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Digital Music Technology
Do you love exploring music technology and audio production? Is the Digital Audio Workstation your instrument of choice? The Digital Music Technology major lets you dive into the world of sound and music tech, blending music, media, communications, and computer science. You’ll gain the skills to pursue a wide range of careers in this dynamic field, whether you’re creating music, designing sound for media, or working with the latest tech. It’s the perfect path to becoming an expert in the growing world of digital music and audio production.
Experiential Learning
- Build Strong Foundations – Master the essentials of music while gaining a solid understanding of computer science to help you thrive in today’s tech-driven industry.
- Explore Diverse Disciplines – Broaden your expertise with subjects like music business, video production, and recording arts—essential skills for a well-rounded career in music technology.
- Hands-On Experience – Take charge of audio and video production for Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø’s official music events, giving you invaluable leadership experience and a standout resume.
Program Details
Career Opportunities
The Digital Music Technology degree is designed to broaden your skill set and qualify you for a wide variety of career opportunities both within and beyond the field of music, such as sound designer, audio director, studio producer, and audio programmer.
Minors
The 21-credit Jazz Studies Minor is open to all students, without audition. It will strengthen your understanding and performance of jazz through ensemble participation, music theory, jazz improvisation, jazz composition and arranging, and American music history.
This minor is easily paired with majors across campus.
The music minor, open to all students by audition, strengthens your understanding and performance of music through individual vocal or instrumental lessons in the area you select and courses in theory, history, keyboard skills, and ear-training.
You’ll also participate in one of the music department’s 15 ensembles. Designed for personal growth or career preparation, the minor can easily be paired with majors from across the university.
The 18-credit hour music industry minor is open to any student, regardless of major, with no audition requirement. You’ll be immersed in courses representing all facets of the music industry.
Electives allow you to focus on specific disciplines or you may complete the minor as part of the Hollywood Semester program.
This 20-hour minor, open to all students, includes courses in Acting, Piano, Music Theory, and Ear Training/Sight Singing. Acting the Song and History of American Musical Theatre. You’ll be involved in Theatre Arts productions through our Practicum program, and you’ll work closely with a Theatre Arts advisor, to keep you on track.
This minor pairs well with majors in Music, Theatre Arts, communication, TV arts, creative writing, and other majors within the fine arts, or the liberal arts and sciences.