These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.
Summary of Requirements
The Bachelor of Science in Music Technology is conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 credits.
University Requirements
- All students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
- All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses. The specific writing-intensive courses required for the major are MUST 3196 and either MUST 3696 or MUST 3796.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education courses | 32 | |
| Music Theory | ||
| MUST 1711 | Theory I | 4 |
| or MUST 1911 | Honors Theory I | |
| MUST 1712 | Theory II | 4 |
| or MUST 1912 | Honors Theory II | |
| MUST 2711 | Theory III | 4 |
| or MUST 2911 | Honors Theory III | |
| MUST 2712 | Theory IV | 4 |
| or MUST 2912 | Honors Theory IV | |
| Secondary Piano | ||
| MUSC 1405 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUSC 1406 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUSC 2405 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUSC 2406 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| Conducting | ||
| MUSC 2323 | Basic Conducting | 1 |
| MUSC 2324 | Conducting Intermediate | 1 |
| Orchestration | ||
| MUST 3713 | Orchestration | 3 |
| Music History | ||
| MUST 2703 | Music in History | 3 |
| MUST 2704 | Music in History | 3 |
| MUST 3196 | History of Pop | 3 |
| MUST 3696 | Music in History | 3 |
| or MUST 3796 | Music in History | |
| Music Technology | ||
| MUST 3763 | Analog and Modular Sound Synthesis | 3 |
| MUST 3764 | Scoring for Film and Digital Media | 3 |
| MUST 3765 | Scoring and Audio Design for Video Games | 3 |
| MUST 4711 | Computers in Musical Applications | 3 |
| MUST 4712 | Computer Synthesis of Music | 3 |
| MUST 4713 | Sound Recording | 3 |
| MUST 4714 | Sound Editing | 3 |
| MUST 4730 | Electronic Music Ensemble (Take 3 times for a total of 3 credits) | 3 |
| MUST 4882 | Project in Music Technology | 3 |
| Music Technology Elective Courses | ||
| Select at least one music course from the following list: | 3 | |
MUST 4706 | Live Recording and Mixing for Broadcast | |
MUST 4707 | Computer Programming for Musicians | |
MUST 4719 | MIDI | |
MUST 4721 | Computer Music Studio | |
MUST 4724 | Printing Music Scores and Parts | |
MUST 4725 | Advanced Audio Production | |
MUST 4727 | Electronic Music Composition: Practice, History, Theory | |
MUST 4732 | Programming in Max | |
MUST 4780 | Special Topics Music Studies | |
MUST 4785 | Music Industry Internship | |
MUST 4786 | Music Industry Internship | |
| Mathematics Courses (prerequisite for Computer Science courses) | ||
| MATH 1021 | College Algebra 1 | 4 |
| MATH 1022 | Precalculus 1 | 4 |
| Computer Science Courses (counted as part of the major) | ||
| CIS 1051 | Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming in Python | 4 |
| CIS 1068 | Program Design and Abstraction | 4 |
| CIS 2229 | Architecture, Operating Systems and Networking | 4 |
| Ensembles | ||
| Pending a successful audition for the respective department, students may select any combination of the following ensembles at 1 credit each for a total of 2 credits. In subsequent semesters, up to 3 additional credits of ensemble (counted as General Studies Electives) may be taken with re-audiiton and departmental permission for a grand total of up to 5 credits of ensemble at 1 credit each. | 2 | |
MUSC 3100 | Small Jazz Ensemble | |
MUSC 3110 | Large Jazz Ensemble | |
MUSC 3300 | Choral Ensemble | |
MUSC 3510 | Marching Band | |
MUSC 4300 | Concert Choir | |
MUSC 4500 | Instrumental Ensemble | |
MUSC 4510 | Instrumental Ensemble | |
MUSC 4520 | Ensemble | |
MUST 4700 | Latin Amer Mus Ensemble | |
MUST 4710 | Early Music Ensemble | |
| Electives | ||
| General Studies Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 124 | |
- 1
Students placing beyond this level of mathematics through Placement Testing may take any course with advisor permission as an elective in lieu of this course.
- 2
Electives may be selected in any academic discipline.