Valid for catalog year fall 2016–summer 2017 only. For students who entered Berklee prior to fall 2016, search major grids for past catalog years.
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Core
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Major
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Liberal Arts
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Electives
Semester 1
| Course # |
Title |
Credits |
| PIXX-111 |
Private Instruction 1 |
2 |
| ENXX-xxx |
Ensemble |
1 |
| PW-111 |
Music Application and Theory |
4 |
| ET-111 |
Ear Training 1 |
2 |
| LHUM-100 |
Artistry, Creativity, Inquiry |
2 |
| LENG-111 |
Writing and Communication |
3 |
| MTEC-111 |
Introduction to Music Technology |
2 |
| Total Credits |
16 |
Semester 2
Semester 3 (suggested semester to study abroad)
Semester 4 (suggested semester to study abroad)
Semester 5
| Course # |
Title |
Credits |
| COND-212/217 |
Conducting 2 OR Conducting 2 with Live Keyboard Ensemble |
1 |
| LSOC-xxx |
Social Sciences |
3 |
| MHIS-251 |
General Music History 1 |
2 |
| MLAN-311 |
Analysis of Classical and Romantic Music |
2 |
| CP-311 |
Advanced Counterpoint |
2 |
| CM-311 |
Contemporary Techniques in Composition 1 |
2 |
| CM-231 |
Instrumentation and Score Preparation |
2 |
| CM-xxx |
Approved Specified Electives |
2 |
| Total Credits |
16 |
Semester 6
| Course # |
Title |
Credits |
| LHUM-400 |
Professional Development Seminar |
2 |
| MHIS-252 |
General Music History 2 |
2 |
| LAHS-xxx |
Art History |
3 |
| LXXX-xxx |
Liberal Arts Elective |
3 |
| CM-312 |
Contemporary Techniques in Composition 2 |
2 |
| MLAN-312 |
Analysis: 20th- and 21st-Century * |
2 |
| CM-398 |
Directed Study in Composition 1 |
1 |
| Total Credits |
15 |
Semester 7
| Course # |
Title |
Credits |
| MHIS-22X/241 |
African American Music History and Culture - MHIS 22X/241 |
2 |
| LMAS-xxx |
Music and Society (from approved list) |
3 |
| LXXX-xxx |
Liberal Arts Elective |
3 |
| CM-441 |
Scoring for Full Orchestra |
2 |
| CM-497 |
Directed Study in Composition 2 |
1 |
| CM-xxx |
Approved Specified Electives |
2 |
| XX-xxx |
General Electives |
2 |
| Total Credits |
15 |
Semester 8
| Course # |
Title |
Credits |
| CM-498 |
Directed Study in Composition 3 |
2 |
| CM-xxx |
Approved Specified Electives |
4 |
| XX-xxx |
General Electives |
6 |
| Total Credits |
12 |
* Offered spring and fall only
Study abroad at our
Valencia, Spain, campus. It is recommended that Composition majors study in Valencia during their third or fourth semester. For specific program information, please see the chair of your major or contact the
study abroad office.
