Bachelor of Science in Music Technology - General
The Bachelor of Science in Music Technology teaches students the fundamentals of musicianship and audio technology. Students learn to create new music with technology, develop new technologies for making music, and conduct scientific research that expands our knowledge of how both humans and machines engage with music. Student projects span areas such as robotic musicianship, music informatics, brain music, and computational and cognitive musicology.
Bachelor of Science in Music Technology students will need to consult with the undergraduate advisor to choose a concentration or minor.
Students in the General Concentration follow the rigorous Bachelor of Science in Music Technology curriculum. This standard curriculum lends itself most easily to using the hours of the Breadth Block to pursue a minor in another School on campus -- and students might find these two minors to be especially interesting:
Computing and People: Allows students to gain added expertise in computing as it relates to people. The minor requires 15 credit hours of coursework in the College of Computing.
Industrial Design: Allows students to strengthen skills and understanding of creative problem solving as it relates to design. The minor requires 15 credit hours of coursework in the School of Industrial Design.
While Computing and Industrial Design are good fits for this degree, they are not the only minors possible. For example, students could also pursue a minor in Film and Media Studies or Technology and Business for their Breadth Block.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Wellness | ||
| APPH 1040 | Scientific Foundations of Health | 2 |
| or APPH 1050 | The Science of Physical Activity and Health | |
| or APPH 1060 | Flourishing: Strategies for Well-being and Resilience | |
| Core A - Essential Skills | ||
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MATH 1552 | Integral Calculus | 4 |
| Core B - Institutional Options | ||
| CS 1371 | Computing for Engineers | 3 |
| or CS 1301 | Introduction to Computing | |
| or CS 1315 | Introduction to Media Computation | |
| Core C - Humanities | ||
| Any HUM | 6 | |
| Core D - Science, Math, & Technology | ||
| PHYS 2211 | Introductory Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 2212 | Introductory Physics II | 4 |
| MATH 1551 | Differential Calculus | 2 |
| MATH 1553 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 2 |
| Core E - Social Sciences | ||
| HIST 2111 | The United States to 1877 | 3 |
| or HIST 2112 | The United States since 1877 | |
| or INTA 1200 | American Government in Comparative Perspective | |
| or POL 1101 | Government of the United States | |
| or PUBP 3000 | American Constitutional Issues | |
| ECON 2100 | Economic Analysis and Policy Problems | 3 |
| or ECON 2101 | The Global Economy | |
| or ECON 2105 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| or ECON 2106 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| Any SS | 6 | |
| Core F - Courses Related to Major | ||
| MUSI 2010 | Fundamentals of Musicianship I | 3 |
| MUSI 2011 | Fundamentals of Musicianship II | 3 |
| MUSI 2012 | Fundamentals of Musicianship III | 3 |
| MUSI 2013 | Fundamentals of Musicianship IV | 3 |
| MUSI 2015 | Laptop Orchestra | 3 |
| MUSI 2525 | Introduction Audio Technology I | 3 |
| MUSI Ensemble Requirement 1 | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| MUSI 2526 | Introduction to Audio Technology II | 3 |
| MUSI 4630 | Music Recording and Mixing | 3 |
| MUSI 3770 | Project Studio: Technology 3 | 4 |
| MUSI 3771 | Project Studio:Analysis 3 | 4 |
| MUSI 4677 | Music Perception and Cognition | 3 |
| MUSI Upper Division Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following for MUSI Upper Division Elective: | ||
| Integrating Music Into Multimedia | ||
| Music Technology History and Repertoire | ||
or MUSI 6003 | Music Technology History and Repertoire | |
| Computational Music and Audio Analysis | ||
or MUSI 6201 | Audio Content Analysis | |
| Computer Music Composition | ||
or MUSI 6304 | Computer Music Composition | |
| Digital Signal Processing for Music | ||
or MUSI 6202 | Digital Signal Processing for Music Analysis and Synthesis | |
| MUSI 4705 | Music Technology Capstone I | 4 |
| MUSI 4706 | Music Technology Capstone II | 4 |
| Non-Major Cluster | ||
| Advisor approved courses 2 | 15 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Free Electives | 16 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 122 | |
- 1
Students are required to satisfy a 4-course music ensemble requirement. Course options include any four from the following list: MUSI 3018 or MUSI 3019 or MUSI 3121 or MUSI 3131 or MUSI 3231 or MUSI 3241 or MUSI 3251 or MUSI 3261 or MUSI 3311 or MUSI 3321 or MUSI 3411 or MUSI 3511 or MUSI 3531 or MUSI 3541 or MUSI 3551 or MUSI 3611. The courses may be used as Humanities (if course has been approved for Humanities credit) and/or free electives.
- 2
General track students must have Non-Major Cluster courses approved by advisor. If student is completing a minor for this area and minor requires excess of 15 hours, then overage hours may be used towards free electives.
- 3
Music Technology majors can choose one of two pathways to use VIP participation to fulfill degree requirements.
(1) The VIP Project Studio Pathway: Students participate in an advisor-approved VIP team to fulfill their MUSI 3770 or MUSI 3771 Project Studio requirement as well as an upper-division music technology elective and free electives. This pathway requires 5 or 6 semesters of participation in the VIP program, typically beginning in the sophomore year, as follows:
- Year 1 (typically sophomore): At least 1 credit on any VIP team. (The team can change each semester to help find a good match.) These credits will count as free-electives.
- Year 2 (typically junior): 2 credits per semester on an advisor-approved VIP team, counted as either 4 MUSI 3770 or 4 MUSI 3771 credits. The team must be the same both semesters and is preferably the same VIP team as in Year 1. An academic advisor in the School of Music must approve the team as meeting learning objectives for MUSI 3770 or 3771. The advisor will determine whether 3770 or 3771 is the most appropriate match.
- Year 3 (typically senior): 2 credits each semester on the same VIP team as in Year 2. 3 of these credits count as a Music Technology upper-division elective. 1 credit counts as a free elective.
- Any additional VIP credits beyond these count as additional free electives.
(2) The VIP Elective Pathway: Students participate in any VIP team to fulfill an upper-division music technology elective and free electives.
- Participating in the same VIP team for five or fewer credits results in that many free-elective credits.
- Participating in the same VIP team for 6 or more credits results in 3 credits that are counted as upper division Music Technology electives and 3 credits that are counted as free electives.
- Any additional credits count as free electives.
- Any VIP team is eligible for this pathway. No approval is required by an academic advisor in music technology.