Bachelor of Arts in Music and Technology

Music and Technology students will gain not only the skills and technological aptitude necessary for any actively engaged musician, but cultivate an insight into the mutually dependent nature of music and technology. With such insight, our students actively engage the critical thinking necessary to implement creative and technical innovation in music.

All Music and Technology students will complete a rigorous curriculum that will include courses in music theory, history, composition, production, sound design, electronic music, instrumental proficiency and technological innovation. The curriculum will prepare the student for a future within a field in which creative innovation and technological implementation is a critical requisite. The Music and Technology major at Stevens is focused on providing a well-balanced course of study that will prepare the student for the ever-increasing demands of today’s musicians.

Music and Technology Curriculum

Term I (15.5 Credits)

CAL 103Writing and Communications Colloquium

3

HMU 201Music Theory I

3

HMU 220Keyboard Studies I

3

HMU 211Introduction to Electronic Music

3

HMU 496Music Performance: Private Lessons

0.5-3

Computer Science Requirement

3

Term II (15.5 Credits)

CAL 105CAL Colloquium: Knowledge, Nature, Culture

3

HMU 202Music Theory II

3

HMU 221Keyboard Studies II

3

HMU 496Music Performance: Private Lessons

0.5-3

Non-Major Humanities

3

Science Requirement

3

Term III (18.5 Credits)

HMU 101Music History I

3

HMU 231Sound Recording I

3

HMU 303Music Theory III

3

HMU 397Orchestration I

3

HMU 496Music Performance: Private Lessons

0.5-3

Non-Major Humanities

3

Mathematics

3

Term IV (16 Credits)

HMU 102Music History II

3

HMU 232Sound Recording II

3

HMU 304Music Theory IV

3

HMU 496Music Performance: Private Lessons

0.5-3

HMU 497Music Performance: Recital

0.5

Non-Major Humanities

3

Mathematics

3

Term V (16 Credits)

HMU 310Music Composition

3

HMU 333Sound Recording III

3

HMU 498Ensemble

1-3

Non-Major Humanities

3

Secondary Concentration

3

Secondary Concentration

3

Term VI (16 Credits)

HMU 334Sound Recording IV

3

HMU 498Ensemble

1-3

Secondary Concentration

3

Secondary Concentration

3

Secondary Concentration

3

CAL 301Seminar in Writing and Research Methods

3

Term VII (12 Credits)

HMU 407Sound Design

3

CAL 498Thesis Preparation

3-6

General Elective

3

General Elective

3

Term VIII (13 Credits)

HMU 405Advanced Topics in Electronic Music

3

CAL 499Senior Thesis

4-8

General Elective

3

General Elective

3

Note:

Upon completion of a placement evaluation, students may have the option to take HMU 220, HMU 221, HMU 322, HMU 324.