Bachelor of Arts in Music - Music Technology Concentration

The Bachelor of Arts in Music – Music Technology Concentration degree is intended for students who desire a diverse palette of options for their academic studies and career paths, while simultaneously pursuing their passion for music and music technology. This degree path appeals to those students who are drawn to alternative academic structures, as well as those who may not ultimately pursue a career in music but who still desire developing skills in marketing, pre-legal, computer coding or business support for the media industry.

For this degree, studies in music and music technology can comprise 45% of the total program and include courses in applied study, Musicianship I-VI plus advanced musicianship electives, Group Piano I-II, and participation in a variety of ensembles in addition to studies in Audio Industry Techniques and Music Technology courses. General elective options and the Bridges Common Learning Experience Curriculum comprise the remaining 55% of the curriculum. It is in this component that credits in marketing, business, computer coding and pre-legal can be earned.

Requirements

120 credits

Learning Outcomes

In addition to the School of Music General Outcomes for all Undergraduate Degree Areas, students in the BA with a Concentration in Music Technology will demonstrate the following general competencies:

1. Students must demonstrate achievement of professional, entry-level competence in the technology area, including 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 field.  
3. Students must demonstrate competence in music technology as well as a functional understanding of the music technology process.  These elements include: digital and analog audio recording (tracking, mixing, and mastering), electronic music notation, MIDI sequencing, programming analog and virtual synthesizers, some composition and web integration of multi-media objects.
4. Students must demonstrate technical and interpretive skills necessary for informed solo and collaborative work appropriate to the degree and at a professional level.
5. The ability to think, speak, and write clearly and effectively, and to communicate with precision, cogency, and rhetorical force.
6. The ability to respect, understand, and evaluate work in a variety of technical disciplines.
7. The capacity to explain and defend technical decisions effectively and rationally.
8. The flexibility to have continued study in business, marketing, Pre-legal, or computer coding, to name a few

Curriculum

All courses in this curriculum are required for the Bachelor of Arts. Some courses listed may be taken at different times during the course of study than listed. Please see your Student Success Coach or Faculty Advisor for more information.

Year 1 - Fall (17 credits)

Year 1 - Spring (17 credits)

Year 2 - Fall (16 credits)

Year 2 - Spring (16 credits)

Year 3 - Fall (13 credits)

Year 3 - Spring (13 credits)

Year 4 - Fall (14 credits)

Year 4 - Spring (14 credits)