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.
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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.
About This Course
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
Entry Requirements
At least 18 years of age at programme start date
Build towards these roles
Audio producerStudio engineerStudio managerMastering engineerLive sound technicianRadio producerStage technicianPost-production specialist for film and television
