
New York University offers Bachelor's degree programs in the continuously expanding field of Music Technology. Located in New York City, the capital of the music industry, our Washington Square campus borders the city's Greenwich Village and SoHo districts, which have long been considered the center of New York's artistic community.
The Music Technology Program prepares students for careers in Audio Mastering, Audio-Visual Production and Post Production, Multimedia, Recording Engineering, Scoring for Film and Multimedia, and Software Development. Students are allowed to develop expertise within an academic setting where learning by creative experimentation is encouraged.
To obtain a Bachelor's degree in Music Technology, a student must successfully complete 128 points, including required and elective classes. The Music Technology program at NYU was designed to offer each student a solid foundation in all areas of music technology, while giving the flexibility to obtain specialized expertise in the area of music and audio technology of greatest interest to each student. Full descriptions of point requirements and course requirements are outlined in the Requirements section.
Below are sample course sequences for Undergraduate students, click on individual headings for more detailed information on each sequence. Please click only once, content may take several seconds to load.
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General Curriculum - Undergraduate
| Music Technology Suggested 4-year Sequence of Classes |
| Year 1 |
| Fall |
Spring |
| MPATC-UE 0035 |
Music Theory I |
2 |
MPATC-UE 0036 |
Music Theory II |
2 |
| MPATC-UE 0006 |
Aural Comprehension I |
1 |
MPATC-UE 0007 |
Aural Comprehension II |
1 |
| MPAPE-UE 0072 |
Keyboard Harmony & Improv I |
1 |
MPAPE-UE 0073 |
Keyboard Harmony & Improv II |
1 |
| EXPOS-UA 0001 |
Writing the Essay |
4 |
ACE-UE 0110 |
The Advanced College Essay |
4 |
| MAP Requirement |
* see bottom of page for description |
4 |
MAP Requirement |
* see bottom of page for description |
4 |
| MPATE-UE 1037 |
Electronic Music Synthesis |
3 |
MPATE-UE 1817 |
Electronics Technology I |
3 |
| |
(or MPATE-UE 1047 Computer Music Synthesis) |
|
MPATE-UE 1827 |
Electronics Tech Lab |
4 |
| MPATE-UE 1801 |
Music Tech Fundamentals |
3 |
MPATE-UE009 |
Collegium & Program Seminar |
0 |
| SAHS-UE 0001 |
New Student Seminar |
0 |
MPATE-UE xxxx |
Music Elective (lesson) |
2 |
| MPATE-UE009 |
Collegium & Program Seminar |
0 |
|
|
|
| Total Credits |
18 |
|
|
18 |
| |
| Year 2 |
| Fall |
Spring |
| MPATE-UE009 |
Collegium & Program Seminar |
0 |
MPATE-UE009 |
Collegium & Program Seminar |
0 |
| MAP Requirement |
* see bottom of page for description |
4 |
MAP Requirement |
* see bottom of page for description |
4 |
| MPATC-UE 0008 |
Aural Comprehension III |
1 |
MPATC-UE 0009 |
Aural Comprehension IV |
1 |
| MPATC-UE 0037 |
Music Theory III |
2 |
MPATC-UE 0038 |
Music Theory IV |
2 |
| MPAPE-UE 0074 |
Keyboard Harmony Improv III |
1 |
MPAPE-UE 0075 |
Keyboard Harmony Improv IV |
1 |
| MPATC-UE 1067 |
Music History I |
2 |
MPATC-UE 1068 |
Music History II |
2 |
| MPATE-UE 1818 |
Electronics Technology II |
3 |
MPATE-UE 1003 |
Recording Technology II |
3 |
| MPATE-UE 1828 |
Electronics Tech Lab II |
1 |
MPAxx-UE xxxx |
Performance Ensemble |
1 |
| MPATE-UE 1001 |
Recording Technology I |
3 |
xxxxx-xx xxxx |
Music Elective or Guided Specialization |
3 |
| MPAxx-UE xxxx |
Performance Ensemble |
3 |
|
|
|
| Total Credits |
18 |
|
|
17 |
| |
| Year 3 |
| Fall |
Spring |
| MPATE-UE009 |
Collegium & Program Seminar |
0 |
MPATE-UE009 |
Collegium & Program Seminar |
0 |
| MAP Requirement |
* see bottom of page for description |
4 |
xxxxx-xx xxxx |
Liberal Arts Elective |
4 |
| MPATE-UE 1011 |
Concert Recording I |
2 |
xxxxx-xx xxxx |
Guided Specialization |
3 |
| MPATE-UE 1010 |
Audio for Video I |
3 |
MPATE-UE 1225 |
Audio for Video II (or another Guided Specialization) |
3 |
| MPATE-UE 1008 |
Studio Maintenance I (or Guided Specialization) |
3 |
MPATC-UE 1078 |
Music History IV |
2 |
| MPATC-UE 1077 |
Music History III |
2 |
MPAxx-xx xxxx |
Performance Ensemble |
1 |
| MPAxx-xx xxxx |
Performance Ensemble |
1 |
MPATE-UE xxxx |
Music Elective (lesson) |
2 |
| MPATE-UE xxxx |
Music Elective |
2 |
|
|
|
| Total Credits |
17 |
|
|
15 |
| |
| Year 4 |
| Fall |
Spring |
| MPATE-UE009 |
Collegium & Program Seminar |
0 |
MPATE-UE009 |
Collegium & Program Seminar |
0 |
| MPATE-UE 1035 |
Musical Acoustics |
3 |
MPATC-UE 1505 |
Performing Arts in Western Civilization |
4 |
| MPATE-UE 1820 |
Music Technology Internship |
1 |
MPATE-UE 1820 |
Music Technology Internship |
2 |
| xxxxx-xx xxxx |
Guided Specialization |
4 |
xxxxx-xx xxxx |
Guided Specialization |
4 |
| MPATE-UE xxxx |
Music Elective |
3 |
|
|
|
| xxxxx-xx xxxx |
Liberal Arts Elective |
4 |
|
|
|
| MPATE-UE xxxx |
Music Elective |
3 |
|
|
|
| Total Credits |
18 |
|
|
10 |
| Total Credits Overall |
131 |
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*MAP Requirement: Math, Comp. Sci., Science, Culture, Language