Northeastern University College of Arts, Media and Design
| The Department of Music offers students a cross-disciplinary approach to the study and practice of music, underscored by real-world experiential learning, cutting-edge technology, and a wide-angle focus on music’s impact on cultures throughout the globe. Music students at Northeastern are multi-talented, creative, entrepreneurial, and committed to finding innovative ways to make a positive impact on the world through a life in music. The Department of Music offers a flexible, student-focused, innovative array of curricular options for undergraduates, with a B.A. in Music, B.S. degrees in Music Technology and Music Industry, and a variety of combined majors and minors, in addition to a unique graduate program in Creative Practice Leadership with a variety of advising paths. Every member of our dynamic faculty, composed of distinguished research scholars, industry experts, and accomplished musicians, invests in the success of each student while developing strong relationships with real-world music professions. Students have access to exciting and invaluable experiential learning opportunities through co-ops, workshops, professional networking, and beyond. |
Degree
| Undergradute | |
| The B.S. in Music Industry, | the first such undergraduate program offered in Boston, is designed for students with an interest in fields such as artist management, the music products industry, the recording industry, arts administration, contracting and legal issues, and broadcast, mobile and on-line media technologies. |
| The Bachelor of Science in Music with Concentration in Music Technology | This focuses on the creative application of digital sound technologies to a broad range of artistic, social, and industrial purposes, including experimental composition, film, video, theatre, game design, mobile applications, sound design for urban environments, and beyond. |
| The BA in Music | Northeastern engages students in the study of how music works and the many contexts in which it is created and received. Students encounter a wide range of musical repertories, theoretical approaches, and research strategies. |
| Computer Science and Music with Concentration in Music Technology, BS | This intercollege combined major is designed for students who would like to explore their interest in music technology while earning the benefit of a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. |
| The Game Design and Music combined major with a concentration in Music Technology | This prepares students to manage all aspects of music and sound design integral to the creative process in Game Design. Students focus on the digital sound technologies, audiovisual integration techniques and collaborative skills, grounded in real-world experience, that… |
| The Bachelor of Science in Music with Concentration in Music Industry | the first such undergraduate program offered in Boston, is designed for students with an interest in fields such as artist management; the music products industry; the recording industry; arts administration; contracting and legal issues; and broadcast, mobile, and online… |
| The Physics/Music Technology combined major | is an interdisciplinary program in which students are encouraged to explore connections between Music and Physics. |
| Music and Communication Studies with Concentration in Music Industry, | BS The Bachelor of Science in Music with Concentration in Music Industry, the first such undergraduate program offered in Boston, is designed for students with an interest in fields such as artist management; the music products industry; the recording industry; arts administration; contracting and legal issues; and broadcast, mobile, and online… |
| Graduate | |
| MASTER OF SCIENCE | The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Arts Administration and Cultural Entrepreneurship (AACE) prepares arts leaders to both convey the human necessity of creative expression and apply creative thinking to manage resources, inspire audience engagement, and sustain financial support. |
| Arts Administration and Cultural Entrepreneurship | MS The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Arts Administration and Cultural Entrepreneurship (AACE) prepares arts leaders to both convey the human necessity of creative expression and apply creative thinking to manage resources, inspire audience engagement, and sustain financial support. |
| The Master of Science in Creative Practice Leadership | intensive program of training in and exploration of new approaches to leadership in the fields of critical creative practice, cultural entrepreneurship and innovation in the arts and entertainment industries. |
| MS in Music Industry Leadership program | is not accepting applications for future start terms. The program has been expanded and renamed the Master of Science in Creative Practice Leadership. Components of the Music Industry specialization remain in place for students who choose that emphasis. Northeastern’s Master… |
| GRADUATE CERTIFICATE | |
| The Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration | provides an interdisciplinary approach to leadership innovation in performance, visual arts, cultural, and community organization |
| Cultural Entrepreneurship | Graduate Certificate The Graduate Certificate in Cultural Entrepreneurship empowers students to create diverse, viable and sustainable projects and organizations that impact social and cultural issues. |
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