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Updated September 8, 2021

(120 Credits)

• Concentrate Courses (45 Credits)

  Complete two of the following (6 credits):

• OMPRD-180Pro Tools 101
• OMPRD-221Pro Tools 110
• OMPRD-380Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools

• Complete the following (27 credits):

• OMPRD-160Music Production Analysis
• OMPRD-162Critical Listening 1
• OLMSC-215Acoustics
• OMPRD-210Audio Fundamentals for Recording
• OMPRD-355Microphone Techniques
• OMPRD-365Vocal Production
• OMPRD-420Art of Mixing
• OMPRD-475Creative Music Production Skills
• OMPRD-498 Music Production Capstone
• Complete one harmony course from the following (3 credits):
• OHARM-100Music Foundations or OHARM-101Music Theory 101 or OHARM-110Getting Inside Harmony 1 or OHARM-201Music Theory 201: Harmony and Function or OHARM-211Getting Inside Harmony 2 or OHARM-212Harmony 2 or OHARM-301Music Theory 301: Advanced Melody, Harmony, Rhythm or OHARM-412Reharmonization Techniques or OCOMP-110Music Theory and Composition 1 or OCOMP-111Music Theory and Composition 2 or OCOMP-210Music Theory and Composition 3 or OCOMP-211Music Theory and Composition 4
• Choose one ear-training course from the following (3 credits):
• OEART-115Basic Ear Training or OEART-119Ear Training 1 or OEART-120Ear Training 2 or OEART-215Ear Training for Live Performance or OEART-320Harmonic Ear Training: Recognizing Chord Progressions
• Choose one keyboard course from the following (3 credits):
• OPIAN-100Berklee Keyboard Method or OPIAN-150Keyboard for the Electronic Musician or OPIAN-210Intermediate Keyboard or OPIAN-220Blues and Rock Keyboard Techniques or OPIAN-230Pop/Rock Keyboard or OPIAN-240Piano Scales 101 or OPIAN-315Jazz Piano
• Choose one additional course from the above or from the following (3 credits):
• OCMUS-105Time and Rhythm 1 or OCOMP-110Music Theory and Composition 1 or OCOMP-111Music Theory and Composition 2 or OCOMP-210Music Theory and Composition 3 or OCOMP-211Music Theory and Composition 4 or OCOMP-250Counterpoint or OCWPR-130Arranging 1: Rhythm Section or OCWPR-231Arranging: Small Ensemble and Horns or OCWPR-250Arranging: Contemporary Styles or OCWPR-332Arranging: Advanced Horn Writing or OCWPR-333Arranging: Woodwinds and Strings or OCWPR-334Contemporary Vocal Arranging or OCWPR-335Jazz Arranging

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  Elective Courses (33 Credits)

  Choose five from the following (15 credits):

• 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-341Introduction to Procedural Music Software with Max
• 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

• 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.) (18 credits).

• Liberal Arts Courses (42 Credits) +

• Complete one Composition/Writing (OLART) course from the following (3 credits):

• OLART-111 Introduction to College Writing or OLART-201 Creative Writing: Literature Studies for Musicians or OLART-215 Creative Writing: Poetry or OLART-216 Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice

• Complete one History (OLART) course from the following (3 credits):

• OLART-170 Rock History or OLART-220 History of Film Music or OLART-231 Art History or OLART-233 Music History of the Western World 1: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque or OLART-234 Music History of the Western World 2: Classical, Romantic, and Modern

• Complete any four additional Arts/Humanities (OLART, OMPRD, OCDAN, OCTHR) courses from the following (12 credits):

• OLART-100 Developing Your Artistry
• OLART-111 Introduction to College Writing
• OLART-160 Introduction to Digital Cinematography
• OLART-170 Rock History
• OLART-201 Creative Writing: Literature Studies for Musicians
• OLART-205 Game Design Principles
• OLART-215 Creative Writing: Poetry
• OLART-216 Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice
• OLART-220 History of Film Music
• OLART-231 Art History
• OLART-233 Music History of the Western World 1: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque
• OLART-234 Music History of the Western World 2: Classical, Romantic, and Modern
• OLART-400 Career and Job Success in the Music Industry
• OMPRD-250 Music Video Editing with Final Cut Pro
• OCDAN-103 Introduction to Iconic Dance and Urban Movement
• OCTHR-103 Script Analysis for Theater

• Complete four Social Sciences (OLSOC) courses from the following (12 credits):

• OLSOC-150 The Language of Film and TV
• OLSOC-180 Project Management for Musicians
• OLSOC-200 Business Communications
• OLSOC-210 Music, Self, and Society
• OLSOC-226 New Media Economics: Music, Mobile, Gaming, and Online Markets
• OLSOC-307 Music Cognition

• Complete four Math and Physical / Natural sciences (OLMSC or OMBUS) courses from the following (12 credits):

• 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