Audio for Visual Media

• B.A. in Audio Arts - LAS & Core Requirements (2 pages)
• Degree Major Description, Requirements, and Sample 4-Year Plan (2 pages)
• B.A. Transfer and 2nd Bachelors Guidelines and Sample 2-Year Plans (2 pages)

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The Audio for Visual Media Program prepares students for audio careers in the film, video, and game industries. Students explore the theory and practices of soundtrack design, as well as recording, editing, and mixing in relationship to story structure.  The key theoretical framework of the concentration is “cross-modal interaction in perception”: exploring how the presence of a sound changes what we “see” and the presence of an image changes what we “hear.”
As members of a liberal arts program, students develop an understanding of aesthetic principles as well as communication and professional skills that will allow them to effectively pursue their future goals.

Audio for Visual Media is a collaboration among the Film and Video, Audio Arts & Acoustics, and Interactive Arts and Media Departments, and students in this Program are required to complete courses in all three Departments. The Program is continually evolving to incorporate additional forms of visual media, and we encourage students to consult with faculty members and advisors in order to tailor their studies to best meet their interests and career objectives.

Benj Kanters, M.M.
312-369-8807
Co-Director, Audio for Visual Media

Pantelis Vassilakis, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Audio for Visual Media