Minor in Music Scoring for Visual Media

Minor in Music Scoring for Visual Media

(15 credit hours)

No more than 6 credits of courses used for degree requirements may be counted toward the minor in music scoring for visual media

Admission requirements: For students other than composition majors:

• MUS-K 100/MUS-I 301 Composition Elective/Secondary and Masterclass (3 cr.)
• MUS-K 361 Introduction to MIDI and Computer Music (3 cr.) or MUS-A 100 Foundations of Audio Technology (3 cr.)

Required Courses: 10-15 credits chosen from the following courses: 

• one media course chosen from the following:
  • MSCH C 228 Multi-Camera TV Studio Production I (3 cr.)
  • MSCH-C 229 Introduction to Single-Camera Production (3 cr.)
  • MSCH-C 250 Story Lab 1 (3 cr.)
  • MSCH-G 320 Game Art & Sound (3 cr. ) 
  • MSCH-P 335 Production as Criticism (3 cr.)
  • MSCH-P 360 Motion Picture Production (4 cr.)
• minimum two semesters of MUS-K 455 Topics in Music Scoring for Visual Media (6-9 cr.)
• MUS-K 302 Independent Project in Scoring for Visual Media (1-3 cr., may be repeated)

Electives: Based on credits taken in above required courses, elective hours can vary from 0-5 needed to total 15 credits in the minor. 0-5 credits chosen from the following courses:

• MUS-O 316 Jazz Arranging I (2 cr.)
• MUS-O 317 Jazz Arranging II (2 cr.)
• MUS-K 361 Introduction to MIDI and Computer Music (3 cr.)
• MUS-A 100 Foundations of Audio Technology (3 cr.)
• MUS-K 403 Electronic Studio Resources I (3 cr.)
• MUS-K 404 Electronic Studio Resources II (3 cr.)
• MUS-K 455 Topics in Music Scoring for Visual Media (1-3 cr.)
• MSCH-G 421 Sound for Games and Playable Media (3 cr.)
• Other course approved by the Jacobs Director of Undergraduate Studies.Apply here