B.Sc | Sound Engineering

Programme Overview

• The BSc Sound Engineering programme is intended at equipping students with the core component of the different kinds of sounds. Sound including that of Music Production, VFX Animation form a crucial component of the programme.
• Sound engineers are in huge demand and are the core of any production (content). Then, there are the conferences and events that also require sound engineers.

Career Opportunities

• Graduates have immense opportunities with reputed production houses constantly on the lookout for sound engineers to work on their films.
• Immense opportunities also exist in TV serials, web series, and even music albums.
• Modern theaters that have requirements for projection to audiences; this is where sound engineers play an important role; globally.

Programme USPs

• Students also get to delve deep into aspects such as the Physics of Sound, Studio Equipments, Music Production, Acoustics, Film Sound, Advanced Film Sound Technology, and software tools viz Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton – Nuendo, and Logic Pro.
• The university also has a state of the art Sound Recording and Mixing Studio, and a custom Analog Mixing Room to equip students with practical skills along with the theoretical concepts of the programme.

Programme Educational Objectives

• This programme, with its practical approach towards Sound Engineering & Music Production, is intended at turning students into full-fledged professionals in the creative domain.
• The programme is aimed at imparting the entire Sound Engineering knowhow to students ranging from understanding of studio equipment to actual film sound, through the latest digital technology.

Programme Outcomes

• Students become experts at 7.1 surround mixing in fully equipped studios at industry standard outputs.
• Students turn to becoming Sound Engineering professionals by the end of the programme.

Programme Duration

3 years (6 Semesters)

Programme Type

Full-time

Eligibility Criteria

Candidate who has passed 2nd PUC / HSC / 12th Grade or Equivalent examination from a recognised Board/Institution.

Assessment and Evaluation

The University follows Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), which provides choice for students to select from the prescribed set of courses and earn credits. Students are awarded grades based on their performance for each courses in a semester and Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA), which is a measure of academic performance of a student in a semester. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is used as a measure of overall cumulative performance of a student over all semesters. However, the CGPA is invariably calculated from second semester onwards to facilitate students to know their academic progress.

Every Programme has a prescribed Curriculum or the Scheme of Teaching and Evaluation. It prescribes all the courses/ laboratory/ other requirements for the degree and sets out the nominal sequence semester wise. Curriculum also includes SWAYAM and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), offered by premier institutions. A student desirous of additional exposure to a course, without the rigors of obtaining a good grade, ‘audits’ a course that helps him to have an edge over others in placements.

The evaluation system to assess the student is comprehensive and continuous during the entire period of Semester, by the faculty who is teaching the course. Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) and Semester End Examination (SEE) constitute the major evaluations prescribed for each course, with only those students maintaining a minimum standard in CIE are permitted to appear in SEE of the course. CIE and SEE to carry 50% weightage each, to enable the course to be evaluated for a total of 100 marks, irrespective of its credits.

Before the start of the Academic session of each semester, a faculty may choose for his course Internal Assessment Test and a minimum of two of the following assessment methods with suitable weightage for each: Assignments (Individual and/or Group), Seminars, Quizzes, Group Discussions, Case studies/Case lets, Practical orientation on Design Thinking, Creativity & Innovation, Participatory & Industry-integrated learning, Practical activities / problem solving exercises, Class presentations, Analysis of Industry/Technical/Business Reports, Reports on Guest Lectures / Webinars / Industrial Visits, Industrial / Social / Rural projects, Participation in Seminars/ Academic Events/Symposia, etc. or any other academic activity.

The Semester End Examination for all the courses for which students registered during the semester shall be conducted at the end of each semester. Some of the courses, where the student performance is evaluated through CIE, may not have SEE.

The makeup examination facility shall be available to those students who have appeared and failed in the SEE in one or more courses in a semester.