3 |
| ERIM 210 | Introduction to Entertainment Production Tools | 4 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fifth Semester | ||
| COMM 332 | Computer Applications in Communication | 3 |
| ERIM 310 | Publishing and Media Policy | 3 |
| ERIM 315 | Live Sound Production | 4 |
| ERIM 345 | Sound Synthesis Techniques | 3 |
| ERIM 365 | Digital Graphics and Imaging | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| ERIM 340 | Sound Design | 3 |
| ERIM 350 | Audio for Computer Games | 3 |
| ERIM 370 | Multimedia Web Development | 3 |
| ERIM Elective | 3 | |
| ERIM Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Seventh Semester | ||
| ERIM Elective | 3 | |
| ERIM Elective | 3 | |
| ERIM Elective | 3 | |
| ERIM 410 | Advanced Entertainment Production Techniques: Practice and Theory | 3 |
| ERIM 498 | Internship | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| ERIM Elective | 3 | |
| ERIM 430 | Interactive Sound Systems | 3 |
| ERIM 470 | Surround Sound | 3 |
| ERIM 499 | Master Projects | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 121 | |