Audio Engineering Diploma - Overview
- General Requirements
- Subject Overview
The Audio Engineering Diploma programme offers students the opportunity to study all aspects of audio engineering. It is designed to train future professionals for the audio and media industries. Practical classes and hands-on studio time are supported by theoretical classes, giving students thorough knowledge of a broad range of audio related issues. Successful completion of the diploma level gives graduates the possibility to continue their studies towards a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Recording Arts Degree.
Aims
Graduates of the SAE Audio Engineering Diploma are able to operate a wide range of professional industry standard equipment, studio effects processors, operate analogue and digital consoles and hard disc recording systems. Graduates will also learn mixdown techniques, studio procedures, production techniques, basic studio acoustics and business. Graduates that have gained this qualification have recorded and mixed several music productions, completed a comprehensive post production project, programmed MIDI arrangements and worked extensively with ProTools and other digital editing systems.
Course Details
Qualification
SAE Diploma (Equal to 180 University credit points)
Diploma Entry Requirements
Note: If you are applying from outside the United Kingdom please contact the SAE Institute in your country to confirm your equivalent educational standing or contact SAE directly.
- minimum age 17; and
- completion of a minimum of two grade C GCSE’s or equivalent; or
- mature age students over 21 years; or
- on receipt of suitable evidence, SAE shall seek to admit all prospective students (via special entry) who are considered to have a reasonable chance of success in the programme.
Diploma Duration
12 months full time or 24 months part time (900 clock hours)
Degree Pathway
After successful completion of the SAE Diploma programme students are able to continue their studies to the degree level. The degree is issued in partnership with Middlesex University and is a BA (Hons) Recording Arts degree.
Assessment method and award
Practical
- throughout the course, students submit a number of prescribed practical exercises; and
- students undertake a substantial recording project with musicians of their choice, within the guidelines set by the Institute; and
- a final practical "In-Studio" examination
Theoretical
- theoretical progress examinations are held at regular intervals over the duration of the programme; and
- the preparation and submission of a written diploma assignment on a subject of the student’s choice. (Subjects must be approved by the programme Co‑ordinator); and
- a final written theory examination.
Award
- In order to qualify for the SAE Diploma, candidates need to reach an overall assessed mark of seventy five (75) percent (theory and practical).
- Graduates who have successfully completed the SAE diploma programme qualify for up to half credit points (180 credit points) towards the BA (Hons) Recording Arts degree programme.