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B.S. Combined Major for Computer Science and Music Technology

By itiadmin
Monday, September 17th, 2012

For Students Entering in Fall 2008 or Later

Data Revision: December 20, 2012

This degree program requires 139 SH

The College of Computer and Information Science and the Department of Music reserve the right to modify the curriculum described in this document or the individual courses as necessary in the future.

Revision of September 13, 2012:

  • Changes the definition of CS elective to the common definition that allows most CS and IS courses.

Revision of December 20, 2012:

  • Notes the changes in offering the Overview and Co-op Preparation courses.

The CS & Music Technology curriculum needs to be updated since MUSC 1221 is no longer offered. This update is still to be done.

Computer Science (49 or 50 SH: 11 @ 4 SH, 5 or 6 @ 1 SH)

Required Computer Science Courses (41 or 42 SH)

Freshmen and certain transfers will take CS 1200 during Fall semester.

Starting in Fall 2012, all students will take CS 1210 in the semester before going on co-op.

Prior to Fall 2012, transfers took CS 1220 instead of CS 1210. Starting in Fall 2012, CS 1220 will not be offered.

  • CS 1200 CS/IS Overview 1 [1 SH]
  • CS 1210 CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation [1 SH]
  • CS 1220 CS/IS Co-op Preparation [1 SH]

Freshman level courses with labs or recitations

  • CS 1800 Discrete Structures [4 SH]
    • CS 1801 Recitation for CS 1800 [0 SH]
  • CS 2500 Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 [4 SH]
    • CS 2501 Lab for CS 2500 [1 SH]
  • CS 2510 Fundamentals of Computer Science 2 [4 SH]
    • CS 2511 Lab for CS 2510 [1 SH]
  • CS 2800 Logic and Computation [4 SH]
    • CS 2801 Lab for CS 2800 [1 SH]

Upper level courses

  • CS 3200 Database Design [4 SH]
  • CS 3500 Object-Oriented Design [4 SH]
  • CS 3800 Theory of Computation [4 SH]
  • CS 4500 Software Development [4 SH]
  • IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction [4 SH]

Senior Seminar

  • CS 4000 Senior Seminar [1 SH]

Computer Science Elective Requirements (8 SH)

A CS elective is a 4 SH course that is not already required and that is in the ranges:

  • CS Elective 1 [4 SH]
  • CS Elective 2 [4 SH]
  • CS 2600 or higher, except CS 5010
  • IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900

English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)

  • ENGL 1111 College Writing [4 SH]
  • ENGL 3302 Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions [4 SH]

With permission, you may substitute ENGL 3301 for ENGL 3302.

  • ENGL 3301 Advanced Writing in the Disciplines [4 SH]

General Requirements (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)

  • PSYC 1101 Foundations of Psychology [4 SH]
  • SOCL 4528 Computers & Society [4 SH]

Music and Music Technology (58 SH: 13 @ 4 SH, 6 @ 1 SH)

Music Theory (14 SH)

  • MUSC 1201 Music Theory 1 [4 SH]
    • MUSC 1241 Musicianship 1 [1 SH]
  • MUSC 1202 Music Theory 2 [4 SH]
    • MUSC 1242 Musicianship 2 [1 SH]
  • MUSC 2308 Principles of Music Literature [4 SH]

Music History (4 SH)

  • MUST 2315 History of Electronic Music [4 SH]

Music Technology (20 SH)

  • MUST 1220 Introduction to Music Technology [4 SH]
  • MUST 1221 Music and Technology 2 [no longer offered] [4 SH]
  • MUST 3421 Digital Audio Processing [4 SH]
  • MUST 3422 Music Composition Seminar 2 [4 SH]
  • MUST 4520 Interactive Real-Time Performance [4 SH]

Electronic Composition and Performance (8 SH)

  • MUST 4610 Composition for Electronic Instruments [4 SH]
  • MUST 4611 Music Technology Capstone / Recital [4 SH]

Music Lessons (4 Required @ 1 SH)

Complete 4 composition lessons.

  • MUSC 1903 Composition Lessons [1 SH]

Music Elective Requirements (8 SH)

Choose 2 Music Elective courses.

  • Music Elective 1 [4 SH]
  • Music Elective 2 [4 SH]

The Music Elective courses must come from the following list.

MUSC 2303 is a prerequisite for MUSC 2304.

MUSC 2311 is a prerequisite for MUSC 2312 or MUSC 2313.

INAM 4699 was formerly MUSC 4699.

IM 2250 was formerly MMST 3350.

  • MUSC 2303 Music Theory 3 [4 SH]
  • MUSC 2304 Music Theory 4 [4 SH]
  • MUSC 2311 Historical Tradition 1: America [4 SH]
  • MUSC 2312 Historical Tradition 2: Classical [4 SH]
  • MUSC 2313 Historical Tradition 3: World [4 SH]
  • MUST 2320 Sound Design [4 SH]
  • MUSI 2233 Music in the Online and Mobile Environment [4 SH]
  • INAM 4699 Advanced Television Production [4 SH]
  • IM 2250 Programming for Digital Media [4 SH]

General Electives (16 SH: 4 @ 4 SH)

  • Elective 1 [4 SH]
  • Elective 2 [4 SH]
  • Elective 3 [4 SH]
  • Elective 4 [4 SH]

The general electives must be consistent with the policy on general electives articulated by the College of Computer and Information Science on the college web site.

NU Core

The Level 1 Core in Arts/Humanities is satisfied since Music is in the Arts category.

The Level 1 Core in Social Science is satisfied via PSYC 1101.

Comparative Cultures Requirement

The Comparative Cultures Requirement must be satisfied. If this is done by taking a course then this course must be one of the general electives.

Integrative Courses

See IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction.

See MUST 3421 Digital Audio Processing.

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