Electronic Music Minor

The electronic music minor focuses on the study of creating music using the tools of modern technology. It is designed to complement the music major or programs in other media by providing instruction in advanced skills of audio production, sound synthesis, and computer-assisted composition.

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Courses

One course from the following:

MUSC11AIntroduction to Western Classical Music

5

MUSC11BIntroduction to Jazz

5

MUSC11DIntroduction to World Music

5

MUSC80PPopular Music in the United States

5

Plus all of the following courses:

MUSC15Preparatory Musicianship

5

MUSC80CHistory, Literature, and Technology of Electronic Music

5

Upper-Division Courses

Take each of the following courses:

MUSC123Electronic Sound Synthesis

5

MUSC124Intermediate Electronic Sound Synthesis

5

MUSC125Advanced Electronic Sound Synthesis

5

Two quarters of:

MUSC167Workshop in Electronic Music

2

MUSC167RRecording Workshop

2

One of the following:

MUSC80LArtificial Intelligence and Music

5

MUSC80RMusic in the Digital Age

5

PHYS80U
/MUSC 80U
Physics and Psychophysics of Music

5

MUSC80ZLaptop Music

5

FILM171ASound

5

THEA114Sound Design and Engineering for the Theater

5

Or a similar music course that has a technical focus as approved by the department

One of the following:

PHYS160Practical Electronics

5

ECE101Introduction to Electronic Circuits

5

ECE153Digital Signal Processing

5

ECE171Analog Electronics

5

CSE20Beginning Programming in Python

5

CSE5JIntroduction to Programming in Java

5