Module Descriptors
APPLIED ACOUSTICS
MUSI70173
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: David Hickman
Email: D.Hickman@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 39
Independent Study Hours: 111
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- Examination - unseen in examination conditions weighted at 30%
- Practical write up (approx 1500 words) weighted at 30%
- Coursework - written assignment (approx 2000 words) weighted at 40%
Module Details
Module Texts
Ballou 2002. Handbook for Sound Engineers. Burlington MA: Elsevier Academic Press
Everest 2001. The Master Handbook of Acoustics. 4th Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill
Howard & Angus 2001. Acoustics and Psychoacoustics. 2nd Ed. Oxford: Focal Press
Long 2006. Architectural Acoustics. Burlington MA: Elsevier Academic Press
Turner and Pretlove 1991. Acoustics for Engineers. London: MacMillan Press
Everest 2001. The Master Handbook of Acoustics. 4th Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill
Howard & Angus 2001. Acoustics and Psychoacoustics. 2nd Ed. Oxford: Focal Press
Long 2006. Architectural Acoustics. Burlington MA: Elsevier Academic Press
Turner and Pretlove 1991. Acoustics for Engineers. London: MacMillan Press
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Students should have studied an introductory module in acoustics at undergraduate level or have appropriate prior experience.
Module Resources
Software available in Music Technology department including Soundforge, Clio, Audition, ETF
Lectures, library, and Internet.
Lectures, library, and Internet.
Module Learning Strategies
3 hours per week. Lectures and interactive laboratory/demonstration sessions.
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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 Additional Assessment Details
An exam weighted at 30% assessing learning outcome 1 40% written assignment (approx 2000 words) assessing learning outcome 1 & 2
30% written up practical sessions (approx. 1500 words) assessing learning outcome 2 & 3
30% written up practical sessions (approx. 1500 words) assessing learning outcome 2 & 3