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(120 Credits)

• Required Online Courses (30 Credits - 10 Courses)

  Online courses are 12 weeks in length. They are taught by our world renowned faculty in intimately-sized classes of 20 students or fewer.

• OLMSC-101Music Production 101
• OMPRD-273Producing Music with Logic
• OMPRD-278Ableton Live Fundamentals
• OMPRD-202Sound Design for the Electronic Musician
• OLMSC-260Sampling and Audio Production
• OMPRD-382Mixing and Mastering for the Electronic Musician
• OCWPR-397Composing and Producing Electronic Music 1
• OCWPR-398Composing and Producing Electronic Music 2
• OMPRD-402Creative Digital Signal Processing (DSP) for Music and Visuals
• OMPRD-495 Electronic Music Production and Sound Design Capstone

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  Specified Elective Courses (15 Credits - 5 Courses)

• Choose five courses from the following:
• OMPRD-180Pro Tools 101
• OMPRD-221Pro Tools 110
• OMPRD-210Audio Fundamentals for Recording
• OMPRD-295Introduction to Game Audio
• OMPRD-342Audio Mastering Techniques
• OMPRD-345Game Audio Production with Wwise
• OMPRD-385Remixing
• OMPRD-386Programming and Producing Drum Beats
• OMPRD-389Audio Post Production for Film and TV
• OMPRD-208Learn to DJ with Traktor
• OMPRD-250Music Video Editing with Final Cut Pro
• OMPRD-287Live Sound: Mixing and Recording
• OMPRD-281Performing with Ableton Live
• OMPRD-282Ableton Live Techniques: Sampling
• OMPRD-383Ableton Live Techniques: Non-Linear Creative Strategies and Composition
• OMPRD-355Microphone Techniques
• OMPRD-205Music Writing and Production with the iPad
• OMPRD-379Ableton Live Techniques: Synthesis and DSP
• OMPRD-341Introduction to Procedural Music Software with Max

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  Specialization Courses in Your Interest (18 Credits - 6 Courses)

  Complete any six courses, except Liberal Arts courses coded with OLART, OLSOC, or OLMSC, in a given student's area of interest and professional development (e.g., music business, songwriting, arranging, orchestration, etc.).

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  Core Music Courses (15 Credits - 5 Courses)

• Complete one Harmony course (OHARM) from the following:
• OHARM-100Music Foundations
• OHARM-101Music Theory 101
• OHARM-110Getting Inside Harmony 1
• OHARM-201Music Theory 201: Harmony and Function
• OHARM-211Getting Inside Harmony 2
• OHARM-301Music Theory 301: Advanced Melody, Harmony, Rhythm
• OHARM-412Reharmonization Techniques
• OCOMP-110Music Theory and Composition 1
• OCOMP-111Music Theory and Composition 2
• OCOMP-210Music Theory and Composition 3
• OCOMP-211Music Theory and Composition 4
• Complete one Ear Training (OEART) course from the following:
• OEART-115Basic Ear Training
• OEART-119Ear Training 1
• OEART-120Ear Training 2
• OEART-215Ear Training for Live Performance
• OEART-320Harmonic Ear Training: Recognizing Chord Progressions
• Complete one Piano/Keyboard (OPIAN) course from the following:
• OPIAN-100Berklee Keyboard Method
• OPIAN-150Keyboard for the Electronic Musician
• OPIAN-220Blues and Rock Keyboard Techniques
• OPIAN-230Pop/Rock Keyboard
• OPIAN-315Jazz Piano
• Complete an additional two courses from OHARM, OEART, OPIAN, or the following:
• OCWPR-130Arranging 1: Rhythm Section
• OCOMP-250Counterpoint
• OCWPR-332Arranging: Advanced Horn Writing
• OCWPR-250Arranging: Contemporary Styles
• OCWPR-231Arranging: Small Ensemble and Horns
• OCWPR-333Arranging: Woodwinds and Strings
• OCWPR-334Contemporary Vocal Arranging
• OCWPR-335Jazz Arranging

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  General Education/Liberal Arts Courses (42 Credits—14 Courses)

• Complete both of the following:
• OLART-100Developing Your Artistry
• OLMSC-215Acoustics
• Complete one History (OLART) course from the following:
• OLART-233Music History of the Western World 1: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque
• OLART-234Music History of the Western World 2: Classical, Romantic, and Modern
• OLART-231Art History
• OLART-220History of Film Music
• OLART-170Rock History
• Complete one Composition/Writing (OLART) course from the following:
• OLART-201Creative Writing: Literature Studies for Musicians
• OLART-111Introduction to College Writing
• OLART-215Creative Writing: Poetry
• OLART-216Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice
• Complete three Arts/Humanities courses (OLART) from the following:
• OLART-111Introduction to College Writing
• OLART-160Introduction to Digital Cinematography
• OLART-205Game Design Principles
• OLART-215Creative Writing: Poetry
• OLART-216Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice
• OLART-201Creative Writing: Literature Studies for Musicians
• OMPRD-250Music Video Editing with Final Cut Pro
• OLART-233Music History of the Western World 1: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque
• OLART-234Music History of the Western World 2: Classical, Romantic, and Modern
• OLART-231Art History
• OLART-170Rock History
• OLART-220History of Film Music
• OLART-400Career and Job Success in the Music Industry
• Complete four Social Science (OLSOC) courses from the following:
• OLSOC-307Music Cognition
• OLSOC-200Business Communications
• OLSOC-226New Media Economics: Music, Mobile, Gaming, and Online Markets
• OLSOC-180Project Management for Musicians
• OLSOC-210Music, Self, and Society
• OLSOC-150The Language of Film and TV
• Complete three Math and Physical/Natural Science (OLMSC) courses:
• OLMSC-130Applied Mathematics for Musicians
• OMBUS-475Music Business Finance
• OMPRD-210Audio Fundamentals for Recording
• OLMSC-150Introduction to Computer Programming for Musicians