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(120 Credits)

• Required Online Courses (30 Credits)

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

• OMPRD-160Music Production Analysis
• OMPRD-162Critical Listening 1
• OMPRD-180Pro Tools 101 or OMPRD-221Pro Tools 110
• OMPRD-210Audio Fundamentals for Recording
• OMPRD-221Pro Tools 110 or OMPRD-380Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools
• OMPRD-355Microphone Techniques
• OMPRD-365Vocal Production
• OMPRD-420Art of Mixing
• OMPRD-475Creative Music Production Skills
• OMPRD-498 Music Production Capstone

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  Specified Elective Courses (15 Credits)

  Complete five Music Production courses from the following:

• OMPRD-202Sound Design for the Electronic Musician
• OMPRD-205Music Writing and Production with the iPad
• OMPRD-208Learn to DJ with Traktor
• OMPRD-227Recording and Producing in the Home Studio
• OMPRD-250Music Video Editing with Final Cut Pro
• OMPRD-262Advanced Audio Ear Training for Mix Engineers
• OMPRD-273Producing Music with Logic
• OMPRD-275Producing Music with Reason
• OMPRD-278Ableton Live Fundamentals
• OMPRD-279Producing Music with Cubase
• OMPRD-281Performing with Ableton Live
• OMPRD-282Ableton Live Techniques: Sampling
• OMPRD-287Live Sound: Mixing and Recording
• OMPRD-295Introduction to Game Audio
• OMPRD-342Audio Mastering Techniques
• OMPRD-345Game Audio Production with Wwise
• OMPRD-379Ableton Live Techniques: Synthesis and DSP
• OMPRD-380Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools
• OMPRD-382Mixing and Mastering for the Electronic Musician
• OMPRD-383Ableton Live Techniques: Non-Linear Creative Strategies and Composition
• OMPRD-385Remixing
• OMPRD-386Programming and Producing Drum Beats
• OMPRD-389Audio Post Production for Film and TV
• OMPRD-402Creative Digital Signal Processing (DSP) for Music and Visuals
• OMPRD-425Advanced Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools
• OMPRD-480Sylvia Massy: Creative Approaches to Recording and Producing Music

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  Specialization Courses in Your Interest (18 Credits)

  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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  Five Core Music Studies Based on Placement (15 Credits)

  Based on placement, these five choices must include at least one theory course, one harmony course, one ear training course, and the keyboard course. Proper sequencing is indicated by the order below.

• 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
• Choose 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
• Choose one keyboard course (OPIAN) from the following:
• OPIAN-100Berklee Keyboard Method
• OPIAN-220Blues and Rock Keyboard Techniques
• OPIAN-230Pop/Rock Keyboard
• OPIAN-315Jazz Piano
• Choose any two additional from the above (OHARM, OEART, or OPIAN), or the following:
• OCTHR-103Script Analysis for Theater
• OCDAN-103Introduction to Iconic Dance and Urban Movement
• OCWPR-231Arranging: Small Ensemble and Horns
• OCWPR-130Arranging 1: Rhythm Section
• OCWPR-250Arranging: Contemporary Styles
• OCWPR-332Arranging: Advanced Horn Writing
• OCWPR-333Arranging: Woodwinds and Strings
• OCWPR-334Contemporary Vocal Arranging
• OCWPR-335Jazz Arranging
• OCOMP-250Counterpoint

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  General Education Courses (42 Credits)

• Complete both of the following:
• OLART-100Developing Your Artistry
• OLMSC-215Acoustics
• Complete one composition/writing course from the following:
• OLART-111Introduction to College Writing
• OLART-201Creative Writing: Literature Studies for Musicians
• OLART-215Creative Writing: Poetry
• OLART-216Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice
• Complete one history course from the following:
• OLART-170Rock History
• OLART-220History of Film Music
• OLART-231Art History
• OLART-233Music History of the Western World 1: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque
• OLART-234Music History of the Western World 2: Classical, Romantic, and Modern
• Complete three arts/humanities courses from the following:
• OCTHR-103Script Analysis for Theater
• OLART-111Introduction to College Writing
• OCDAN-103Introduction to Iconic Dance and Urban Movement
• OLART-160Introduction to Digital Cinematography
• OLART-170Rock History
• OLART-201Creative Writing: Literature Studies for Musicians
• OLART-205Game Design Principles
• OLART-215Creative Writing: Poetry
• OLART-216Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice
• OLART-220History of Film Music
• OLART-231Art History
• OLART-233Music History of the Western World 1: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque
• OLART-234Music History of the Western World 2: Classical, Romantic, and Modern
• OMPRD-250Music Video Editing with Final Cut Pro
• OLART-400Career and Job Success in the Music Industry
• Complete four social science courses (OLSOC) from the following:
• OLSOC-150The Language of Film and TV
• OLSOC-180Project Management for Musicians
• OLSOC-200Business Communications
• OLSOC-210Music, Self, and Society
• OLSOC-226New Media Economics: Music, Mobile, Gaming, and Online Markets
• OLSOC-307Music Cognition
• Complete three Math and Natural & Physical Sciences (OLMSC) from the following:
• OLMSC-101Music Production 101
• OLMSC-130Applied Mathematics for Musicians
• OLMSC-150Introduction to Computer Programming for Musicians
• OLMSC-260Sampling and Audio Production
• OMBUS-475Music Business Finance