Undergraduate BulletinBachelor of Fine Arts – Sound Design

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The curriculum model shown here represents the minimum coursework required for this program. It is expected that students meet with both their Arts Advisor and their General Education (DLA) Advisor regularly to ensure the correct coursework is attempted and completed. Any transfer coursework must be evaluated by the appropriate office before it may be applied to your UNCSA transcript and degree requirements, and will be reflected in your DegreeWorks profile.

BFA Degree Total 125 credits

DEP Course Total 95 credits General Education Course Total 30 credits

Year One
Fall	Spring	Course Title	Credits per Semester |  Total Credits
DEP 1000	DEP 1000	Production	4 4 8
DEP 1001	DEP 1002	Introduction to Theatrical Production I & II	1 1 2
DEP 1121	DEP 1123	Color and Design I & II	2 2 4
	DEP 2813	Sound System Documentation	- 3 3
DEP 2800	DEP 2800	Audio Ear Training	1 1 2
DEP 2822		Audio Electronics	2 - 2
FYS 1000		Making & Reflecting	3 - 3
	ENG 1200	Writing About...	- 3 3
		General Education Requirements1	3 3 6
Year One Total			16 17 33
Year Two
Fall	Spring
DEP 5000	DEP 5000	Production	6 6 12
DEP 1812		Sound System Operation	2 - 2
	DEP 2811	Sound Design I	- 3 3
DEP 2800	DEP 2800	Audio Ear Training	1 1 2
DEP 3080		Arts in Context: Script Analysis for Sound	2 - 2
HUM 2100		Critical Dialogues	3 - 3
	HUM 2200	Paths to the Present	- 3 3
		General Education Requirements1	3 3 6
Year Two Total			17 16 33
Year Three
Fall	Spring
DEP 5000	DEP 5000	Production	6 6 12
DEP 2800	DEP 2800	Audio Ear Training	1 1 2
	DEP 2812	Sound System Design	- 3 3
DEP 3811		Sound Design II	3 - 3
	DEP 3812	Sound Design Technology	- 2 2
DEP 3817		Intro Moving Image Sound Des	2 - 2
DEP 3821		Sound System Engineering	2 - 2
	DEP 4817	Moving Image Sound Design I	- 2 2
		General Education Requirements1	3 3 6
Year Three Total			17 17 34
Year Four
Fall	Spring
DEP 5000	DEP 5000	Production	6 6 12
DEP 2800	DEP 2800	Audio Ear Training	1 1 2
DEP 3816		Foley and Story	2 - 2
	DEP 3818	Sound Design for Animation	- 2 2
DEP 4811		Sound Design Seminar I	1 - 1
	DEP 4812	Sound Design Seminar II	- 1 1
		Arts Elective	2 3 5
Year Four Total			12 13 25

¹ General Education

UNCSA Liberal Arts Core:

3 credits FYS 1000: Making & Reflecting
3 credits ENG 1200: Writing About …
3 credits HUM 2100: Critical Dialogues
3 credits HUM 2200: Paths to the Present

3 credits Social or Behavioral Sciences
(Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology)

3 credits Language, Literature, and Culture
(Writing, Literature, English, Foreign Language, Communication)

3 credits Humanities
(History, Humanities, Art History, Philosophy, Theater History)

3 credits Math or Science (Math, Science)

6 credits General Education Electives/Interdisciplinary courses(ARH, ARM, ATY, COM, ENG, FRE, GER, HIS, HUM, ITA, LIT, MAT, MST, PHI, PSY, SCI, SOC, TAI, THH, WRI) This includes courses offered by the Division of Liberal Arts, and with specific permission by the Dean of Liberal Arts, can include courses offered by one of the Art Schools, provided that the course is outside the student's major area of concentration (Dance, Design and Production, Drama, Film, or Music).