music production & recording arts
The Bachelor of Science in Music Industry Studies, Music Production & Recording Arts emphasis, is a degree designed for students who wish to explore the interwoven relationships between music, technology, and liberal arts. This includes audio engineering, sound for film and video games, postproduction, sound design, mixing, and mastering.
Our goal is to provide practical learning experiences that help our students thrive in today's music industry. Students will work closely with experienced faculty and will learn all aspects of the music production process through hands-on experience in the University's state-of-the-art recording studios. We are proud to be an Avid Learning Parter, offering Pro Tools certifications and industry-standard equipment in our facilities.
Our program curriculum creates a solid foundation of musicianship and technology with courses including music theory, physics of sound, microcomputer applications, music technology ensemble, introduction to music production, pro tools fundamentals I & II, advanced music production, critical listening & music production analysis, audio for media, live sound engineering, principles of mixing, and principles of mastering.
Facilities
Bethel University offers state-of-the-art recording facilities in the Marrs-Stockton Music Building. The facilities include Studio A control room, a large live room, a piano room with various keyed instruments, Studio B control room, and a smaller Studio C production suite.
Click here for more detailed information on our studio facilities and additional music facilities.
Studio A
Studio A is our main control room and used as the primary classroom for our music production and recording arts courses. This studio is equipped with a Toft Series ATB24 console, Lynx Aurora(n) A/D/A converters, Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Final Cut, numerous outboard units, and a variety of plug-ins (click here for full studio specs).
Studio B
Studio B is our smaller control room equipped with an Allen & Heath GL2800, Lynx Aurora A/D/A converters, Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Final Cut Pro, outboard units, and a variety of plug-ins (click here for full studio specs).
Piano Room
The Piano Room houses a Rhodes Seventy Three, Hammond C3 with Leslie Cabinet, and a Kimball upright piano.
Live ROom
The Live Room is our largest tracking room. This is where our Yamaha birch studio drum set is housed, along with our microphone locker and other various equipment.
Studio C
Studio C is a small production studio with an Avid Eleven Rack, MIDI controller, Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Final Cut Pro, and a variety of plug-ins.
Curriculum
a. Liberal Arts Core (33 hours):
- COE 102 (College Orientation Experience)
- ENG 101 (Expository Writing)
- ENG 111 (Writing about Literature)
- ENG 201 (Western Literature and the Arts I)
- ENG 202 (Western Literature and the Arts II)
- 6 hours from REL 111 (Understanding the Old Testament), 112 (Understanding the New Testament), 113 (Christian Worldview)
- MTH 111 (College Algebra) or MTH 112 (Finite Mathematics) or MTH 113 (Mathematics for Humanities)
- 4 hours from BIO, CHE, PHY, or SCI lecture and lab numbered 100/100L or higher
- 6 hours from HIS 200 level or higher
B. Program Core (25 hours):
- 3 hours from: BUS 111 (Introduction to Business) or any additional SOC, PSY, or HUS
- HEA 201 (Personal Health)
- 3 hours from: ART 213 (History of the Visual Arts I), 214 (History of the Visual Arts II); MUS 201 (Music Appreciation)
- 2 hours of PED Activity
- CIS 245 (Web I - Intro to Web Development)
- CIS 255 (Microcomputer Applications)
- PHY 107/107L (Physics of Sound)
- SAT 110 (Public Speaking)
- COE 401 (Career Opportunity Experience)
C. Music Production & Recording Arts Emphasis (61-63 hours):
- 6 semesters of MUS 010 (Recital Hour)
- MUS 101 (Music Fundamentals)
- MUS 121 (Music Theory I)
- MUS 121L (Music Theory I Lab)
- MUS 238 (Survey of the Music Industry)
- MUS 242 (Live Sound Engineering)
- MUS 261 (Introduction to Music Production)
- MUS 262 (Introduction to Pro Tools)
- MUS 264 (Pro Tools Production I)
- MUS 330 (Music Publishing)
- MUS 331 (Popular Music History)
- MUS 332 (Touring and Merchandising)
- MUS 333 (Principles of Mixing)
- MUS 334 (Principles of Mastering)
- MUS 335 (Leadership and Music Management)
- MUS 337 (Audio for Media)
- MUS 350 (Advanced Music Production)
- MUS 352 (Critical Listening and Music Production Analysis)
- MUS 381 (Junior Project)
- MUS 440 (Music Industry Law)
- MUS 460 (Internship) (4-6 hours)
- MUS 481 (Senior Project)
- 4 semester of MUP 319/419 (Chamber Ensemble in Technology)