2023-2024 Course Catalog

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Music Production, Technology, and Composition (MPTC) Minor

I. Music Theory
Select one of the following:3
Theory Fundamentals
European-American Music Theory
II. Music History/Literature
Select one of the following:3
Survey of Western Music
Survey of Western Music
History of Electronic Music 1
Music as Global Culture 2
Jazz History
III. Upper Level
Select 1 of the tracks from the tracks section below.15
Total Credits21
1

Students choosing the upper-level Track B in Creative Technologies in Music in section III should select MUS 3164 History of Electronic Music.

2

Students choosing the upper-level Track A or C in section III that wish to enroll in MUS 3174 Music as Global Culture must complete MUS 2026 European-American Music Theory by the spring semester of junior year to satisfy prerequisites needed to enroll.

Tracks

Track A: Music Recording and Production

Advanced Theory
Select one of the following:3
Theory Fundamentals
European-American Music Theory
Technology Core
MUS 2055Audio Technology For Music3
MUS 2056Audio Technology For Music3
Technology Advanced
MUS 3055Music and Media Production3
MUS 3056Music and Media Production3
Total Credits15

Track B: Creative Technologies in Music

Creative Technologies Core
MUS 3064Digital Sound Manipulation3
Creative Technologies Ensemble
MUS 3314Instrumental Ensemble Music1
MUS 3314Instrumental Ensemble Music1
MUS 3314Instrumental Ensemble Music1
Creative Technologies Advanced
MUS 3065Computer Music and Multimedia Design3
MUS 3066Computer Music and Multimedia Design3
MUS 4014Topics in Advanced Electroacoustic Research3
Total Credits15

Track C: Music Composition

Advanced Music Theory
Select one of the following:3
Theory Fundamentals
European-American Music Theory
Music Composition
MUS 2065Music Composition2
MUS 2066Music Composition2
Music Performance (Ensemble)
Select two of the following:2
Instrumental Ensemble Music (repeatable)
Choral Ensemble Music (repeatable)
Music Technology
MUS 3064Digital Sound Manipulation3
MUS 3065Computer Music and Multimedia Design3
Total Credits15

Notes:

  • A GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in the minor. All courses listed are included in the minor GPA calculations.
  • No more than 50% of the graded course credits required for the minor in Music Production, Technology, and Composition may be double-counted with a student’s major.