As music and the music industry evolve, technology plays an increasingly important role in creation, performance, production and consumption. Innovations such as electronic instruments, online distribution platforms and mobile music applications have transformed the music-making process. Many technologies musicians rely on were developed by engineers without formal music training and do not fully address the needs of users.

There is growing demand for professionals with expertise in both music and technology development across arts and entertainment, software and professional audio companies, education, music hardware manufacturing and industries that integrate music into products such as cars, computers and media applications. This creates opportunities for technologically skilled musicians and creatively minded engineers to develop and operate the technologies at the center of modern music-making.

Students in the Music Technology program develop a broad skill set that combines music, engineering and innovation.

Students will:

• Gain technical knowledge and practical skills in electrical or computer engineering.
• Learn to identify and solve music technology problems through project development, testing and production.
• Develop skills in entrepreneurship and industrial design.
• Build theoretical and practical foundations in music.
• Understand performance as a solo or ensemble musician and how technology affects musicians.
• Build practical skills with current music technologies.

Math Placement

Students are encouraged to use the included learning modules to improve their math placement scores. The assessment may be retaken up to four times.

Prerequisites

• Prerequisites are not enforced for MA 107 or MA 111. A “prereqs not met” flag may appear in Pack Planner for these courses, but it will not appear in the enrollment wizard. Students should not have difficulty enrolling.
• Students who need MA 141 but do not meet the prerequisite requirements (a 76 or higher on the ALEKS placement test, MA 111 or MA 107 plus MA 108) should enroll in MA 111.

Enrollment Help

Students who cannot enroll in math courses because of prerequisite issues can request assistance using the math enrollment help form.

Support is available for students taking summer courses or those who already know their AP calculus scores. Students waiting for AP scores released in July should take the math placement test instead of using this form, then adjust their enrollment after AP credit is posted.

If math classes have reserved or restricted seats, students should first attempt to join the waitlist.

Yes. Students may test out of some courses, and schedules will be adjusted as needed when those courses are removed.

Students who expect to test out of classes should register for additional courses from their second-semester requirements to maintain a full course load during their first semester. Courses that are no longer needed or are completed through placement can be dropped before Census Day during the first two weeks of the semester.