Music Technology - Certificate

The College of Music offers a certificate in music technology which requires a total of 18 credits to complete.

The curriculum consists of a variety of courses designed to provide a strong background in using technology to compose and produce music. The courses range from an introductory survey of music software and hardware to in depth studies of DSP, synthesis, algorithmic composition, recording and post-production techniques, film scoring, and many other topics. The software used in many of the classes includes Logic Pro, ProTools, Abelton Live, Finale, Lilypond, MAX, PD, SuperCollider, CSound, Final Cut Pro, Audacity, SoundHack and Spear.

For more information, contact John Drumheller at drumhell@colorado.edu.

Requirements

This certificate requires 18 credit hours, including five music technology courses.

The certificate program is available to all undergraduates in good standing with the university with a minimum GPA of 2.00. Music majors should enroll under the MUSC heading and non-majors should use the MUEL heading. For those courses that do not have an MUEL prefix, non-majors will need instructor permission to enroll in the class.

To qualify for the certificate, the 2061 introductory course must be successfully completed or in-progress.