- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
- NUpath requirements Creative Expression/Innovation (EI), Interpreting Culture (IC), and Analyzing and Using Data (AD) are met through the major course requirements.
- NUpath requirements Differences and Diversity (DD) and Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ) may be met through electives in the major.
- NUpath requirements Natural and Designed World (ND), Societies and Institutions (SI), and Ethical Reasoning (ER) must be met through general electives.
General Music Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| MUSC 1000 | Music at Northeastern | 1 |
| Music Theory Placement | ||
| All students must take a music placement exam. Students who place into MUSC 1201 will substitute a general elective course for the following course: | ||
| MUSC 1119 | Fundamentals of Western Music Theory | 4 |
| Music Theory and Composition | ||
| MUSC 1201 | Music Theory 1 | 4 |
| MUSC 1202 | Music Theory 2 | 4 |
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Algebra and Geometry of Music | ||
| Music Perception and Cognition | ||
| Music Analysis Seminar | ||
| Music in Context | ||
| A grade of C or higher is required. Complete one from each of these categories: western art music, global music/ethnomusicology, contemporary/popular music, and creative. Of the courses from western art music, global music/ethnomusicology, contemporary/popular music, at least two must be at the 2000 level or higher. Courses may not double count across these areas. Many, but not all, music in context courses at the 2000 level or higher fulfill the writing-intensive in the discipline requirement. Please check writing-intensive status of courses as needed. | ||
| Introductory Class | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Music in Everyday Life | ||
| Music in Everyday Life and Lab for MUSC 1002 | ||
| Western Art Music | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Topics in Western Music | ||
| Songs That Made History | ||
| Topics in Western Art Music | ||
| 40,000 Years of Music Technology | ||
| Divas, DJs, and Double Standards | ||
| The World of Choral Music | ||
| Sounding Human | ||
| Global Music/Ethnomusicology | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Music of the Middle East | ||
| Topics in Diverse Musical Cultures | ||
| Black Popular Music | ||
| Topics in Global Music Cultures | ||
| Musical Communities of Boston | ||
| Topics in Musical Communities | ||
| The Festival Experience | ||
| Music and the Racial Imagination | ||
| Sound and the Sacred | ||
| Music, Noise, Silence | ||
| Ethnography and the Arts | ||
| Music and Social Justice | ||
| Global Music Industries in Context | ||
| Hip Hop in the Music Industry | ||
| Contemporary/Popular Music | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Jazz | ||
| Film Music | ||
| Wired for Sound | ||
| Black Popular Music | ||
| Making a Musical: Analysis, Craft, and Creation | ||
| Popular Music Since 1945 | ||
| Topics in American Music | ||
| Punk Rock | ||
| 40,000 Years of Music Technology | ||
| The Festival Experience | ||
| Divas, DJs, and Double Standards | ||
| Music, Sound, and the Screen | ||
| The World of Choral Music | ||
| Sounding Human | ||
| Music and the Racial Imagination | ||
| Sound and the Sacred | ||
| Global Music Industries in Context | ||
| Hip Hop in the Music Industry | ||
| Music Industry | ||
| Complete one of the following, as long as prerequisites have been met: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Music Industry | ||
| Copyright in the Creative Industries | ||
| Music Production and Recording 2 | ||
| Music Technology Requirements | ||
| MUSC 2350 | Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Music | 4 |
| MUST 1220 | Introduction to Music Technology | 4 |
| MUST 2102 | Composing with Digital Technologies | 4 |
| MUST 2431 | Computer Music Fundamentals | 4 |
| Music Technology Electives | ||
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| Music and the Brain Research | ||
| Sound Design | ||
| Musical Interactions in Extended Reality | ||
| Digital Audio Signal Processing | ||
| Electronics for Music | ||
| Embedded Audio Programming | ||
| Special Topics in Music Technology | ||
| Composition for Electronic Instruments | ||
| Special Topics in Music Technology | ||
| Capstone | ||
| MUST 4611 | Music Technology Capstone | 4 |
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Narrative Basics | ||
| Video: Sound and Image | ||
| Movement and Time | ||
| Experience and Interaction | ||
| Games and Society | ||
| Foundations of Game Design | ||
| Film 101 | ||
| Media, Culture, and Society | ||
| Film Theory | ||
| Introduction to Technical Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Theatrical Design | ||
| Lighting Design | ||
Music Credit and Grade Requirements
Complete 72 semester hours in the major.
Students must maintain at least a 2.667 GPA (B– average) in the requirements of the major and also complete all required music courses with grades of at least C. Students who fail to meet the above standards will be placed on departmental probation; those who remain on probation for two consecutive semesters will be dropped from the major.
Program Requirement
129 total semester hours required
Sample Plans of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | MUSC 1201 | 4 | CAMD elective | 4 | Vacation | |
| MUSC 1000 | 1 | MUSC 2350 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| MUSC 1001 or 1002 and 1003 | 4 | Music in context course: Western | 4 | ||||
| MUSC 1119 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| MUST 1220 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| EEAM 2000 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective (Dialogue of Civilization possible) | 4 |
| MUSC 1202 | 4 | Elective (online) | 4 | Elective (online) | 4 | Elective (Dialogue of Civilization possible) | 4 |
| MUST 2431 | 4 | ||||||
| Music in context course: Ethnomusicology | 4 | ||||||
| Music theory/composition elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| MUST 2102 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective (Dialogue of Civilization possible) | 4 |
| Music industry elective | 4 | Elective (Dialogue of Civilization possible) | 4 | ||||
| Music industry elective | 4 | ||||||
| Music technology elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| ENGW 3314 | 4 | MUST 4611 | 4 | ||||
| Music technology elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Music technology elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||
Four Years, No Co-op
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | MUSC 1202 | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
| MUSC 1000 | 1 | MUSC 2350 | 4 | ||||
| MUSC 1002 and MUSC 1003 | 4 | Music in context: Western | 4 | ||||
| MUSC 1201 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| MUST 1220 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| MUSC 2350 | 4 | Music in context: Contemporary | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
| MUST 2102 | 4 | Music theory/composition elective | 4 | ||||
| MUST 2431 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Music in context: Ethnomusicological | 4 | CAMD elective | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
| Music industry elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Music technology elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Music technology elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Music technology restricted elective | 4 | MUST 4611 | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 129 | |||||||