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Dec 03, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025
Computer Science and Music, Integrated, B.S.
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Pending approval by the National Association of Schools of Music.
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BS in Computer Science and Music, Integrated
Description
This program combines a strong grounding in computer science with an understanding of music, audio, production, sound design, and other media applications.
What careers can this major prepare you for?
Software development in the fields of audio, audio editing, media integration, or music production applications. Sound design and music creations for film, games, or other media. Music creation, production, editing, and engineering. Entertainment and communication streaming and distribution. Plus more general computer science related careers such as Systems Analyst/Engineer, Business System Analyst, Software Systems Engineer, E-Commerce Analyst. Students will also be prepared to go on to do graduate studies in either computer science and music.
What skills are developed within this major?
Students learn apply principles of mathematics, science, and engineering in a variety of contexts. They hone their ability to use the techniques, skills, and tools necessary for science and engineering practice as well as design and conduct experiments. They learn to analyze and interpret data. They also learn basic elements of music theory, performance, production and in working with sound and music in conjunction with other media.
Hours Required for Degree
Minimum hours required for degree: 120
Minimum hours for major: 70
Math, Science, and Engineering Core (11-12 Credits)
Computer Science Courses (29 Credits)
Music Courses (24 Credits)
Music Elective Courses: 300-400 level (6 Credits)
Honors Program/University Scholars Requirements
CS and MUS honors students are required to take a minimum of 15 credit hours of upper division (300 and 400 level) honors courses in Music or CIS. General guidelines for these credit hours are given below. However, the specific courses that each student takes will be agreed upon by the student, the department’s undergraduate advisor, and the student’s honors advisor. The student’s regular undergraduate advisor is responsible for finding an honors advisor who is mutually agreeable to the undergraduate advisor, the honors advisor, and the honors student.
The 16 Honors credits may be graduate courses and/or Honors Contract courses divided between Music and Computer Science:
- CIS 495H - Honors Research (3cr)/CIS 499H - Honors Thesis (3cr) Graduate Course options: Any 500-level Music or Computer Science graduate course for which the student has the prerequisites.
- Junior Honors, Senior Honors-Most 300 level and 400 level Computer Science and Music courses can be expanded to become an honors course. This is referred to by the Honors Program as a “contract course.” This is done in collaboration among the undergraduate advisor, the honors advisor, and the course instructor.
Honors Contract options: Honors Contracts may be added to most 300-level or 400-level Music or Computer Science courses. Students must reach out to the course instructor before the start of the semester to agree on an additional project, which may be more creative and/or experience-based than the rest of the coursework. Students will then record the agreement through the Honors Contract agreement form: https://honors.csuohio.edu/current-students
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