Undergraduate Program Requirements

Audio Arts & Acoustics Program Requirements

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MUSIC TECH - AAA BSC 17

78 CREDITS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE MUSIC TECHNOLOGY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAJOR.

Listed below, the BACHELOR of SCIENCE CANDIDATE (BSC) in MUSIC TECHNOLOGY is designed for entering AUDIO ARTS & ACOUSTICS students who will apply for the Bachelor of Science (BS) upon completion of 45 credits. Students interested in MUSIC TECHNOLOGY BS may also enter the program through the Music or Interactive Arts & Media curriculum.

Please note: The Music Technology BS program is particularly intensive in science and mathematics.

Acceptance into the BS program is determined by essay, portfolio, CGPA of 3.0 or higher, Calculus I, and completion of 45 credits, 24 of which come from applicant's home department. Applications are reviewed each spring semester for entry in the fall.
PRIMARY CORE

AA&A CORE 24cr

Courses: 8/10
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
Students will complete 24 credits of Core coursework in their primary (home) department:

43-1111 Introduction to Audio 3C
43-1115 Audio Production I 3C
43-1182 Audio Electronics 2C
56-2820 The Science of Acoustics I 3C
43-1112 Audio Theory and Systems 3C
43-2210 Recording I 4C
43-2215 Audio Production II 3C
43-2220 Live Sound Recording 3C
43-2261 Experimental Audio Electronics 3C
43-2310 Psychoacoustics 3C
43-2725 Studies in Hearing 3C
43-3210 Recording II 4C

SECONDARY CORE

In consultation with advisor, students will complete a total of 15 credits of Core coursework from Interactive Arts & Media and/or Music:

IAM & MUSIC Options-15cr

Courses: 5/7
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
32-1131 Keyboard I 2C
32-2111 Aural Skills II 2C
32-2121 Theory II 2C
32-1132 Keyboard II 2C
32-2122 Theory III 3C
32-2612 Music, Time, and Place II 3C
32-2211 Composition I: The Composer in the Modern World 3C
36-1010 Fundamentals of Interaction 3C
36-1501 Introduction to Programming 3C
36-2310 Prototyping Strategies 1C
36-3400 Sound Design for Games II 3C

MUSIC TECH REQ. COURSES

MUSIC TECH REQS 13cr

Courses: 5/5
CourseTitleCreditsGrade

Students take four (4) consecutive semesters of Sonic Experience as listed below. In their final semester, students take an independent project worth 1-3 credits which is considered their capstone project:
75-3101 The Sonic Experience 3C
OR 1 of the following:
74-3101 The Sonic Experience 3C
75-3101 The Sonic Experience 3C
OR 1 of the following:
74-3101 The Sonic Experience 3C
75-3101 The Sonic Experience 3C
OR 1 of the following:
74-3101 The Sonic Experience 3C
75-3101 The Sonic Experience 3C
OR 1 of the following:
74-3101 The Sonic Experience 3C
In their final semester, students take a 1 - 3 credit Independent Project as a capstone course:
43-3291 Independent Project: Audio Arts & Acoustics 1C
OR 1 of the following:
36-3399 Independent Project: Interactive Arts and Media 1C
32-3998 Independent Project: Music 1C


ADVANCED Courses 9cr

Courses: 3/3
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
32-2261 Digital Music Composition and Performance I 3C
32-3262 Digital Music Composition and Performance II 3C
32-2212 Composition II 3C
32-3665 Advanced Seminar in Musicology 3C
36-2600 Object Oriented Programming 3C
36-2550 C++ Programming I 3C
36-2551 C++ Programming II 3C
36-3444 Emergent Web Technologies 3C
36-3520 Data Design 3C
36-3630 Physical Computing II 3C
43-2261 Experimental Audio Electronics 3C
43-2720 History of Audio 3C
43-3120 Perception and Cognition of Sound 3C
43-3252 Advanced Sound Art Electronics Workshop 3C
43-3290 Master Class in Sound Art 3C
43-3315 Environmental Acoustics 3C
43-3320 Acoustical Modeling 3C
43-3325 Acoustical Testing I 3C
43-3610 Sound System Design 3C
43-2241 Audio Processes and Programming 3C

SCIENCE REQUIREMENT

SCIENCE REQ 3cr

Courses: 1/1
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
In consultation with advisor, students will complete a minimum of one (1) science course from the following list:
56-1820 Science of Electronics 4C
56-1881 Physics of Musical Instruments 4C
56-2820 The Science of Acoustics I 3C
56-2830 Fundamentals of Physics I 3C

ADVANCED MATH

ADVANCED MATH 14cr

Courses: 4/4
CourseTitleCreditsGrade
In consultation with the Faculty Advisor, students will complete a total of four (4) mathematics courses from the following list. Please note: Calculus I is required for acceptance into the Music Technology BS program:
56-2720 Calculus I 4C
56-2721 Calculus II 4C
56-3700 Discrete Mathematics 3C
56-3710 Calculus III 3C
56-3720 Elementary Differential Equations 3C
56-3730 Numerical Analysis 4C
56-3740 Linear Algebra 4C


OTHER CORE PATHWAYS
FOR THE STUDENT'S REFERENCE: Some students in the Bachelor of Science in Music Technology program will complete their Primary Core in Music OR Interactive Arts and Media, with their Secondary Core from the other two departments. The other pathways draw from the following list:

OTHER CORE PATHWAYS

Courses: 0
32-1110 Aural Skills I 2C
32-1120 Theory I 2C
32-1131 Keyboard I 2C
32-2111 Aural Skills II 2C
32-2121 Theory II 2C
32-1132 Keyboard II 2C
32-2122 Theory III 3C
32-2611 Music, Time, and Place I 3C
32-2612 Music, Time, and Place II 3C
32-2211 Composition I: The Composer in the Modern World 3C
36-1010 Fundamentals of Interaction 3C
36-1300 Digital Image Design 3C
36-1501 Introduction to Programming 3C
36-1601 Authoring Interactive Media 3C
36-1400 Sound for Interaction 3C
36-2400 Sound Design for Games I 3C
36-2510 Game Engine Scripting 3C
36-2610 Sound and Music for Interactive Visual Media 3C
36-3400 Sound Design for Games II 3C
43-1112 Audio Theory and Systems 3C
43-2210 Recording I 4C
43-2215 Audio Production II 3C
43-2315 Architectural Acoustics 3C
43-3210 Recording II 4C
Optional combination of Performance Ensembles, up to four (4) credits, AND/OR Private Lessons, up to eight (8) credits. (See Course Schedule for lists of these options.):
32-*8*******C

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