Module Descriptors
APPLICATIONS OF ACOUSTICS
MUSI50075
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: David Hickman
Email: D.Hickman@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Students should have previously studied CE00140-2, Principles of Acoustics or equivalent.
Module Texts
Sound and Recording, An Introduction, F Ramsey and T McCormick, Focal Press, 1996, ISBN: 0240514874
Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, David M Howard and James Angus, 2nd Ed, Focal Press, 2001, ISBN: 0240516095
Live Sound Reinforcement, Start, Mix Books, 1996, ISBN: 0918371074
Sound System Engineering, Davis and Davis, Focal Press, 1997, ISBN: 0240803051
Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, David M Howard and James Angus, 2nd Ed, Focal Press, 2001, ISBN: 0240516095
Live Sound Reinforcement, Start, Mix Books, 1996, ISBN: 0918371074
Sound System Engineering, Davis and Davis, Focal Press, 1997, ISBN: 0240803051
Module Resources
Suitable software, laptop acoustic based measuring equipment.
Module Learning Strategies
2 hours per week. This module will be taught by a combination of 1 lecture and 1 tutorial session. There will be elements of independant study centred learning which will include both research and practical elements.
(1:n) (1:50)
(1:n) (1:50)
Module Additional Assessment Details
An assignment which will assess Learning Outcomes 1 and 3. (50%)
An examination of 2 hours which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3. (50%)
An examination of 2 hours which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3. (50%)
Module Indicative Content
Acoustic environment, absorption and reverberation times, effects of noise, near and far fields, performance space acoustics, specification of sound systems for acoustic spaces.