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Submitter's Information

Name

Kenneth Starkman

Title

Dean, Technology and Engineering

Region

Orange County

College

Fullerton College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Ken Starkman

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Scoring, Music Production and Sound Design Certificate

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Commercial Music (100500)

Projected Start Date

08/25/25

Catalog Description

The Certificate in Music Production and Scoring for Multimedia comprises 16-18 units, all of which are mandatory courses. 

Students will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in Music Production and engage in an interdisciplinary industry preparation where they collaborate with peers in film, video game production, and television. 

This Certificate is designed for students with proven skills in music production (assessed through a portfolio evaluation) who wish to stay current with modern production tools in the music, video, and video gaming sectors. 

Throughout the program, students will focus on creating music for various multimedia applications and explore sound design.

A minimum grade of "C" is required for all courses. 


Enrollment Completer Projections

15 annual completers

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Program Goal

The occupational goals for the program are to create original music sound design for video games with an understanding of spatial and immersive audio.  Placing student in the occupational fields of music production and scoring include composer, music director and post producer.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

16-18

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

A minimum grade of "C" is required for all courses. 

Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
MUS 108 FIntroduction to Music Technology2Y1
MUS 199 FHistory of Rock'n Roll3Y1
MUS 110 FElectronic Music 13Y1
MUS 291 FElectronic Music 23Y2
MUS 292 FElectronic Music 33Y2
Electives


MUS 270 FElectronic Music Ensemble2Y2
MUS 129 FSong Writing2Y2




Orange County Regional Questions

District

North Orange County Community College District

College

Fullerton College

CRLC Member

Ken Starkman

Email

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Phone

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Reason for program recommendation request

New Program

Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program

Commercial Music

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Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)

25 annual enrollments

Priority Sector

Entertainment

Submission Details

Published at

12/11/24 - 03:16 PM

Status

Recommended

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Please list the reason(s) for returning "Scoring, Music Production and Sound Design Certificate". to Kenneth Starkman's drafts. This message will be sent to kstarkman@fullcoll.edu

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