Music Technology, BA

Program Available Fall 2024

Courses are subject to change

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements:

• Minimum 121 Credit Hours
• Writing Intensive Courses
• Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.00
• 30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
• 9 Credit of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
• Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.00

Program Major Requirements (84 Credit Hours)

• Bachelor’s Degree Audition/Interview/Portfolio

• Complete three credits of any MTK, MUH, or MUS 1XX or 2XX 3 CR

• MUH 1XX complete any 100-level MUH course 3 CR

• MUS 101 - Music Theory Blended: Contemporary and Traditional I 3 CR
• MUS 111 - Aural Skills I 1 CR
• MUS 181 - Piano Lab I 1 CR
• MUS 102 - Music Theory Blended: Contemporary and Traditional II 3 CR
• MUS 112 - Aural Skills II 1 CR
• MTK 103 - Transducers and Processors 3 CR
• MUS 141 - Applied Music Lessons 2 CR
• MTK 100 - Audio Recording I 3 CR
• MTK 101 - Audio Recording II 3 CR
• MTK 104 - Introduction to Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and Hip-Hop Production 3 CR
• MTK 210 - Ear Training for Audio Engineers I 1 CR
• MTK 211 - Ear Training for Audio Engineers II 1 CR
• MTK 230 - Audio Electronics: Concepts, Circuits, and Control 3 CR
• MTK 231 - Audio Electronics: Electronic Prototyping Platforms 3 CR
• MTK 200 - Audio Editing Lab 1 CR
• MUS 270 - Music Business 3 CR
• MUS 271 - Music Notation Software 3 CR

• Students must successfully complete 9 credits of General Education requirements prior to junior year.

• MTK 300 - Audio Mixing Lab 1 CR
• MTK 301 - Audio Mastering 3 CR
• MTK 320 - An Introduction to Visual Programming in Music 3 CR
• MTK 330 - Basics of Synthesis 3 CR
• MUS 345 - Applied Music Lessons 2 CR
• MTK 420 - The Role of Audio in Extended Reality 3 CR
• MUS 435W - Senior Seminar: Contemporary Music, 1945 to the Present 3 CR
• MUS 447 - Applied Music Lessons 2 CR
• MUS 448 - Senior Jury and Concert or Portfolio 2 CR

• Complete 12 credit hours from the following upper-level electives (12):
  Any MUS, MUH, MTK, or NMD (UMaine) upper-level electives

General Education Requirements (31 Credit Hours)

• CIS 1XX 3 CR

• COM 1XX 3 CR

• MAT 1XX 3CR

• ENG 101 - College Writing 3 CR

• Complete any lab science 4 CR

• Complete any two Humanities electives 6 CR

Complete one of the following courses (3):

• ENG 102W - Introduction to Literature 3 CR
• ENG 317W - Professional Writing 3 CR

Complete two of the following Social Science electives (6):

• ANT 1xx any 100-level Anthropology course
• ECO 1xx any 100-level Economics course
• ECO 201 - Macroeconomics 3 CR
• ECO 202 - Microeconomics 3 CR
• JUS 1xx any 100-level Justice Studies course
• POS 1xx any 100-level Political Science course
• PSY 1xx any 100-level Psychology course
• SOC 1xx any 100-level Sociology course
• SSC 1xx any 100-level Social Science course

General Electives (6 Credit Hours)

Complete 6 general elective credits, enough to reach 121 total credits.

General Education:

It is the intention of the University of Maine at Augusta that every degree graduate will be prepared to function in our society as an effective and informed citizen.  To this end, the faculty has designed a set of minimum expectations that students are expected to satisfy.  The aspirations are defined by core skills, competencies, and abilities as well as knowledge based learning experiences that are the grounds for the General Education Requirements.  To learn more, visit  www.uma.edu/academics/general-education/