Music with Concentration in Music Technology, BS (Boston)

Undergraduatemajor2027 catalogArts Media DesignBoston129 semester hours totalunverified parse — check the source

Introduction to College

MUSC 1000 — Music at Northeastern

Music Theory Placement

From the catalog
All students can take a music theory placement exam to place out of MUSC 1119. Students who place out of MUSC 1119 will substitute it with a general elective course.

MUSC 1119 — Fundamentals of Western Music Theory

Music Theory and Composition

MUSC 1201 — Music Theory 1
MUSC 1202 — Music Theory 2
From the catalog
Complete two of the following:
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- MUSC 2111 — Algebra and Geometry of Music
- MUSC 2420 — Music Composition Seminar 1
- MUSC 2425 — Arranging and Orchestration for Film, Media, and the Concert Stage
- MUSC 3300 — Music Perception and Cognition
- MUSC 3541 — Music Analysis Seminar

Music in Context

From the catalog
Complete one from each of these categories: western art music, global music/ethnomusicology, contemporary/popular music, and creative. Of the courses from western art music, global music/ethnomusicology, contemporary/popular music, at least two must be at the 2000 level or higher. Courses may not double count across these areas. Many, but not all, music in context courses at the 2000 level or higher fulfill the writing-intensive in the discipline requirement. Please check writing-intensive status of courses as needed.
Introductory Class

MUSC 1001 — Music in Everyday Life
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Western Art Music
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- MUSC 1100 — Topics in Western Music
- MUSC 1136 — What's Playing at Symphony?
- MUSC 2105 — Songs That Made History
- MUSC 2320 — 40,000 Years of Music Technology
- MUSC 2340 — Divas, DJs, and Double Standards
- MUSC 3352 — Sounding Human
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Global Music/Ethnomusicology
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- MUSC 1128 — Music of Africa
- MUSC 2101 — Black Popular Music
- MUSC 2313 — Topics in Global Music Cultures
- MUSC 2316 — History of the Music Industry
- MUSC 2330 — Musical Communities of Boston
- MUSC 2331 — Topics in Musical Communities
- MUSC 2336 — The Festival Experience
- MUSC 3353 — Music and the Racial Imagination
- MUSC 3354 — Sound and the Sacred
- MUSC 3355 — Music, Noise, Silence
- MUSI 3210 — Music Tourism
- MUSI 3351 — Music and Social Justice
- MUSI 3360 — Global Music Industries in Context
- MUSI 3401 — Hip Hop in the Music Industry
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Contemporary/Popular Music
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- MUSC 1112 — Jazz
- MUSC 1113 — Film Music
- MUSC 1138 — Taylor Swift: Music, Culture, and Creativity
- MUSC 1141 — Wired for Sound
- MUSC 2101 — Black Popular Music
- MUSC 2150 — Making a Musical: Analysis, Craft, and Creation
- MUSC 2310 — Popular Music Since 1945
- MUSC 2311 — Topics in American Music
- MUSC 2317 — Punk Rock
- MUSC 2320 — 40,000 Years of Music Technology
- MUSC 2336 — The Festival Experience
- MUSC 2340 — Divas, DJs, and Double Standards
- MUSC 2351 — Music, Sound, and the Screen
- MUSC 2355 — Music and Sports in American Culture
- MUSC 3352 — Sounding Human
- MUSC 3353 — Music and the Racial Imagination
- MUSC 3354 — Sound and the Sacred
- MUSI 3360 — Global Music Industries in Context
- MUSI 3401 — Hip Hop in the Music Industry
From the catalog
Music Industry
Complete one of the following, as long as prerequisites have been met:
One of:
- MUSC 3342 — Critical Listening for Producers
- MUSI 1230 — Introduction to Music Industry
- MUSI 2232 — Music Production and Recording 1
- MUSI 2235 — Copyright in the Creative Industries

Music Technology Requirements

MUSC 2350 — Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Music
MUST 1220 — Introduction to Music Technology
MUST 2102 — Composing with Digital Technologies
MUST 2431 — Computer Music Fundamentals

Music Technology Electives

From the catalog
Complete three of the following:

Choose 12 semester hours from:
- MUSC 4510 — Music and the Brain Research
- MUST 2320 — Sound Design
- MUST 3300 — Musical Interactions in Extended Reality
- MUST 3601 — Digital Audio Signal Processing
- MUST 3602 — Electronics for Music
- MUST 3603 — Embedded Audio Programming
- MUST 3973 — Special Topics in Music Technology
- MUST 4600 — Digital Audio Signal Analysis
- MUST 4610 — Composition for Electronic Instruments
- MUST 5510 — Sound, Motion, and Computer Interaction
- MUST 5520 — Data Sonification
- MUST 5973 — Special Topics in Music Technology

Capstone

MUST 4611 — Music Technology Capstone

College Elective

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ARTD 2100 — Narrative Basics
- All of:
  - ARTG 2262 — Prototyping with Code
  - ARTG 2263 — Lab for ARTG 2262
- ARTD 3480 — Video: Sound and Image
- ARTF 2220 — Movement and Time
- ARTF 2223 — Experience and Interaction
- GAME 1110 — Games and Society
- GAME 2500 — Foundations of Game Design
- All of:
  - INAM 1300 — The Politics of Narrative in Theatre
  - INAM 1301 — The Politics of Narrative in Theatre Seminar
- INAM 2000 — Ethics in Creativity
- JRNL 2301 — Visual Storytelling in Journalism
- MSCR 1100 — Film 101
- MSCR 1220 — Media, Culture, and Society
- MSCR 3600 — Film Theory
- THTR 1131 — Introduction to Technical Theatre
- THTR 1270 — Introduction to Theatrical Design
- THTR 2370 — Lighting Design

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