Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 31
Required Courses:
Year 1 | ||
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Fall | Credit Hours | |
ѱ5701 or ѱ8701 | Research in Music or Research in Music | 3 |
ѱ5728 or ѱ8728 | Advanced Audio Production or Advanced Audio Production | 3 |
ѱ5773 or ѱ8773 | Digital Signal Processing for Music or Digital Signal Processing for Music | 3 |
Credit Hours | 9 | |
Spring | ||
MUST5750 or MUST8750 | Special Topics in Music Technology or Special Topics in Music Technology | 3 |
Music Technology Elective 1 | 3 | |
Elective in Music, Music Studies, or Music Education | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 9 | |
Year 2 | ||
Fall | ||
MUST5760 or MUST8760 | Special Topics in Music Technology or Special Topics in Music Technology | 3 |
Elective in Music, Music Studies, or Music Education | 3 | |
Elective 2 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 9 | |
Spring | ||
MUST5730 or MUST8730 | Electronic Music Ensemble or Electronic Music Ensemble | 1 |
MUST9995 | Final Project: Music Technology | 3 |
Credit Hours | 4 | |
Total Credit Hours | 31 |
- 1
Select one of the following: MUST5706 Live Recording and Mixing for Broadcast (3 s.h.), MUST5707 Computer Programming for Musicians (3 s.h.), MUST5724 Printing Musical Scores and Parts (3 s.h.), MUST5726 Computer Synthesis (3 s.h.),MUST5732 Programming in Max (3 s.h.),MUST5733 Music Mixing in Pro Tools (3 s.h.), MUST5763 Analog and Modular Sound Synthesis (3 s.h.),MUST5764 Scoring for Film and Digital Media (3 s.h.), MUST5765 Scoring and Audio Design for Video Games (3 s.h.), MUST5774 Hearing Music: Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Music (3 s.h.), MUST8706 Live Recording and Mixing for Broadcast (3 s.h.), MUST8707 Computer Programming for Musicians (3 s.h.), MUST8722 Scoring for Film and Digital Media (3 s.h.), MUST8724 Printing Musical Scores and Parts (3 s.h.), MUST8726 Computer Synthesis (3 s.h.), MUST8727 Electronic Music Composition: Practice, History, Theory (3 s.h.), MUST8732 Programming in Max (3 s.h.), MUST8733 Music Mixing in Pro Tools (3 s.h.), MUST8774 Hearing Music: Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Music (3 s.h.), MUST8778 Scoring and Audio Design for Video Games (3 s.h.), or MUST8783 Analog and Modular Sound Synthesis (3 s.h.).
- 2
This elective can be selected from among the graduate courses offered in the Boyer College of Music and Dance or any other graduate course available at ϲʹ.
Language Examination: A language examination is not required for the MS in Music Technology.
Additional Requirements:
Diagnostic Examinations:
Prior to the first semester of study in the Music Technology MS program, entering students take a Diagnostic Examination in Aural Theory administered by theDepartment of Music Studies, as well as a two-part examination in Sound Recording and Sound Editing.
A. Graduate Diagnostic Examination in Aural Theory
Students must pass the Aural Theory Diagnostic Examination prior to the first semester of graduate study. Students who fail the exam are required to satisfactorily complete the 3-credit aural theory review course, MUST5004 Grad Aural Theory Review, with a grade of “P” (i.e., “Pass”) during the Spring term. Credits earned in MUST5004 do not count toward the 31 required graduate credits for the MS degree in Music Technology.
B. Graduate Diagnostic Examination in Sound Recording
Music Technology faculty administer the Graduate Diagnostic Examination in Sound Recording. Questions are selected from a test-bank of questions currently used in the final exam for the sound recording course, MUST4713. These objective, self-graded questions are administered through the Canvas learning management system.
C. Graduate Diagnostic Examination in Sound Editing
Music Technology faculty also administer the Graduate Diagnostic Examination in Sound Editing. Questions are selected from a test-bank of audio files currently used in the final exam of the sound editing course, MUST4714. Using the audio files provided, students are asked to edit and mix a recording session in Pro Tools with careful attention to best practices, including dynamic compression, volume maximization, equalization, clipping and signal routing. Students have 24 hours to complete the exam and must provide a screen capture video approximately 5 minutes in length displaying the Pro Tools session wherein the examinee discusses the choices and techniques utilized throughout the editing and mixing process. Additionally, the examinee is required to submit the complete Pro Tools session with proper asset management.
D. Admitted students who do not hold an undergraduate degree in music will also take an examination in written Music Theory administered by theDepartment of Music Studies prior to the first term of study. Students who fail the exam will be required to takeMUST1701. Credits earned in MUST 1701 do not count toward the 31 required graduate credits for the MS degree in Music Technology.
E. Passing the Sound Diagnostic Examinations
Students must pass the Diagnostic Examinations in Sound Recording and Sound Editing prior to the first semester of graduate study. Students who pass both parts of the exam will be permitted to register for ѱ8728 Advanced Audio Production for graduate credit during the first semester of graduate study in the Music Technology MS program.
Students who do not pass one or both parts of the Diagnostic Examinations in Sound Recording and Sound Editingare required to complete the 3-credit course MUST5006 Sound Recording and Editing Techniques with a grade of “P” (i.e., “Pass”) during the first semester of graduate study in the program and prior to being permitted to register for ѱ8728 Advanced Audio Production. MUST5006 is an intensive semester-long 3-credit course that integrates both sound recording and sound editing topics using Pro Tools software. The course utilizes Linked-In Learning videos available through TUportal, with self-guided learning activities, as well as recording studio and class lecture time. Credits earned in MUST5006 do not count toward the 31 required graduate credits for the MS degree in Music Technology.
F. Conditions for Exemption from Diagnostic Examinations
The requirement to take the Diagnostic Examinations in any area is waived only for graduates of the Boyer College of Music and Dance who:
- matriculate and enroll in the term immediately following completion of all undergraduate degree requirements (e.g., Spring undergraduate graduation followed by Fall matriculation in the MS program); and
- received grades of "B-" or better in every undergraduate course taken in each individual examination area to be waived.
Further, entering Music Technology MS students may waive taking the Diagnostic Examinations in Sound Recording and Sound Editing. If they so choose, however, they are required to complete MUST5006 satisfactorily with a grade of “P” (i.e., “Pass”) prior to taking ѱ8728 Advanced Audio Production. Credits earned in MUST5006 do not count toward the 31 required graduate credits for the MS degree in Music Technology.
Also note the following:
- Undergraduate senior music majors who want to apply for the Music Technology MS program may elect to take MUST5006 during the senior year. MUST5006 will not, however, count toward the 31 graduate credits required for the graduate program.
- If a Boyer student has already taken MUST4725 Advanced Audio Production at the undergraduate level with a grade of "B-" or better earned, they may waive this course at the graduate level and replace it with a different 3-credit graduate music technology course.
- Remedial coursework must be completed by the end of the first year of study.
Culminating Events: Evidence of student learning is assessed through a combination of course-embedded assessments and projects, written examinations, and a capstone final project presented to the Music Studies Department that demonstrates the application of integrated music technology.