Program: Entertainment Technology Minor - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog

The Entertainment Technology minor consists of courses primarily from media arts, recording industry, and theatre that introduce sound, video, and lighting technologies used within the entertainment industry. The student must complete 18 hours of coursework across a minimum of three departments. No more than 9 hours from any single course prefix is permitted. No more than 9 hours combined from EMC and VFP. Audio Production majors may not use RIM courses required in the Audio Production major. See the minor advisor to help select courses.

Interdisciplinary Minors

Interdisciplinary minors require the student to complete a minimum of 15 to 21 hours from a list of specific courses. Unless otherwise noted, a student may take no more than 6 hours of courses from a single department until he or she surpasses the required minimum number of hours necessary for completing the minor. Exceptions to this rule may be found within the discussions of several of the minors. In most cases, a student is also limited to just 3 hours of credit toward the minor in the same department or discipline in which he or she is taking a major. Except for the Paralegal Studies minor, no course may be counted both for major and minor credit. Students must fulfill all departmental prerequisites for any course within an interdisciplinary minor. In some cases, advisors may approve course substitutions within these program requirements.

Required Courses (18 hours)

Select 18 hours from the list below:

ANIM 2300 - Introduction to 3D Animation 3 credit hours
ANIM 3310 - Texturing, Lighting, and Rendering 3 credit hours
ANIM 3320 - Introduction to Digital Compositing 3 credit hours
ART 1610 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours
EMC 1050 - Basic Digital Photography and Imaging 3 credit hours OR
PHOT 1050 - Basic Digital Photography and Imaging 3 credit hours
PHOT 2050 - Basic Black and White Photography 3 credit hours
EMC 3090 - Media Technology Seminar 3 credit hours
EMC 3200 - Still Digital Imaging 3 credit hours OR
PHOT 3200 - Still Digital Imaging 3 credit hours
ET 2310 - Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design I 3 credit hours
ET 3610 - Introduction to Electricity and Electronics 4 credit hours
IAM 2500 - Survey of Interactive Media 3 credit hours
IAM 3210 - Interactive Media Applications 3 credit hours
PHYS 1600 - Physics of Music 3 credit hours
RIM 3450 - Advanced Commercial Musicianship 3 credit hours
RIM 3580 - RIM Practicum 1 to 3 credit hours
RIM 4290 - MIDI Based Music Production 3 credit hours
RIM 4300 - Advanced Pro Tools Techniques 3 credit hours
RIM 4320 - Concert Promotion and Touring 3 credit hours
RIM 4330 - Sound Reinforcement 3 credit hours
RIM 4333 - Sound System Design and Optimization 3 credit hours
RIM 4335 - Advanced Sound Reinforcement 3 credit hours
RIM 4390 - Electronic Music and Controllerism 3 credit hours
RIM 4480 - Mastering 3 credit hours
RIM 4570 - The Art of Soundtrack Design 3 credit hours
RIM 4575 - Sound Effects Design for Picture 3 credit hours
RIM 4580 - Sound for Picture 3 credit hours
RIM 4585 - Advanced Sound for Picture 3 credit hours
RIM 4590 - MIDI Based Scoring for Visual Media 3 credit hours
RIM 4600 - Mixing Techniques and Technologies 3 credit hours
RIM 4650 - Multitrack Music Recording 3 credit hours
RIM 4660 - Advanced Music Engineering 3 credit hours
RIM 4670 - Studio Production 3 credit hours
RIM 4690 - Digital Strategies for the Music Business 3 credit hours
RIM 4740 - Independent Contracting: Pro Audio Freelance 3 credit hours
RIM 4830 - Recording Studio Maintenance 3 credit hours
RIM 4910 - Topics in Audio Production 3 credit hours
THEA 1025 - Stage Craft I 3 credit hours
THEA 3310 - Theatrical Drafting: Theory and Technique 3 credit hours
THEA 3400 - Lighting for Arts and Entertainment I 3 credit hours
THEA 4400 - Lighting for Arts and Entertainment II 3 credit hours
THEA 4480 - Automated Lighting for Arts and Entertainment 3 credit hours
THEA 4490 - Advanced Topics in Lighting for Arts and Entertainment 3 credit hours
VFP 1060 - Basic Video Production 3 credit hours
VFP 2130 - Single Cam I 3 credit hours
VFP 2131 - Multi Cam I 3 credit hours
VFP 2410 - History of American Television 3 credit hours
VFP 3000 - History of American Cinema 3 credit hours
VFP 3140 - Multi Cam II 3 credit hours
VFP 4941 - Advanced Multi-camera Video Production 1 to 4 credit hours

Note:

Audio Production majors cannot use the following courses since they are already required in the major; however, the courses can be used by non-Recording Industry majors.

RIM 1230 - Commercial Musicianship 3 credit hours
RIM 3010 - Audio Fundamentals 3 credit hours
RIM 4100 - Audio Signals and Systems 3 credit hours
RIM 4190 - Introduction to MIDI and Sound Synthesis 3 credit hours
RIM 3300 - Digital Audio Technology 3 credit hours
RIM 4400 - Recording Studio Techniques 3 credit hours
RIM 4440 - Critical Listening 3 credit hours

Transfer Note:

Up to 12 hours of coursework from a different university may be transferred into the minor with approval by the minor advisor, the chair for the Department of Recording Industry, and the dean for the College of Media and Entertainment.