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Master of Creative Industries
Min. 4 Trimesters
FULL TIMEBe prepared to take on strategic and leadership roles within the creative industries.
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Bachelor of Audio
Min. 6 Trimesters
Full Time
On Campus
Study Audio at SAE Institute and gain an internationally recognised qualification in audio engineering and sound production.
Career opportunities include:
- Studio Engineer
- Music Producer
- Game Audio Specialist
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Bachelor of Songwriting and Music Production
Min. 6 Trimesters
Full Time
On Campus
Study Songwriting and Music Production at SAE Institute and build a repertoire of music to build your career.
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Associate Degree of Audio
Min. 4 Trimesters
FULL TIME
On Campus
Study Audio at SAE Institute and gain an internationally recognised qualification in audio engineering and sound production.
Career opportunities include:
- Music Producer
- Game Audio Specialist
- Sound Editor
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Associate Degree of Songwriting and Music Production
Min. 4 Trimesters
FULL TIME
On-Campus
Study songwriting and music production at SAE Institute and gain an industry-recognised degree whilst showcasing your musical voice.
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Diploma of Audio Production
Min. 2 Trimesters
Full Time
On Campus
Learn the key skills and fundamental components of audio production, understand the music industry, and get practical, industry-standard training.
Become a:
- Assistant Sound Engineer
- Studio Engineer
- Junior Sound Designer
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Diploma of Music Production
Min. 2 Trimesters
Full Time
On Campus
Learn the key fundamentals of music production in a cutting-edge learning environment, overflowing with all the latest gear and equipment.
Become a:
- DJ
- Junior Music Producer
- Junior Sound Designer
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Diploma of Music Industry
(Studio Production)
Min. 2 Trimesters
Full Time
On Campus
Get practical, industry-standard training. Use our diploma as a career pathway or as a pathway to our Bachelor of Audio Production with Recognition of Prior...
Become a:
- Mix engineer
- Production assistant
- OB engineer...
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Diploma of Music Industry
(Electronic Music Production)
Min. 2 Trimesters
Full Time
On Campus
Get hands-on with industry-standard hardware and software in this exciting and practical electronic music production course.
Become a:
- Assistant sound engineer
- Music and dialogue editor
- EDM producer
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Certificate III in Music Industry
(Electronic Music Production)
Min. 2 Trimesters
Full Time
On Campus
The essentials of audio engineering and electronic music production (EMP).
Become a:
- Electronic music producer
- Recording artist
- Electronic musician...
Bachelor of Audio
Get on track to make serious noise in the audio industry.
If a career in audio is music to your ears, you're going to love the sound of our internationally accredited bachelor's degree. It's an immersive, hands-on experience that covers every possible level of the studio, post- and live production.
At SAE you won't find yourself in a lecture with 300 people or even in a traditional lecture at all. You’ll be in a studio environment amplifying your talents using cutting-edge equipment like Neve, SSL, or an Audient console while gaining proficiencies on software such as Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, and Ableton Live.
Your growth and development will be assessed through the completion of industry-based projects, not theoretically based essays. This will ultimately help you build up a body of work and portfolio to share with potential employers or first client.
In preparation for an industry that commands agility and adaptability, you’ll cut your creative teeth on projects initially in partnership with your course peers. As your skills develop and you work on more dynamic projects, you'll apply your capabilities on cross-discipline projects. By the end of your course, you could be collaborating with fellow students across SAE's global network.
Ultimately, this is all about a qualification that will expand your career. There is work placement as part of your course, to provide practical experience and help build your network. We'll also equip you with employability skills, giving you professional strategies in communication and self-promotion.
For those wanting to go the extra, and thousands of miles, you can complete up to two trimesters of your course at selected SAE campuses across the planet. Suddenly, real-world experience just went worldwide.
Once complete, you'll have just what you need to mix it with the best.
*SAE has a range of approaches to learning and teaching that can be activated to provide flexibility in the face of changing circumstances as required, to support student progression regardless of external factors.
SAE360: Students cross-collaborating on real-world projects in 360° - scroll to interact with the video!
Find out more about Studying Audio & Music at SAE
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Lecturer spotlight
Matt Gio has been an active member of the music industry in WA for over 15 years, beginning as a touring multi-instrumentalist to currently owning and operating Rada Studio in Perth. A WAM award winner, Matt has been nominated multiple times before receiving the award for Best Studio Engineer in 2018.
Working alongside much-loved artists such as San Cisco, Abbe May, Katy Steele, Karnivool, Matt has established himself as a leader in the audio industry.
Industry Associations & Partners
- Brisbane
- Byron Bay
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Sydney
Your learning experience
SAE has implemented a remote flexible learning option for current and future students. The range of tools developed by SAE will not only allow students to collaborate online but also gain experience in remote working practices widely used within the creative industries.
- Start working with industry-standard microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio work stations in the first trimester.
- Develop high-level skills on industry-standard software, such as Pro Tools, Logic Pro or Ableton Live.
- Master your craft on small and large format consoles and record the music genres you are interested in.
- Get practical experience in live sound, electronic music, audio post-production, and audio for screen. Work with songwriters, designers, and game developers, filmmakers, and animators.
- Learn the principles of sound and audio technology – crucial knowledge for specialists in the audio industry.
- Build your knowledge and skills on, and have access to, industry-standard equipment and studio spaces.
- Be part of a team that nurtures your talents, and encourages you to reach your learning potential.
- Enjoy the benefits of being SAE trained – our audio students have achieved great success in the creative media industries. SAE graduates are known within the industry for their high-level skills and are in demand.
BACHELOR OF AUDIO
The Audio degree program is broken up into discrete stages, each designed to promote different skills.
Stage I – Foundational Skills Development
In Stage I, students will undertake a number of foundational modules which will give students the essential technical skills and knowledge not only relevant to the chosen discipline area but also give students the skills required to collaborate with other creative media students and professionals in later stages of the Audio course. Students will also undertake deliberate practice and weekly rituals including reflective journaling that will assist students in identifying the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to develop their creative media practice throughout their studies.
Stage 1 has one studio module:
1. Audio Studio 1
Students undertake two projects (one in the box', one in the recording studio.) Both must deliver to a brief, utilising production skills and researching comparable works to create well-rounded products through iterative processes. For the first project, students will enhance an audio production using sequencing, sampling and synthesis for music composition or sound design project, communicate their musical ideas and apply music production skills to achieve the desired outcome. The second studio project will be a collaborative studio production. Students will apply project management skills to demonstrate effective use of time and resources whilst documenting and reflecting on the production process, identifying areas for improvement and responding to feedback from peers and the facilitator.
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Stage II – Interdisciplinary Projects, Media and Cultural Studies
In Stage II we show students how their Audio work contributes to and interacts with broader culture and media practice through common modules and studio modules. This knowledge will enable students to work with a variety of other disciplines and artists and expand their potential on the global stage. Within Stage II, students will work closely with facilitators to identify key learning outcomes needed to complete modules. Deliberate and reflective practice assist students through their studio modules, playing an active reflection role throughout the learning journey. Student projects within Stage II are reflective of real-world scenarios, containing real-world dilemmas - societal issues that require solutions; authentic audiences -simulating professional practice and constraints- understanding how a range of constraints can impact projects within professional practice.
Students complete a number of real-world projects with students not only in their own discipline but also in all other SAE disciplines. At the end of each studio module, facilitators will arrange exhibitions either internal or public-facing for students to showcase work.
Stage II has two studio modules
1. Audio Studio 2
In this studio module, students will work collaboratively on audio & music projects, responding to a brief and led by your facilitator. In collaboration with peers, students will work towards established project milestones within a recording studio project with a facilitator acting as the project manager, mentor, and colleague. Students further develop production skills through conceptualising, planning and executing a project, employing recording studio hardware and software.
2. Audio Studio 3
In this studio module, you will work collaboratively on 'sound for picture' projects, responding to a brief and led by your facilitator. In collaboration with your peers, you will work towards established project milestones with your facilitator acting as your project manager, mentor and colleague. This module introduces you to the terminology and workflows used for producing audio for narrative in industries such as film, television, games and multimedia. This module focuses on the creation of the character-related sounds that are developed using location recording techniques, recording and editing of ADR and foley and the mixing of these elements for a professional outcome.
You will be introduced to appropriate session management techniques and project planning as it is important for anyone working within the areas of audio for narrative, to be competent and efficient with the planning, administration and delivery requirements of their designated work. You will primarily focus on the impact of sounds on audience perception in various media. The application of surround sound mixing and immersive production techniques will provide new challenges to suit the needs of modern-day listening environments. Managing budgets, resources and personnel will be discussed and implemented in real-world productions.
You will have the opportunity to collaborate with game design, animation or film producers in cross-platform productions and aim to contextualise sounds in these productions to augment communication with the audience.
Stage III
Stage III of the Bachelor of Audio is designed to prepare students for entry-level professional industry roles and to undertake post-graduate studies. Stage III develops a student’s capacity to work with the collaborative and geographically diverse world of creative media practice.
To prepare students for this, SAE project supervisors and facilitators work with Stage III students to develop sophisticated, collaborative creative media projects which meet the professional standards of the industry. These final projects are done in collaboration with all other SAE disciplines, either on campus or remotely, enabling students to pursue their most ambitious and creative portfolio pieces yet.
To support this, Students in Stage III learning advanced discipline-specific skills and knowledge, experience remote, collaborative practice with their peers across the SAE campus network, broaden their skills and knowledge through studying elective modules in other disciplines, or in creative media business and entrepreneurship and finally, gain industry feedback on their transferable skills through the finalisation of SAE’s creative industries Work Integrated Learning Program.
Stage III is NOT included in the Associate Degree.
Vocational outcomes of the Bachelor of Audio
Students who have completed the Bachelor of Audio would have opportunities in the professional workplace as:
- Studio Engineer
- Music Producer
- Game Audio Specialist
- Sound Editor
- Staging Crew
- Audio/Visual Technician
- Sound Designer
- Live Sound Engineer/Operator
- Radio Broadcasting
Employers
SAE audio graduates have been involved with many outstanding production companies, studios, live venues, and radio/broadcasters, including:
- Forester Savile
- Count Bounce
- Micheal Stavrou
- Labsonics – Post Studio
- Black Pearl Studios
- Sing Sing Studios
- Woodstock Studios
- Prince of Wales Hotel
- Revolver
- J-Air community radio station
- Soundcorp
Trimester 1 (1st Year) | |||
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Thinking about Audio | Foundations of Sound | Foundations of Recording and Mixing | |
Trimester 2 | |||
Contemporary Industrial Practices | Foundations of Audio Technology & Live Sound | Audio Studio 1 | |
Trimester 3 | |||
Media Studies | Audio Studio 2 | ||
Trimester 4 (2nd Year) | |||
Cultural Perspectives | Audio Studio 3 | ||
Trimester 5 | |||
Major Project Development | Audio Studio 4 | ||
Trimester 6 | |||
Major Project Production | Creative Media Business and Entrepreneurship | Work Integrated Learning | |
Elective | |||
- Creative Industry Unit
- Discipline Specialisation Unit
- Elective Unit
Note:
In Stage 3 students will have the choice of selecting to study Creative Media Business or Entrepreneurship or an Elective.
Exit point options:
Option to complete your studies with an Associate Degree of Audio after 160 credit points/first prescribed 16 units. The associate degree provides graduates with the basic core skills for entry into the industry, or to cross-skill into a related creative industry. Graduates will have broad technical knowledge and skills at a paraprofessional level.
You will learn
- Studio techniques
- Principles of sound
- DAW operation
- Microphone techniques
- Signal processing
- Production techniques
- Audio engineering principles
- Sound design
- Live sound
- Critical listening
- Industry knowledge
Trimester 1 |
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Thinking about Audio |
Foundations of Sound |
Foundations of Recording and Mixing |
Trimester 2 |
Contemporary Industrial Practices |
Foundations of Audio Technology & Live Sound |
Audio Studio 1 |
Trimester 3 |
Media Studies |
Audio Studio 2 |
Trimester 4 |
Cultural Perspectives |
Audio Studio 3 |
Trimester 5 |
Major Project Development |
Audio Studio 4 |
Trimester 6 |
Major Project Production |
Creative Media Business and Entrepreneurship |
Work Integrated Learning |
Elective |
- Creative Industry Unit
- Discipline Specialisation Unit
- Elective Unit
Note:
In Stage 3 students will have the choice of selecting to study Creative Media Business or Entrepreneurship or an Elective.
Exit point options:
Option to complete your studies with an Associate Degree of Audio after 160 credit points/first prescribed 16 units. The associate degree provides graduates with the basic core skills for entry into the industry, or to cross-skill into a related creative industry. Graduates will have broad technical knowledge and skills at a paraprofessional level.
You will learn
- Studio techniques
- Principles of sound
- DAW operation
- Microphone techniques
- Signal processing
- Production techniques
- Audio engineering principles
- Sound design
- Live sound
- Critical listening
- Industry knowledge
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DURATION(S):
6 Trimesters Fast Tracked
8 Trimesters Full Time
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INTAKES:
May 2021
Sep 2021
Feb 2022
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NEXT INTAKE:
Enrol By: 18 Jun 2021
Trimester Start: 31 May 2021
Trimester End: 27 Aug 2021
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COURSE TYPE:
Bachelor
Entry requirements
Applicants for degree courses must satisfy one of the following minimum entry criteria:
- Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (SSCE) or equivalent, OR
- Completion of a diploma level qualification issued under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), OR
- Experience Based Entry for applicants who do not meet the requirements above. 'Enquire Now' or call 1800 723 338 directly for more information.
Fees and Payments
Fees: view our current Fee Schedule for information on SAE course fees.
Payment options: Fee-Help, or upfront trimester instalments.