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Nov 22, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Music Production, BA
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| Center |
Creatio Center for Technology, Media and Design |
| Academic Awards |
Bachelor of Arts |
| Credits Required |
122 semester credits |
| Faculty Lead |
Steve Smith |
| CIP Code |
10.0203 |
Degree Requirements
The Music Production degree builds on the general music knowledge and skills to specifically prepare students to use technology to produce and record musical performances.
Students will choose between a concentration focusing on the role of a producer of musical performance, or of a recording engineer in refining and reproducing quality musical products for a commercial market. Students may also choose to apply these skills in producing quality worship and performance experiences in the Church. The Christian value system and perspective, particularly as it relates to the modern recording/performance environment and the music industry, will be integrated throughout the academic program.
Graduates with a degree in Music Production will be able to:
- Evaluate musical genres based upon their stylistic characteristics.
- Create music utilizing an undergraduate proficiency level of music theory.
- Translate notes into sound, and sound into notes utilizing ear training.
- Demonstrate proficiency in music technology.
- Interpret, prepare, and perform a variety of musical works through collaboration in musical performance.
- Integrate the study of music and the Christian faith.
In addition to these outcomes, graduates will be able to:
Producer Track
- Create a live musical event or a recording project.
Recording Technology Track
- Apply recording technology in the production of a live musical event or recording project which meets industry standard.
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Core Curriculum Requirements: 57
Written and Verbal Communications: 9
Humanities: 9
6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions for applicability)
- ENGL xxx3 Any Literature course 3 credits
- HIST xxx3 Any Course in History 3 credits
- 3 additional credits selected from the following 3 credits
- Art (ARTE), Bible (BIBL), Drama (DRAM), English (ENGL), History (HIST), Language (LANG), Music (MUSI), or Theology (THEO)
Social Sciences: 9
6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions for applicability)
- Select a minimum of two disciplines from the following: 9 credits
- Business Administration (BUSM), Communication (except COMM 1213), Economics, Education (EDUC), Exercise Science (EXSC), Geography (GEOG), Information Technology (INTC), Management (BMGT), Marketing (BMKT), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology/Anthropology (SOCI), or User Experience Design (UXDE)
Science and Mathematics: 7
- MATH xxxx - College-level Mathematics 3 credits
- SCIE xxxx - Science course with Lab 4 credits
Professional Readiness: 2
Two Core Curriculum elective credits are required to be Career Readiness credits. These credits can be earned by taking a combination of Career Readiness Courses and introductory internship and/or job shadowing experiences.
- This two-credit requirement is waived for students who transfer 57 or more credits to NU
- Students with 44-56 transfer credits are required to take one Career Readiness credit
Core Electives: 6
Select any college-level courses
Pre-Major Recommendations: 9
These classes are strongly recommended, and credits may be applied to the Core Curriculum or General Electives
Ensemble Requirements: 2
Students are expected to participate in at least one ensemble each semester, two must be taken for credit. Select 2 credits from the following:
Music Production Concentrations: 34-35
Select from one of the following concentrations, detailed below:
- Producer
- Recording Arts Technology
Producer Concentration: 33
Recording Arts Technology Concentration: 34
General Electives: 15-16
Any college-level courses
Total: 122 Semester Credits
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