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Acoustics and Audio Technology (minor)
Basic information
Code:
ELEC3033
Extent:
20–25
ECTS
Curriculum:
2026–2028
2024–2026
2022–2024
Previous curricula
Level:
Advanced studies
Language of learning:
English
Target group:
All Aalto students
Teacher in charge:
Tapio Lokki
Administrative contact:
Outi Väisänen
Organising department:
Department of Information and Communications Engineering
Organiser:
School of Electrical Engineering
Prerequisites:
Recommended ELEC-C5232 Digital Signal Processing or equivalent knowledge.
Quotas and restrictions:
-
Application process:
No separate application procedure.
Content and structure of the minor
About the minor
The minor in Acoustics & Audio Technology offers fundamental knowledge about acoustical phenomena, human hearing and audio technologies, and also facilitates the students to apply the knowledge in practice.
The fields of electroacoustics, room and building acoustics, noise, musical acoustics, and audio signal processing are focus-points of the studies. Technical Psychoacoustics that deals with human hearing mechanisms is central to the studies, as a cornerstone in the development of acoustical and audio technologies for human listeners. Put together, these fields constitute Communication Acoustics, where a human listener is always at the end of the acoustic communication channel. Currently, Digital Signal Processing is also an important tool in the Acoustics and Audio Engineering, and hence the teaching emphasizes both the understanding of its general principles and the fundamental audio processing algorithms.
Target group: All students with sufficient prerequisite knowledge.
Name of the minor in Finnish: Akustiikka ja audioteknologia (sivuaine)
Name of the minor in Swedish: Akustik och ljudteknik (biämne)
| Code | Course name | ECTS | Teaching |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELEC-E5600 | Communication Acoustics | 5 | I English |
Choose 3-4 courses |
|||
| ELEC-E5670 | Acoustical Measurements D | 5 | I English |
| ELEC-E5633 | Acoustics Research Project D | 5 | I-II English |
| ELEC-E5641 | Room and Building Acoustics D | 5 | I-II English |
| ELEC-E5610 | Acoustics and the Physics of Sound | 5 | II English |
| ELEC-E5620 | Audio Signal Processing D | 5 | III-IV English |
| ELEC-E5650 | Electroacoustics D | 5 | IV-V English |
| ELEC-E5680 | Virtual Acoustics | 5 | III-IV English |
| ELEC-E5660 | Special Assignment in Acoustics and Audio Technology D | 1-10 | I-summer English |
| CS-E5690 | Audio Programming Project | 3-5 | V English |
Previous curricula
Basic information
Code: ELEC3033
Extent: 20–25 ECTS
Curriculum: 2024–2026 2022–2024 2020–2022
Level: Advanced studies
Language of learning: English
Theme: ICT and digitalisation Materials and sustainable use of natural resources
Target group: All Aalto students
Teacher in charge: Tapio Lokki
Administrative contact: Outi Väisänen
Organising department: Department of Information and Communications Engineering
School: School of Electrical Engineering
Prerequisites: Recommended ELEC-C5231 Introduction to Signal Processing or equivalent knowledge.
Quotas and restrictions: -
Application process: No separate application procedure.
Intended learning outcomes
The minor in Acoustics & Audio Technology offers fundamental knowledge about acoustical phenomena, human hearing and audio technologies, and also facilitates the students to apply the knowledge in practice.
The fields of electroacoustics, room and building acoustics, noise, musical acoustics, and audio signal processing are focus-points of the studies. Technical Psychoacoustics that deals with human hearing mechanisms is central to the studies, as a cornerstone in the development of acoustical and audio technologies for human listeners. Put together, these fields constitute Communication Acoustics, where a human listener is always at the end of the acoustic communication channel. Currently, Digital Signal Processing is also an important tool in the Acoustics and Audio Engineering, and hence the teaching emphasizes both the understanding of its general principles and the fundamental audio processing algorithms.
Target group: All students with sufficient prerequisite knowledge.
Content
| Code | Course name | ECTS | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELEC-E5600 | Communication Acoustics | 5 | I |
Choose 3-4 courses |
|||
| ELEC-E5670 | Acoustical Measurements P | 5 | I |
| ELEC-E5631 | Acoustics Seminar V D | 5 | I-II ** |
| ELEC-E5632 | Audio Technology seminar V D | 5 | I-II * |
| ELEC-E5610 | Acoustics and the Physics of Sound | 5 | II |
| ELEC-E5620 | Audio Signal Processing P | 5 | III-IV |
| ELEC-E5640 | Noise Control D | 5 | II |
| ELEC-E5650 | Electroacoustics D | 5 | IV-V |
| ELEC-E5680 | Virtual Acoustics | 5 | III-IV |
| ELEC-E5660 | Special Assignment in Acoustics and Audio Technology D | 1-10 | I-summer |
| CS-E5690 | Audio Programming Project | 3-5 | V |
* odd years
** even years
Basic information
Code: ELEC3033
Extent: 20–25 ECTS
Curriculum: 2022–2024
Level: Masters
Language of instruction: English
Theme: ICT and digitalisation Materials and sustainable use of natural resources
Teacher in charge: Tapio Lokki
Administrative contact: Eeva Halonen
Organising department: Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics
Target group: All Aalto students
Prerequisites: Recommended ELEC-C5230 Digitaalisen signaalinkäsittelyn perusteet or equivalent knowledge.
Quotas and restrictions: -
Application process: No separate application procedure.
Content and structure of the minor
The minor in Acoustics & Audio Technology offers fundamental knowledge about acoustical phenomena, human hearing and audio technologies, and also facilitates the students to apply the knowledge in practice.
The fields of electroacoustics, room and building acoustics, noise, musical acoustics, and audio signal processing are focus-points of the studies. Technical Psychoacoustics that deals with human hearing mechanisms is central to the studies, as a cornerstone in the development of acoustical and audio technologies for human listeners. Put together, these fields constitute Communication Acoustics, where a human listener is always at the end of the acoustic communication channel. Currently, Digital Signal Processing is also an important tool in the Acoustics and Audio Engineering, and hence the teaching emphasizes both the understanding of its general principles and the fundamental audio processing algorithms.
Target group: All students with sufficient prerequisite knowledge.
The minor consists of one compulsory course and 3-4 optional courses:
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory courses | 5 | ||
| ELEC-E5600 | Communication Acoustics | 5 | I |
| Optional courses: Choose 3-4 courses | 15-20 | ||
| ELEC-E5670 | Acoustical Measurements P | 5 | I |
| ELEC-E5631 | Acoustics Seminar V D | 5 | IV-V (even years) |
| ELEC-E5632 | Audio Technology seminar V D | 5 | IV-V (odd years) |
| ELEC-E5610 | Acoustics and the Physics of Sound | 5 | II |
| ELEC-E5620 | Audio Signal Processing P | 5 | III-IV |
| ELEC-E5680 | Virtual Acoustics | 5 | III-IV |
Basic information
Sivuaine suomeksi: Akustiikka ja audioteknologia
Biämne på svenska: Akustik och ljudteknologi
Code: ELEC3033
Extent: 20-25 credits
Language: English
Teacher in charge: Tapio Lokki (ELEC)
Target group: All students with sufficient prerequisite knowledge.
Application procedure: No separate application procedure.
Prerequisites: Recommended ELEC-C5230 Digitaalisen signaalinkäsittelyn perusteet or equivalent knowledge.
Content and structure of the minor
The minor in Acoustics & Audio Technology offers fundamental knowledge about acoustical phenomena, human hearing and audio technologies, and also facilitates the students to apply the knowledge in practice.
The fields of electroacoustics, room and building acoustics, noise, musical acoustics, and audio signal processing are focus-points of the studies. Technical Psychoacoustics that deals with human hearing mechanisms is central to the studies, as a cornerstone in the development of acoustical and audio technologies for human listeners. Put together, these fields constitute Communication Acoustics, where a human listener is always at the end of the acoustic communication channel. Currently, Digital Signal Processing is also an important tool in the Acoustics and Audio Engineering, and hence the teaching emphasizes both the understanding of its general principles and the fundamental audio processing algorithms.
The minor consists of one compulsory course and 3-4 optional courses:
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory courses | 5 | ||
| ELEC-E5600 | Communication Acoustics | 5 | I |
| Optional courses: Choose 3-4 courses | 15-20 | ||
| ELEC-E5670 | Acoustical Measurements P | 5 | I |
|
ELEC-5630 (course code for academic year 2020-2021) ELEC-E563001 (course code for academic year 2021-2022) |
Acoustics and Audio Technology Seminar P (varying content) | 5 | IV-V |
| ELEC-E5610 | Acoustics and the Physics of Sound | 5 | II |
| ELEC-E5620 | Audio Signal Processing P | 5 | III-IV |
| ELEC-E5680 | Virtual Acoustics | 5 | III-IV |
Basic information
Sivuaine suomeksi: Akustiikka ja audioteknologia
Biämne på svenska: Akustik och ljudteknik
Code: ELEC3033
Extent: 20-25 credits
Language: English
Professor in charge: Ville Pulkki (ELEC)
Target group: All students with sufficient prerequisite knowledge.
Application procedure: No separate application procedure.
Prerequisites: Recommended ELEC-C5230 Digitaalisen signaalinkäsittelyn perusteet or equivalent knowledge.
Content and structure of the minor
The minor in Acoustics & Audio Technology offers fundamental knowledge about acoustical phenomena, human hearing and audio technologies, and also facilitates the students to apply the knowledge in practice.
The fields of electroacoustics, room and building acoustics, noise, musical acoustics, and audio signal processing are focus-points of the studies. Technical Psychoacoustics that deals with human hearing mechanisms is central to the studies, as a cornerstone in the development of acoustical and audio technologies for human listeners. Put together, these fields constitute Communication Acoustics, where a human listener is always at the end of the acoustic communication channel. Currently, Digital Signal Processing is also an important tool in the Acoustics and Audio Engineering, and hence the teaching emphasizes both the understanding of its general principles and the fundamental audio processing algorithms.
The minor consists of one compulsory course and 3-4 optional courses:
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory courses | 5 | ||
| ELEC-E5600 | Communication Acoustics | 5 | I |
| Optional courses | 15-20 | ||
| Choose 3-4 courses | |||
| CS-E5500 | Acoustical Measurements P | 5 | I |
| ELEC-E5630 | Acoustics and Audio Technology Seminar P (varying content) | 5 | IV-V |
| ELEC-E5610 | Acoustics and the Physics of Sound | 5 | II |
| ELEC-E5620 | Audio Signal Processing P | 5 | III-IV |
| CS-E5530 | Virtual Acoustics | 5 | III-IV |
Basic information
Sivuaine suomeksi: Akustiikka ja audioteknologia
Biämne på svenska: Akustik och ljudteknik
Code: ELEC3033
Extent: 20-25 credits
Language: English
Professor in charge: Ville Pulkki (ELEC)
Target group: All students with sufficient prerequisite knowledge.
Application procedure: No separate application procedure.
Prerequisites: Recommended ELEC-C5230 Digitaalisen signaalinkäsittelyn perusteet or equivalent knowledge.
Content and structure of the minor
The minor in Acoustics & Audio Technology offers fundamental knowledge about acoustical phenomena, human hearing and audio technologies, and also facilitates the students to apply the knowledge in practice.
The fields of electroacoustics, room and building acoustics, noise, musical acoustics, and audio signal processing are focus-points of the studies. Technical Psychoacoustics that deals with human hearing mechanisms is central to the studies, as a cornerstone in the development of acoustical and audio technologies for human listeners. Put together, these fields constitute Communication Acoustics, where a human listener is always at the end of the acoustic communication channel. Currently, Digital Signal Processing is also an important tool in the Acoustics and Audio Engineering, and hence the teaching emphasizes both the understanding of its general principles and the fundamental audio processing algorithms.
Structure of the minor
The minor consists of one compulsory course and 3-4 optional courses:
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Professor in charge | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory courses | 5 | |||
| ELEC-E5600 | Communication Acoustics | 5 | Prof. Ville Pulkki | I |
| Optional courses | 15-20 | |||
| Choose 3-4 courses | ||||
| CS-E5500 | Acoustical Measurements P | 5 | Prof. Tapio Lokki | I |
| ELEC-E5630 | Acoustics and Audio Technology Seminar P (varying content) | 5 | Profs. Lokki, Savioja, Välimäki |
IV-V |
| ELEC-E5610 | Acoustics and the Physics of Sound | 5 | Prof. Ville Pulkki | II |
| ELEC-E5620 | Audio Signal Processing P | 5 | Prof. Ville Pulkki | III-IV |
| CS-E5530 | Virtual Acoustics | 5 | Prof. Lauri Savioja | III-IV |