Make the Major Work for You
Below we’ve listed examples of how the new major could work for a particular student’s interests (four electives including no more than two cross-listed electives, and a capstone). Please note that we do not currently offer the elective courses marked as “NEW COURSE,” but are hoping to offer courses such as these in the future. Also, the following are simply examples of the range of possibilities open to students: students should work with their track advisors to select the electives that make the most sense in terms of their interests and future careers.
Composition & Theory Track
The Electro-Acoustic Composer
- MUS 106b Advanced Undergraduate Composition
- MUS 103b Western Classical and Popular Music II, Part 2
- MUS 104b Western Classical and Popular Music II (lab)
- MUS 107a Introduction to Electro-Acoustic Music
- Capstone: MUS 292a,b Seminar in Composition
The Songwriter
- MUS 106a Undergraduate Composition
- MUS 103a Western Classical and Popular Music II, Part 1
- MUS 103b Western Classical & Popular Music II, Part 2
- MUS 104a,b Western Classical and Popular Music II (labs)
- Capstone: Proseminar in Popular Music (NEW COURSE)
History & Culture Track
The Hip-Hop Scholar
- AMST/MUS 38a American Music
- AMST/MUS 35a History of Rock
- MUS 136b Divas
- AAAS 155b Hip Hop History and Culture
- Capstone: Proseminar in Popular Music (NEW COURSE)
The Global Musics Generalist
- MUS 6b Survey of West African Music
- Musical Exchange along the Silk Road (NEW COURSE)
- MUS 48b "Love is the Message": Dance Musics and their Cultures from Disco to Dubstep
- ANTH 184b Cross-Cultural Art and Aesthetics
- Capstone: Introduction to Ethnomusicology (NEW COURSE)
The Film Music Buff
- AMST/MUS 55a Music in Film
- MUS 131c Music in Western Culture: 19th c. to Today
- Video Game Music (NEW COURSE)
- FILM 100a Introduction to the Moving Image
- Capstone: MUS 190a Proseminar in Music since 1900 (Film music)
Performance Track
The Jazz Bassist
- MUS 32b Elements of Jazz
- Music Arranging (NEW COURSE)
- Advanced Jazz Theory (NEW COURSE)
- AMST/MUS 38a American Music
- Capstone: MUS 118 a/b Senior Performance (performing w/ Jazz Band, arranging, etc.)
The Oboist
- AMST/MUS 55a Music in Film
- MUS 56b Romanticism: Breakdowns and Breakups
- MUS 131b 18th/19th c. European Music
- MUS 117a/b Junior Recital
- Capstone: MUS 118 a/b Senior Performance (Oboe recital)
The Music Director
- MUS 150b Choral Methods
- Music Arranging (NEW COURSE)
- MUS 131b 18th/19th c. European Music
- MUS 113a Introduction to Conducting
- Capstone: MUS 118 a/b Senior Performance (Conducting)