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:

MUSC 11AIntroduction to Western Classical Music

5

MUSC 11BIntroduction to Jazz

5

MUSC 11DIntroduction to World Music

5

MUSC 80PPopular Music in the United States

5

Plus the following course:

MUSC 80CHistory, Literature, and Technology of Electronic Music

5

Music theory requirement

Students must take the Theory Placement Exam in order to test into the appropriate music theory course (MUSC 13, MUSC 14, or MUSC 30A). If a student places into MUSC 30A via the exam, they will satisfy the theory requirement. Students who place into MUSC 13 must complete this course and MUSC 14 to meet the theory requirement.

MUSC 14Beginning Theory & Musicianship II

5

Upper-Division Courses

Take each of the following courses:

MUSC 123Electronic Sound Synthesis

5

MUSC 124Intermediate Electronic Sound Synthesis

5

MUSC 125Advanced Electronic Sound Synthesis

5

Two quarters of the following courses:

MUSC 167Workshop in Electronic Music

2

MUSC 167RRecording Workshop

2

MUSC 167 can be repeated, but MUSC 167R can only be taken once.

One of the following:

MUSC 80LArtificial Intelligence and Music

5

MUSC 80RMusic in the Digital Age

5

PHYS 80U
/MUSC 80U
Physics and Psychophysics of Music

5

MUSC 80ZLaptop Music

5

MUSC 81TFundamentals of Music Technology

2

FILM 171ASound

5

THEA 114Sound 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 courses:

CSE 20Beginning Programming in Python

5

CSE 5JIntroduction to Programming in Java

5

PHYS 160Practical Electronics

5

ECE 101Introduction to Electronic Circuits

5

ECE 153Digital Signal Processing

5

ECE 171Analog Electronics

5

Planner

The table below is for informational purposes and does not reflect all university, general education, and credit requirements. See Undergraduate Graduation Requirements for more information.

Two-Year Electronic Music Minor Plan

  Fall Winter Spring
1st  MUSC 80C        MUSC 123 MUSC 124
CSE 20^ MUSC 14~  
     
2nd  MUSC 125 MUSC 167 or 167R   MUSC 167
  MUSC 80L# MUSC 11B*      
     
     

^Satisfies programming requirement; can be replaced with CSE 5J, or other classes

~Satisfies music theory requirement; can be fulfilled by placing directly into MUSC 30A via the Theory Placement Exam

#Satisfies technical sound elective; can be replaced with MUSC 80R, MUSC 80U, MUSC 80Z, MUSC 81T, or other classes

*Satisfies the MUSC 11/MUSC 80P requirement; can be replaced with MUSC 11A, MUSC 11D, or MUSC 80P

General Education (GE) Codes

The MUSC 11/80P requirement will satisfy one of the following GE codes, depending on which course the student chooses to take: MUSC 11A - IM; MUSC 11D - CC; MUSC 11B & MUSC 80P - ER.

MUSC 167 satisfies the PR-C code GE requirement.

Students must complete all other general education requirements.