New Zealand Diploma in Audio Engineering and Production (Level 5)
Creative Media
A course by
Ara Institute of Canterbury
Launch your career as a professional audio engineer. Gain expertise for music, film, live events and other sound production areas.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Madras Street Campus, Christchurch
It will take a total of 1 year
Core skills this course teaches
Practical audio engineering
Develop and apply recording, mixing, and production skills for a range of audio applications including music, film, and live events.
Digital and analogue system competency
Gain fluency with both computer-based and linear recording systems, and familiarity with digital and analogue mixing consoles.
Creative and technical problem-solving
Apply scientific and technical knowledge, including the physics of sound, in creative production and engineering contexts.
What You're Signing Up For
This full-time, one-year diploma is designed to equip students with practical and theoretical audio engineering skills suitable for commercial audio production. Areas covered include sound recording, mixing and mastering, live sound production, sound for film/TV and radio, spoken word production, DJing, audiology, and acoustic design. The course emphasizes hands-on experience with both digital and analogue technologies, audio and MIDI hardware/software, and creative applications in a variety of contexts.
Course Content
- Physics of Sound
- Core Audio Practice
- Electronic Music Production 1
- Applied Audio Engineering 1
- Applied Audio Engineering 2
- Electronic Music Production 2
- Creative Arts Industry Studies
- Contextual Studies
- Tracking, mixing and mastering
- Record production
- DJing
- Live sound production and streaming
- Sound for film and TV
- Radio and commercial production
- Audio books and podcasts
- Audio and MIDI software/hardware design
- Sound design for games and multimedia
- Audiology and acoustic design
What you need to know first
At least 18 years of age at programme start date
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Media
Music
Entertainment
Broadcasting
Future employment opportunities might be
Audio producer
Studio engineer
Studio manager