39 Total Credits Required
The MM in Music Theory and Composition: Screen Scoring is a 39-credit program that prepares composers to work in the Screen Scoring industry while developing skills in music production, music editing, orchestrating, mixing, and engineering.
Requirements
33 Credits
Foundations - 6 Credits
MPATC-GE 2024
MPATC-GE 2550
Area of Concentration: Screen Scoring - 24 Credits
Students take Composers Forum (Fridays@1) for at least 2 semesters for 1 credit per semester
MPATC-GE 2424
0 - 3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2429
1 Credit
MPATC-GE 2049
2 - 3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2555
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2048
3 Credits
Or
MPATC-GE 2041
3 Credits
Students take 9 credits of the following courses, with a maximum of 3 credits in the Masterclass. Placement in the Masterclass course is by advisement only .
MPATC-GE 2321
1 - 3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2322
1 Credit
Choose one orchestration course by placement
MPATC-GE 2088
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2098
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2081
3 Credits
Culminating Experience - 3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2026
3 Credits
Electives
6 Credits
The Screen Scoring industry requires students with multiple and very different skills. This is why we are open for our students to choose from a wide range of electives, especially in areas such as: Conducting, Scoring, Songwriting, Concert Composition, Music Theory, and Music Technology and Production.
Guided Electives - by advisement. The following is a sample of the available courses:
MPATC-GE 2042
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2048
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2082
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2090
2 - 3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2095
MPATC-GE 2134
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2133
2 Credits
MPATC-GE 2131
1 Credit
MPATC-GE 2098
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2025
MPATE-GE 2036
3 Credits
MPATE-GE 2604
3 Credits
MPATE-GE 2650
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 2041
3 Credits
MPATE-GE 2047
3 Credits
MPATC-GE 202X
Seminar in Composition
3 Credits
Semester by Semester Sample Schedule
Full time is between 9 and 12 credits
Semester 1
Course |
Credits |
|---|---|
| Private Composition | 3 |
| Contemporary Scoring | 3 |
One course from:
|
3 |
| Composers Forum | 1 |
Semester 2
Course |
Credits |
|---|---|
| Private Composition | 3 |
| Music Notation | 1 |
| Composers Forum | 1 |
Two courses from:
|
6 |
Semester 3
Course |
Credits |
|---|---|
| Private Composition | 3 |
One course from:
|
3 |
One course from:
|
3 |
Semester 4
Course |
Credits |
|---|---|
| Electives | 6 |
One course from:
|
3 |
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