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MIT Course Catalogue 2007-2008

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Bachelor of Science in Music/Course 21M

General Institute Requirements (GIRs)
Subjects
Science Requirement
6
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement [three subjects can be from the Departmental Program]
8
Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement
2
Laboratory Requirement
1
Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree
17
Communication Requirement
 
The program includes a Communication Requirement of 4 subjects:
2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CI-H); and 2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in the Major (CI-M).
 
PLUS Departmental Program
Units
Subject names below are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites, if any (corequisites in italics).
Required Subjects
72
21M.220 Early Music, 12, HASS, CI-M; 21M.011*
 
21M.301 Harmony and Counterpoint I, 12, HASS-D; 21M.051*
 
21M.302 Harmony and Counterpoint II, 12, HASS; 21M.301
 
21M.303 Writing in Tonal Forms I, 12, HASS; 21M.302
 
Two terms of Performance subjects, 21M.401–21M.499 (6 units each)
 
21M.500 Senior Seminar in Music, 12*, HASS, CI-M
 
Restricted Electives
48
Four electives, consisting of one subject from each category below (12 units each):
   — Theory/composition (21M.300–21M.399)
   — Western music (21M.201–21M.289)
   — World music (21M.291–21M.299)
   — Choice of theory/composition, history/literature, or two terms of performance to be selected in consultation with the major advisor
 
Full majors may, with faculty approval, substitute three full years of 21M.480 Advanced Musical Performance and a senior recital for the two required terms of performance subjects and two of the four electives.
 
Departmental Program Units That also Satisfy the GIRs
(36)
Unrestricted Electives
96
Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree
180
No subject can be counted both as part of the 17-subject GIRs and as part of the 180 units required beyond the GIRs. Every subject in the student's departmental program will count toward one or the other, but not both.
* Prerequisites are listed in the subject description.
For an explanation of credit units, or hours, please refer to the Subject Key in Part 3 of this Bulletin.

 

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