Music & Technology Program
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8 Semester Course Plan
B.A. in Music and Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology

For Students entering the program in F2011 or later

Single Concentration

Semester 1 (15.5 credits)
Semester 2 (15.5 credits)

__CAL 103/105 Writing & Communications for the Stevens Student/CAL Colloquium (3-0-3)
__CS 105 Intro to Scientific Computing (2-2-3) or CS 115 Intro to Computer Science (3-2-4)
__PE200 Physical Education I (0-2-0)

__HMU 201 Music Theory I (3-0-3)
__HMU 220 Piano Class I (3-0-3)

__HMU 211 (formerly 402) MIDI and Electronic Music (2-2-3)
__HMU 496 Music Performance: Private Lessons (0-0-.5)

__CAL 103/105 Writing & Communications for the Stevens Student/CAL Colloquium (3-0-3)
__ Humanities (3-0-3)*
__PE200 Physical Education I (0-2-0)

__HMU 202 Music Theory II (3-0-3)
__HMU 221 Piano Class II (3-0-3)

__HMU 205 Introduction to Digital Media (3-1-3) (Only F13 and Earlier*)
__HMU 496 Music Performance: Private Lessons (0-0-.5)

 

Semester 3 (18.5 credits)
Semester 4 (19.0 credits)

__Humanities (3-0-3)
__MA Math Course I (3-0-3)
__PE200 Physical Education I (0-2-0)

__HMU 101 Music History I (3-0-3) (Credit for 200/300 Humanities)
__HMU 303 Music Theory III (3-0-3)
__HMU 397 Orchestration I (3-0-3)
__HMU 231 Sound Recording I (3-4-3)
__HMU 496 Music Performance: Private Lessons (0-0-.5)



__Humanities (3-0-3)
__2nd concentration (3-0-3)
__MA Math Course I (3-0-3)
__PE200 Physical Education I (0-2-0)

__HMU 102 Music History II (3-0-3 ) (Credit for 200/300 Humanities)
__HMU 304 Music Theory IV (3-0-3)
__HMU 232 Sound Recording II (2-2-3)
__HMU 496 Music Performance: Private Lessons (0-0-.5)
__HMU 497 Music Performance: Recital (0-0-.5)
*


           

Semester 5 (16.0 credits)
Semester 6 (16.0 credits)

__Science Course (3-0-3)
__HMU 333 (formerly 412) Sound Recording III (2-2-3)
__HMU 498 Ensemble (0-0-1)*
__HMU 310 Music Composition (3-0-3)
__2nd concentration (3-0-3)

__Humanities 300/400  (3-0-3)

__CAL 301 Seminar In Writing & Research Methods (3-0-3)
__HMU 498 Ensemble (0-0-1)*
__HMU 334 (formerly 412) Sound Recording IV (2-2-3)
__2nd concentration (3-0-3)
__2nd concentration (3-0-3)

__2nd concentration (3-0-3)

  

Semester 7 (15 credits)
Semester 8 (15 credits)

__CAL 498 Thesis Prep (3-0-3)
__HMU 407 Sound Design (3-0-3)
__Elective (3-0-3)
__Elective (3-0-3)
__Elective (3-0-3)

    

__CAL 499 Senior Thesis (4-0-4)
__HMU 405 Electronic Music (3-0-3)
__Elective (3-0-3)
__Elective (3-0-3)
__Elective (3-0-3)


Color Key : Stevens Requirement Program Requirement CAL Requirement Elective
TOTAL CREDITS 130.5

*Humanities Requirement (_Humanities) = CAL 103, 105 and 6 additional Humanities of which one must be a 300/400 upper level course

Muisc Courses that satisfy Humanities Requirements include: HMU 101, 102, 350

*As of 5/12/12 Students may adopt the following Ensemble/Recital requirement in place of their respective catalog Ensemble/Recital requirements by having a variance signed by the division director or Dean

2 Semesters HMU 498 DOTA Ensemble (Only HMU498 DOTA Ensemble will qualify for the HMU498 requirement.)
1 Semester of HMU 497 Recital

*As of 5/01/14 CAL Curriculum Committee dropped HMU205 as a program requirement.  Effective for F14 and later



The Music & Technology Minor Program at the College of Arts and Letters (Approved CC F12)

The Music & Technology Minor Program at the College of Arts and Letters
requires a total of 9 humanities courses including the Freshman Experience (CAL 103 and CAL 105) and would consist of

1. CAL 103 & 105
2. any 6 courses in the music and technology curriculum
3. 1 upper division (300/400-level) course in a CAL discipline outside the minor field.

 QUALIFYING NON-CAL CLASSES

MATH
MA 120/121 or MA 121/122 or MA 123/124 (with calculus AP or strong Calc background only)
MA 117 Calculus for Business and Liberal Arts (fall) MA 119 Multivariable Calc (Spring)
BT221 Statistics
MA 236 Intro. to Logical Reasoning

As of 11/14 Dean Cesmebasi has approved 120/121 with 122 (intersession) or 122(half semester) as satisfying the two semester (6 credit) math requirement.  It is strongly recommended that students consider this option

For CS inclined students:

CS135 Discrete Structures
MA 232 Linear Algebra (no prerequisites but could be challenging)
MA 134 Discrete Mathematics (no prerequisites but could be challenging)


Any college math course (summer school / intersession) approved by Math Dept (Pat Miller)

COMPUTER SCIENCE
CS 105  (no significant high school programming experience)
CS 115  (recommended if there is  significant  programming experience and the student is planning to pursue CS minor)
CS 181 (CS AP credit required and student plans a CS minor)

SCIENCE
PEP 111 Mechanics (first semester calculus (MA122) is co-required)
PEP 123 & 124 (requires MA122 or MA117 & 119)
CH 115   Chem I
PEP 151 Intro to Astronomy
CH 281 Biology (pre- or co-requires CH 115 and is offered in Spring only)