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Communication: Audio/Radio Production - B.S. Degree

Department of Communication 
Office: 311 McEwen Hall

(716) 673-4729

Roslin Smith, Chairperson

Email: Communication.Department@fredonia.edu

Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/communication

Development of conceptual, aesthetic, and technical skills in audio production for radio and other media. Focus is on listening and the creative use of sound to engage an audience through the selection and use of voice, music, and ambiance. Applications to commercial and public service announcements, news, documentary, drama, music programming, audio art, and audio for television, theater and film.

Major Requirements

Communication Core:

COMM 101Fundamentals of Communication

3
COMM 105Public Speaking

3
COMM 199Communication Orientation

1
Total Credit Hours:7

Major Core Courses:

COMM 200Electronic Media Writing

3
or
COMM 361Screenwriting

3
COMM 102Mass Media and Society

3
COMM 155Rhetoric of Vision and Sound

3
COMM 251Audio Production I

3
COMM 340Digital Audio Production

3
COMM 351Audio Production II

3
COMM 420Communication Law and Ethics

3
Total Credit Hours:21

Elective Courses:

COMM 111Web Design

1
COMM 112Desktop Video

1
COMM 113Flash

1
COMM 114Electronic Darkroom

1
COMM 115Advanced Electronic Darkroom

1
COMM 116Desktop Publishing

1
COMM 118Desktop Audio

1
COMM 130Foundations in Journalism

3
COMM 221Interpersonal Communication

3
COMM 222Principles of Public Relations

3
COMM 244Introduction to Social Media

3
COMM 302Rhetoric and Criticism

3
COMM 312Multimedia Integration

3
COMM 313Political Communication

3
COMM 350Media Technology

3
COMM 375Mass Media Theory

3
COMM 385International Media

3
COMM 386International Films

3
COMM 400Media Industry Management

3
Total Credit Hours:9

 

Capstone:

COMM 395Radio News and Podcasting

4
COMM 451Audio Documentaries/Soundscapes

4
COMM 456Radio Programming/Production

4
COMM 466Sound Design

4
Total Credit Hours:4

Total Credit Hours: 41

NOTE:

  • COMM 111-116, only three credit hours may be from the one-credit mini-courses.
  • At least 12 credit hours must be taken at Fredonia.