- 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 | |
| Khoury Electives | ||
| With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives. | ||
| Complete 8 credits 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 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 | ||
| MUSC 1201 | Music Theory 1 | 4 |
| Music Theory Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Music Theory 2 | ||
| Algebra and Geometry of Music | ||
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Music | ||
| Music Perception and Cognition (Music Perception and Cognition) | ||
| Analyzing Popular Genres | ||
| Music in Context | ||
| MUSC 1001 | Music in Everyday Life | 4 |
| or MUSC 1002 and MUSC 1003 | Music in Everyday Life and Lab for MUSC 1002 | |
| Complete one course each from three of the four distinct Music in Context categories. No more than one may be at the 1000 level. At least one course must be at the 3000 level or higher. | 12 | |
| Western Art Music | ||
| Complete one of the following: | ||
| 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: | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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: | ||
| 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 | ||
| Ethnography and the Arts | ||
| Global Music Industries in Context | ||
| Hip Hop in the Music Industry | ||
| Creative | ||
| Complete one of the following 4-semester-hour courses or complete four 1-semester-hour ensembles and/or lessons from the list below: | ||
| Music Lessons 1 | ||
| Music Lessons 2 | ||
| Chorus | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Rock Ensemble | ||
| Blues/Rock Ensemble | ||
| Create Your Own Music | ||
| Chamber Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Choir and Combo | ||
| World Music Ensemble | ||
| Fusion Ensemble | ||
| Pep Band | ||
| Making a Musical: Analysis, Craft, and Creation | ||
| Jazz Improvisation | ||
| Conducting | ||
| Introduction to Songwriting | ||
| Introduction to Music Technology | ||
| Introduction to Composition | ||
| Sound Design | ||
| Music Electives | ||
| Complete two additional courses in music (MUSC, MUSI, or MUST). At least one must be at the 2000 level or higher. | 8 | |
| Music Capstone | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Music Research Capstone | ||
| Seminar in Music Industry (available as long as prerequisites have been met) | ||
| Music Technology Capstone (available as long as prerequisites have been met) | ||
| If a computer science capstone is taken, complete one additional course in music (MUSC, MUSI, or MUST) at the 2000 level or higher. | ||
Integrative Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Human Computer Interaction | ||
| 40,000 Years of Music Technology | ||
| Sounding Human | ||
| Computer Music Fundamentals | ||
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology Requirement | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| Mathematics Requirement | ||
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| Computing and Social Issues | ||
| 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 | ||
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 24 semester hours of general electives. | 24 | |
NUpath Requirements Satisfied
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
- 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 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
Music Major Grade Requirement
Students must maintain at least a 2.667 GPA (B– average) in the requirements of the music half of the combined 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 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 or MUSC 1000 | 1 | CS 2510 and CS 2511 | 5 | CS 3200 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | MUSC 1002 and MUSC 1003 | 4 | CS 3500 and CS 3501 | 5 | ||
| CS 2500 and CS 2501 | 5 | MATH 1341 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | Music theory elective | 4 | ||||
| MUSC 12011 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 4 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1210 or EEAM 2000 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | PSYC 1101 | 4 |
| CS 3000 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Music in context elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Music in context elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| IS 4300 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3302, 3314, or 3315 | 4 |
| Music in context elective 3 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Khoury elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| CS 4500 or 4530 | 4 | MUSC 4651 | 4 | ||||
| Khoury elective 2 | 4 | Computing and social issues | 4 | ||||
| Music elective 1 | 4 | Music elective 2 | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||
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