Certificate of Technical Studies in Telecommunications, Sound Recording Technology

Objective:

The certificate is a thirty-hour curriculum emphasizing skills and knowledge essential for employment in the area of audio recording.

General degree requirement:

Students entering the program need a high school diploma or an equivalent certificate, such as the GED. Placement of participants in the various levels of the program, including advanced placement, will be determined by the ACT scores and examinations administered by BPCC. Certificate students must test out of READ 099, into ENGL 101, and into MATH 099 as documented by ACT, placement test, or course completion.

Required courses for the Certificate of Technical Studies in Telecommunications, Sound Recording Technology:
First Semester
Hours
TLCM 170: Introduction to Broadcasting
OR
TLCM 101: Introduction to Telecommunications 3
TLCM Concentration
3
TLCM Concentration
3
TLCM Concentration
3
TLCM Concentration
3
15
Second Semester
Hours
TLCM Concentration 3
TLCM Concentration 3
TLCM Concentration 3
TLCM Concentration 3
TLCM Concentration
3
15
Total credit hours 30

Students must meet prerequisites before taking any given course.

*Students must meet the general education competencies for the academic certificate. Certificate students must test out of READ 099, into ENGL 101, and into MATH 099 as documented by ACT, placement tests, or course completion.

Concentrations and Required Courses for Certificate of Technical Studies in Telecommunications, Sound Recording Technology:

TLCM 103 Practicum
TLCM 212 Announcing
TLCM 213 Voice and Diction
TLCM 215 Special Topics
TLCM 225 Audio Production in Media
TLCM 235 Internship
TLCM 259 Media Ethics
TLCM 290 Digital Recording and Editing
TLCM 291 Sound System Design
TLCM 292 Principles of Sound Mixing
TLCM 293 Multi-Track Recording
TLCM 294 Studio Production
Remaining hours are electives from TLCM.

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