Requirements

132 credits

Admissions and Retention in the Program

Students are admitted to the school through the formal application and audition process. After the first year, students who earn a 2.25 cumulative GPA, with a minimum of a 3.0 grade in all Music Technology/Composition for Media classes, and complete a favorable sophomore interview/evaluation with department faculty may continue in the program. Students who do not maintain a 3.0 average in their major will be placed on probation for the next semester. If the grade does not improve by the end of that semester, students will be required to have a conference with department faculty (including the chair and program director) to discuss their continuance in the program. An additional senior interview is administered to review the student's business card, resume, reel, and portfolio website. Students who have successfully completed four semesters in the Music Technology program may apply for student internships. A student failing to meet these standards will be subject to the university academic student standing guidelines stated in the academic policies section of this catalog.

Program Learning Outcomes

The department adheres to the School of Music General Outcomes for All Degree Areas as listed on the main Degree page. In addition:

  1. Students must demonstrate achievement of professional, entry-level competence in the major area, including significant technical mastery, capability to produce work and solve professional problems independently, and a coherent set of artistic/intellectual goals that are evident in their work and music technology projects.
  2. Students are expected to have the ability to form and defend value judgments about music and music technology to communicate musical/technological ideas, concepts, and requirements to professionals and laypersons related to the practice of the music technology composition for media field.
  3. Students must demonstrate competence in music technology and composition. These elements include: video/film/media/gaming score composition, composition in various musical styles and historical periods, electronic orchestration, electronic music notation, digital and analog audio as well as hybrid recording (tracking, mixing, and mastering), MIDI sequencing, electronic performance techniques, programming analog and virtual synthesizers, composition and web integration of multi-media objects.
  4. Students must demonstrate polished technical and interpretive skills necessary for informed solo and collaborative work appropriate to the degree and at a professional level.

Curriculum

Year 1 - Fall (17 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUTK 090 Music Technology Seminar 0
MUAP ### Applied Music 2
MUSC 101 Musicianship I (Written) 2
MUSC 111 Musicianship I (Aural) 2
MUPF 157 Group Piano I 1
MUTK 306 Composition I 2
MUEN ### Large Ensemble 1
MUSR 101 Audio Industry Techniques I 2
MUTK 101 Technology for Musicians 1
BRDG 100 Research and Information Skills 1
BRDG 101 Writing and Analysis 3

Year 1 - Spring (17 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUTK 090 Music Technology Seminar 0
MUAP ### Applied Music 2
MUSC 102 Musicianship II (Written) 2
MUSC 112 Musicianship II (Aural) 2
MUPF 158 Group Piano II 1
MUTK 307 Composition II 2
MUEN ### Large Ensemble 1
MUSR 102 Audio Industry Techniques II 2
MUTK 115W Music Technology I 2
BRDG 102 Writing and Literature 3

Year 2 - Fall (18 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUTK 090 Music Technology Seminar 0
MUAP ### Applied Music 2
MUSC 201 Musicianship III (Written) 2
MUSC 211 Musicianship III (Aural) 2
MUTK 308 Composition III 2
MUSR 201 Audio I 2
MUEN ### Large Ensemble 1
MUTK 201 Music Technology II 2
MUJZ 110 Jazz Harmony Form/Notation 2
EQ ### Essential Questions 3

Year 2 - Spring (16 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUTK 090 Music Technology Seminar 0
MUAP ### Applied Music 2
MUSC 202 Musicianship IV (Written) 2
MUSC 212 Musicianship IV (Aural) 2
MUTK 309 Composition IV 2
MUSR 203 Audio II 2
MUEN ### Large Ensemble 1
MUTK 205 Music Technology III 2
PHYS 170 Acoustics (BRDG QSR) 3

Year 3 - Fall (18 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUTK 090 Music Technology Seminar 0
MUTK 321 Composition for Media I—Film Scoring 2
MUSC 301W Musicianship V 4
MUEN 370 Conducting I 2
MUEN 118 Recording Studio Ensemble 1
MUTK 301 Music Technology IV 2
MUTK 419 Advanced Notation 2
MUTK 320 Composers Forum 1
  Electives 4

Year 3 - Spring (16 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUTK 090 Music Technology Seminar 0
MUTK 322 Composition for Media II—Advanced Film Scoring 2
MUSC 302W Musicianship VI 4
MUTK 314 Synthestration 2
MUEN 118 Recording Studio Ensemble 1
MUTK 320 Composers Forum 1
MUTK 390 Composition for Media Junior Project 0
BRDG 105 Intro to Ethical Reasoning 3
PHIL 180 Democracy and Justice 3

Year 4 - Fall (17 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUTK 090 Music Technology Seminar 0
MUTK 323 Composition for Media III—Game Audio 2
MUSC ### Advanced Musicianship Elective 2
MUEN 118 Recording Studio Ensemble 1
MUTK 310
MUTK 312
Business of Music Tech I1
Business of Music Tech II
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1
MUTK 320 Composers Forum 1
THEO 152 Theological Ethics 3
  Bridges Cultural Fluency and Responsiveness Course 3
  Electives 3

Year 4 - Spring (13 credits)

Course # Course Name Credits
MUTK 090 Music Technology Seminar 0
MUTK 315 Applied Composition 2
MUSC ### Advanced Musicianship Elective 2
MUEN 118 Recording Studio Ensemble 1
MUTK 420 Music Technology Internship 2
MUTK 320 Composers Forum 1
MUSR 320 Final Project 1
MUTK 401 Senior Capstone Project 1
  Electives 3

1Offered in fall semesters of odd-numbered years. Students enroll concurrently in both courses. Each class is a half-semester long. Students will start the semester in Business of Music Tech I and switch to Business of Music Tech II halfway through the semester. Details of course dates are available in the university’s academic calendar.