Bachelor of Audio

What You Will Learn

At SAE we can offer small classes and one-on-one mentoring opportunities you may not find in a larger university. You'll apply theoretical knowledge and best practices while accessing studios to amplify your talents on cutting-edge equipment like the Neve, or an SSL, or an Audient console. All the while you will gain proficiencies on software like Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, and Ableton Live.

Your growth and development as a creative practitioner will be assessed through the completion of industry-based projects. This will ultimately help you build up a body of work and portfolio to share with potential employers or your first client.

In preparation for an industry that commands agility and adaptability, you'll cut your creative teeth on projects initially in partnership with your course peers. As your skills develop and you work on more dynamic projects, you'll apply your capabilities to cross-discipline projects in games, film, music, and animation. By the end of your course, you could be collaborating with fellow students across all SAE disciplines.

Ultimately, this is all about a qualification that will expand your career. There is work placement as part of your course, to provide practical experience and build your network. We'll also equip you with employability skills, giving you professional strategies in communication and self-promotion.

With a Bachelor of Audio, you'll be ready for cutting-edge industry roles using modern creative business concepts and strategies. Career options include Studio Producer, Sound Designer, Sound Editor in film, live music, broadcast media, or games development.

The Bachelor of Audio is broken up into three distinct stages, each designed to develop different skills.

Develop the essential technical audio skills and the knowledge required to collaborate with other creative media students and professionals.

• Thinking About Audio and Music introduces you to creative and scholarly thinking in your discipline. By examining leading thinkers and movements in audio and music, you will develop an understanding of key practical and professional skills that will enable you to develop a deeper understanding of the industry, scholarship, and the nature of creativity.
• Establish a basic knowledge of the principles of sound, foundational acoustics, human hearing, perception of sound and the range of technical terms related to audio.
• Gain the audio recording skills required to operate studio equipment and a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) system by undertaking simple recording and mixing projects.
• This unit explores the concepts of entrepreneurship, innovation and project design.
• An introduction to the technology used in various audio systems such as recording studios, live, and audio-visual sound reinforcement systems.
• Apply your acquired production skills in real-life audio, music or sound design projects.

Broaden your scope to work on complex multidisciplinary projects in accordance with industry-standard practices.

• Collaborate on interdisciplinary projects that blend creativity and technology across fields such as film, audio, music, gaming, design, and computer science.
• Sound in the environment is crucial in our daily lives and in the production of nearly all media.
• This unit will further develop your recording studio skills with hands-on experience in audio production and related areas.
• Creatives have always contributed to real-world problem solving, whether through innovative inventions, creative calls for action, public awareness building, or art and science collaborations.
• The unit introduces the theories and applications of user-experience design principles relevant to interactive Augmented and Virtual Reality experiences.
• In this audio unit, you'll enhance critical listening and technical abilities by comparing and contrasting environments, digital audio workstations (DAWs), and workflows.

Execute a project of your own design which is of a high quality and externally published, with the knowledge to commercialise if you choose. You'll also apply your skills through industry work placement.

• Develop a concept into a significant and impactful project that showcases your skills and knowledge in your chosen field.
• Developing new creative skills and improving upon existing skills is an essential part of the creative media practitioner's professional development.
• In this unit, you will embark on a comprehensive journey through the intricacies of planning, executing, and managing live events.
• Major Project Production, along with Work-Integrated Learning and Major Project Development, form the final capstone experience of your undergraduate studies.
• The transition from study to work is an important step for you as an emerging professional in the creative industries.
• The aim of this unit is to introduce you to the core business structures, management frameworks and marketing strategies used by contemporary creative professionals.