Curriculum & Requirements
Music Technology Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
The Bachelor of Arts in Music Technology is designed for students who aim to succeed as creative entrepreneurs, performers, composers/songwriters, sound engineers, and producers in the music industry. This program includes a contemporary music curriculum that addresses the dynamic and changing landscape of the music profession. Additionally, this degree includes courses from Engineering and Business to provide relevant training in this emerging field. Advancements in technology impact how music is performed, consumed, produced, and marketed, and there is an abundance of opportunity for trained experts to garner a lucrative career in the music industry through this specialized degree program.
BA-MUTE Entrance Requirements: Our program admission process is holistic and inclusive. Prospective students are required to participate in a brief interview with one of our faculty representatives to discuss goals, aspirations, and what students will bring to the program. Students must have basic competencies in reading music before taking the music theory class sequence in their first year of the program. Prospective students are encouraged to showcase their skills in areas such as: sampling, sound design, live looping, loop variation, a live remix, and/or a more traditional composition from a pre-existing musical form. Students who play an instrument (s) may also audition for a scholarship and participate in one of our many ensembles.
Note: two years of a single high school foreign language or one year of a single college-level foreign language is required.
Grade Requirement for all majors offered by the Music Department: the minimum acceptable grade for any music course required for graduation (including transferred music courses) is ≥C.
| CONVOCATION AND RECITAL ATTENDANCE (must be repeated each term) | |
& & | MUSIC THEORY I and MUSIC THEORY II and MUSIC THEORY III | 9 |
& & | SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS and SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS II and SIGHT SINGING AND AURAL SKILLS III | 3 |
| PIANO CLASS I BEGIN/NON-MAJORS (Based on audition students will take either MUSC 117 OR MUSC 120) | 1 |
or | PIANO CLASS I FOR MAJORS |
& | SOUND RECORDING ARTS I and SOUND RECORDING ARTS II | 6 |
& | DIGITAL AUDIO EDITING I and DIGITAL AUDIO EDITING II | 6 |
| DATA-TO-MUSIC SONIFICATION | 3 |
| 3-D AUDIO | 3 |
| SOUND SPACES | 3 |
& | AUDIO ENGINEERING AURAL SKILLS and AUDIO MASTERING TECHNIQUES | 6 |
| CASE STUDIES IN MUSIC INDUSTRY | 3 |
| MUSIC OUTREACH | 1-3 |
& | DIGITAL SOUND and ADVANCED DIGITAL SOUND | 8 |
| BUSINESS STARTUP RESEARCH | 4 |
| LEARNING FROM OTHERS: ENTREPRENEURIAL CASE ANALYSIS | 4 |
| BUSINESS FEASIBILITY: PLAN AND PITCH | 4 |
| INSTRUCTION ON INSTRUMENT OR VOICE | |
| COMMERCIAL VOICE LESSON | |
| INSTRUCTION ON VOICE OR INSTRUMENT | |
| COMPOSITIONAL TECHNIQUES | |
| AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC: 1920 AND BEYOND | |
| MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | |
| SONG WRITING | |
| MUSIC INDUSTRY FORUM | |
| PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL MUSIC (Fulfills Global Studies requirement) | |
| INTERNSHIP | |
| MARCHING BAND | |
| WIND ENSEMBLE | |
| SYMPHONIC BAND | |
| ORCHESTRA | |
| SYMPHONIC CHOIR | |
| CONCERT CHOIR | |
| CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLES | |
| MUSIC SENIOR CAPSTONE | 4 |
Total Credits | 77-79 |
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