Module Descriptors
APPLIED ACOUSTICS
MUSI70090
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: David Hickman
Email: D.Hickman@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 30%
- COURSEWORK weighted at 70%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
An exam weighted at 30% assessing learning outcome 1 and coursework weighted at 70% consisting of:
40% written assignment (approx 2000 words) assessing learning outcome 1 & 2
30% written up practical sessions assessing learning outcome 2 & 3
40% written assignment (approx 2000 words) assessing learning outcome 1 & 2
30% written up practical sessions assessing learning outcome 2 & 3
Module Indicative Content
The module will focus on aspects of acoustics for music technologists. Students will learn to engage in practical and theoretical studies. Theories of audio and noise will be further investigated, leading on to audio measurement and noise isolation techniques. Electro-acoustics including Interfaces and transducer applications will also be discussed.
Health and safety regulations and implications will also be included.
Practical sessions will be included incorporating modern measurement methods and techniques.
Health and safety regulations and implications will also be included.
Practical sessions will be included incorporating modern measurement methods and techniques.
Module Learning Strategies
3 hours per week. Lectures and interactive laboratory/demonstration sessions.
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Module Resources
Software available in Music Technology department including Soundforge, Clio, Audition, ETF
Lectures, library, and Internet.
Lectures, library, and Internet.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Students should have studied an introductory module in acoustics at undergraduate level or have appropriate prior experience.
Module Texts
Turner and Pretlove 1991. Acoustics for Engineers. London: MacMillan Press. ISBN: 0333521420
Howard & Angus 2001. Acoustics and Psychoacoustics. 2nd Ed. Oxford:Focal Press. ISBN: 9780240516097
Long 2006. Architectural Acoustics. Burlington MA: Elsevier Academic Press.ISBN: 978-0124555518
Ballou 2002. Handbook for Sound Engineers. Burlington MA: Elsevier Academic Press. ISBN: 978-0240804545
Everest 2001. The Master Handbook of Acoustics. 4th Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-0071360972
Howard & Angus 2001. Acoustics and Psychoacoustics. 2nd Ed. Oxford:Focal Press. ISBN: 9780240516097
Long 2006. Architectural Acoustics. Burlington MA: Elsevier Academic Press.ISBN: 978-0124555518
Ballou 2002. Handbook for Sound Engineers. Burlington MA: Elsevier Academic Press. ISBN: 978-0240804545
Everest 2001. The Master Handbook of Acoustics. 4th Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-0071360972