Audio and Live Entertainment BA Undergraduate Programme By Temple University |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Music

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Develop the skills to become an music industry professional with the Bachelor of Arts in Audio and Live Entertainment in the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University. This 124-credit undergraduate program immerses students in the creation and distribution of musically oriented media content. From the label office to the recording studio to the concert venue, students will master the procedures necessary to successfully conceive, create and navigate complex entertainment projects.

The audio and live entertainment program is ideal for students aspiring to be

  • audio engineers,
  • content creators,
  • managers,
  • music entrepreneurs,
  • mixing and mastering engineers,
  • A&R reps,
  • publishers,
  • promoters, or
  • recording artists.

Students in the program are immersed in the conception, creation, distribution, management and marketing of recorded music, podcasts, audiobooks, concerts, festivals, nightclub performances, and more.

Students also work inside of Klein’s own media ecosystem—a microcosm of the industry in which our student-run record label, Bell Tower Music, interfaces with other student-run media outlets including The Temple News, TUTV and WHIP radio.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Music

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Develop the skills to become an music industry professional with the Bachelor of Arts in Audio and Live Entertainment in the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University. This 124-credit undergraduate program immerses students in the creation and distribution of musically oriented media content. From the label office to the recording studio to the concert venue, students will master the procedures necessary to successfully conceive, create and navigate complex entertainment projects.

The audio and live entertainment program is ideal for students aspiring to be

  • audio engineers,
  • content creators,
  • managers,
  • music entrepreneurs,
  • mixing and mastering engineers,
  • A&R reps,
  • publishers,
  • promoters, or
  • recording artists.

Students in the program are immersed in the conception, creation, distribution, management and marketing of recorded music, podcasts, audiobooks, concerts, festivals, nightclub performances, and more.

Students also work inside of Klein’s own media ecosystem—a microcosm of the industry in which our student-run record label, Bell Tower Music, interfaces with other student-run media outlets including The Temple News, TUTV and WHIP radio.

Admission Requirements

110+
79+
6+
53+
These give us another indication of your academic performance. We accept both the SAT and the ACT. We suggest you take either test in the spring of your junior year, as well as in the fall of your senior year. Official results should be forwarded directly to Temple’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions from the testing agencies.


    Students must meet:


      1. University requirements

        • All students are required to complete the General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
        • All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive (WI) courses in the major at Temple University. Whenever possible, it is recommended that students select these WI courses from courses that directly satisfy a specific ALE requirement to ease the path to program completion.

        2. Lew Klein College of Media and Communication requirements, including KLN 1001 and KLN 1002.

        3. Minimum of 47 credits in the major / maximum of 68 credits in the major (total of MSP, MUST, HRM, LGLS, SGM, and STHM).

        4. Each course that fulfills a requirement for the major must be passed with a C- or better.

        5. All prerequisites must be met unless exempted in writing.

        6. No more than 23 transfer credits may be applied to the Audio and Live Entertainment major.

        7. Total number of credits taken in internship, practicum, independent study, and independent project courses may not exceed 12 credits total.

        Jan
        Aug

        • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

        Tuition fees

        Domestic
        21,360 USD
        International
        37,032 USD

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