- 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.
Computer Science Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Overview | ||
| Must be taken in alignment with your home college: | ||
| CS 1200 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| or MUSC 1000 | Music at Northeastern | |
| CS 1210 | Professional Development for Khoury Co-op | 1 |
| or EEAM 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | |
| Computer Science Fundamental Courses | ||
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | Discrete Structures and Seminar for CS 1800 | 5 |
| CS 2500 and CS 2501 | Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 and Lab for CS 2500 | 5 |
| CS 2510 and CS 2511 | Fundamentals of Computer Science 2 and Lab for CS 2510 | 5 |
| Computer Science Required Courses | ||
| CS 3000 | Algorithms and Data | 4 |
| CS 3200 | Introduction to Databases | 4 |
| CS 3500 and CS 3501 | Object-Oriented Design and Lab for CS 3500 | 5 |
| CS 4500 | Software Development | 4 |
| or CS 4530 | Fundamentals of Software Engineering | |
| IS 4300 | Human Computer Interaction (Integrative) | 4 |
| Khoury Elective | ||
| With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives. | ||
| Complete 8 semester hours of CS, CY, DS or IS classes that are not already required. Choose courses within the following ranges: | 8 | |
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930 | ||
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900 | ||
IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900 | ||
Music Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Music Theory Placement | ||
| All students must take a music theory placement exam. Students who successfully complete a music theory placement exam may substitute a general elective for the MUSC 1119 requirement. Students who do not place into MUSC 1201 must first take 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 one of the following: | 4 | |
| Algebra and Geometry of Music | ||
| Music Perception and Cognition (Music Perception and Cognition) | ||
| Music Analysis Seminar | ||
| Music in Context | ||
| Select one of the following for four semester hours: | 4 | |
| Music in Everyday Life | ||
| Music in Everyday Life and Lab for MUSC 1002 | ||
| Contemporary / Popular Music | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| 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 Technology | ||
| 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 Industry | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Music Industry | ||
| Music Production and Recording 2 | ||
| Music Technology Electives | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Music and the Brain Research | ||
| 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 | ||
| Music Technology Capstone | ||
| MUST 4611 | Music Technology Capstone | 4 |
Foundations of Psychology
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
Computing and Social Issues
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Issues in Race, Science, and Technology | ||
| The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies | ||
| Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights | ||
| History of Technology | ||
| Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks | ||
| Knowledge in a Digital World | ||
or PHIL 1300 | Knowledge in a Digital World | |
| Technology and Human Values | ||
| The Twenty-First-Century Workplace | ||
| Environment, Technology, and Society | ||
| Technology and Society | ||
Computer Science Writing Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College Writing | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
| ENGW 3302 | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
| or ENGW 3314 | Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design | |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 16 semester hours of general electives. | 16 | |
NUpath Requirements Satisfied
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
- Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
- Interpreting Culture
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
- Understanding Societies and Institutions
- Analyzing and Using Data
- Writing in the First Year
- Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
- Writing-Intensive in the Major
- Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op.
Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
Music Technology Grade Requirement
Students must maintain at least a 2.667 GPA (B- average) in the requirements of the music half of the combined major (MUSC, MUSI, and MUST courses) 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
133 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study:
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1200 | 1 | CS 2510 and CS 2511 | 5 | CS 3500 and CS 3501 | 5 | Elective | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | MUSC 12021 | 4 | PSYC 1101 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| CS 2500 and CS 2501 | 5 | MUSC 2350 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | MUST 12201 | 4 | ||||
| MUSC 12011 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1210 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3302, 3314, or 3315 | 4 |
| CS 3000 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| CS 3200 | 4 | ||||||
| MUSC 1001 or 1002 and 1003 | 4 | ||||||
| MUST 2431 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| MUSC 2111, 3541, or 3300 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| Contemporary music requirement 1 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Khoury Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Music technology elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| CS 4500 or 4530 | 4 | IS 4300 | 4 | ||||
| MUST 2102 | 4 | MUST 46111 | 4 | ||||
| Computing and Social Issues | 4 | Music industry elective | 4 | ||||
| Khoury elective | 4 | Music technology elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 134 | |||||||
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