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  • Accounting and Information Systems (ACCT)
  • African Studies (AFST)
  • Anthropology (ANTHRO)
  • Applied Physics (APP_PHYS)
  • Arabic (ARABIC)
  • Art History (ART_HIST)
  • Art Theory & Practice (ART)
  • Asian Languages and Cultures (ASIAN_LC)
  • Astronomy (ASTRON)
  • Biological Sciences (BIOL_SCI)
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  • Biostatistics (BIOSTAT)
  • Black Studies (BLK_ST)
  • Career Development (CRDV)
  • Chemical Engineering (CHEM_ENG)
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  • Chicago Field Studies (CFS)
  • Chicago Metropolitan Exchange Program (CME)
  • Chinese (CHINESE)
  • CIC Traveling Scholar (CIC)
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIV_ENV)
  • Classics - Readings in English (CLASSICS)
  • Clinical Psychology (CLIN_PSY)
  • Cognitive Science (COG_SCI)
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD)
  • Communication Studies (COMM_ST)
  • Comparative & Historical Social Science (CHSS)
  • Comparative Literary Studies (COMP_LIT)
  • Comparative Race and Diaspora (CRD)
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  • Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences (DGP)
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (EARTH)
  • Economics (ECON)
  • Electrical Engineering (ELEC_ENG)
  • Engineering Science & Applied Math (ES_APPM)
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  • Environmental Policy & Culture (ENVR_POL)
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  • Gender Studies (GNDR_ST)
  • General Engineering (GEN_ENG)
  • Genetic Counseling (GENET_CN)
  • German (GERMAN)
  • Global Avant-garde and Modernist Studies (GAMS)
  • Global Health (GBL_HLTH)
  • Greek (GREEK)
  • Health and Biomedical Informatics (HBMI)
  • Health Sciences Integrated Program (HSIP)
  • Health Services and Outcomes Research (HSR)
  • Hebrew (HEBREW)
  • Hindi and Urdu (HIND_URD)
  • History (HISTORY)
  • Human Development & Social Policy (HDSP)
  • Humanities (HUM)
  • Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences (IEMS)
  • Initiative for Sustainability & Energy at NU (ISEN)
  • Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program (IBIS)
  • Interdisciplinary Seminar (KPHD)
  • Italian (ITALIAN)
  • Japanese (JAPANESE)
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  • Latin American & Caribbean Studies (LATIN_AM)
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  • Marketing (MKTG)
  • Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
  • Materials Science & Engineering (MAT_SCI)
  • Mathematics (MATH)
  • Mechanical Engineering (MECH_ENG)
  • Media, Technology & Society (MTS)
  • Medical Humanities and Bioethics (MHB)
  • Medical Scientist Training (MSTP)
  • Medieval Studies (MDVL_ST)
  • Middle East and North African Studies (MENA)
  • MS in Family Therapy (MS_FT)
  • Music (MUSIC)
  • Music Composition (MUS_COMP)
  • Music Education (MUSIC_ED)
  • Music Technology (MUS_TECH)
  • Music Theory (MUS_THRY)
  • Musicology (MUSICOL)
  • Neurobiology & Physiology (NEUROBIO)
  • Neuroscience (NEUROSCI)
  • Neuroscience (NUIN)
  • Operations Management (OPNS)
  • Performance Studies (PERF_ST)
  • Persian (PERSIAN)
  • Philosophy (PHIL)
  • Physics (PHYSICS)
  • Plant Biology & Conservation (PBC)
  • Political Science (POLI_SCI)
  • Portuguese (PORT)
  • Predictive Science and Engineering (PSED)
  • Professional Development (PROF_DEV)
  • Psychology (PSYCH)
  • Public Health (PUB_HLTH)
  • Quantitative & Systems Biology (QSB)
  • Radio/Television/Film (RTVF)
  • Religion (RELIGION)
  • Reproductive Science and Medicine (REPR_SCI)
  • Russian (RUSSIAN)
  • Segal Design Institute (DSGN)
  • Slavic Languages & Literature (SLAVIC)
  • Sociology (SOCIOL)
  • Spanish (SPANISH)
  • Spanish and Portuguese (SPANPORT)
  • Statistics (STAT)
  • Swahili (SWAHILI)
  • TGS General Registrations (TGS)
  • Theatre & Drama (TH&DRAMA)
  • Theatre (THEATRE)
  • Turkish (TURKISH)

School of Professional Studies

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  • Student Affairs Petition
    • Student Affairs Appeal
  • Transfer Credit and Other Credit
  • Undergraduate Registration Requirements (URR)
• Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures
  • Academic Integrity
  • Degree and Certificate Requirements
  • General Registration Policies
  • Grade Requirements
  • Graduate Registration Requirements (GRR)
  • Leave of Absences
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress
  • Student Affairs Petition
    • Student Affairs Appeal
• Programs A-Z
• Undergraduate Programs
  • Biological Sciences
    • Biological Sciences, BSGS
  • Communication Studies
    • Communication Studies, BPhil Com
  • Economics
    • Economics, BPhil
    • Economics, BSGS
  • English: Writing
    • English: Writing, BPhil
    • English: Writing, BSGS
  • Enterprise Leadership
    • Enterprise Leadership, BS
  • Health Sciences
    • Health Sciences, BS
  • Humanities
    • Humanities, BPhil
    • Humanities, BSGS
  • Information Systems
    • Information Systems, BPhil
    • Information Systems, BS
    • Information Systems, BSGS
  • Organization Behavior
    • Organization Behavior, BPhil
    • Organization Behavior, BSGS
  • Psychology
    • Psychology, BPhil
    • Psychology, BSGS
  • Social Sciences
    • Social Sciences, BPhil
    • Social Sciences, BS
    • Social Sciences, BSGS
  • Strategic Communication
    • Strategic Communication, BS
• Graduate Programs
  • Data Science
    • Data Science, MS
    • Data Science, MS Analytics and Modeling Specialization
    • Data Science, MS Analytics Management Specialization
    • Data Science, MS Artificial Intelligence Specialization
    • Data Science, MS Data Engineering Specialization
    • Data Science, MS Technology Entrepreneurship Specialization
  • Global Health
    • Global Health, MS
  • Health Analytics
    • Health Analytics, MS
  • Healthcare Administration
    • Healthcare Administration, MS
  • Health Informatics
    • Health Informatics, MS
    • Health Informatics, MS Clinical Informatics Specialization
    • Health Informatics, MS Health Administration Informatics Specialization
    • Health Informatics, MS Health Technology Informatics Specialization
  • Information Design and Strategy
    • Information Design and Strategy, MS
    • Information Design and Strategy, MS Communication with Data Specialization
    • Information Design and Strategy, MS Content Strategy Specialization
    • Information Design and Strategy, MS Learning Design Specialization
    • Information Design and Strategy, MS UX/UI Specialization
  • Information Systems
    • Information Systems, MS
    • Information Systems, MS Artificial Intelligence Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Data Science Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Database and Internet Technologies Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Digital Transformation Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Health Informatics Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Information Systems Management Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Information Systems Security Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Project Management Specialization
  • Liberal Studies
    • Liberal Studies, MA
    • Liberal Studies, MA Interdisciplinary Studies Specialization
  • Literature
    • Literature, MA
    • Literature, MA American Literature Specialization
    • Literature, MA British Literature Specialization
    • Literature, MA Comparative and World Literature Specialization
    • Literature, MA Film, Literature, and Visual Culture Specialization
    • Literature, MA Interdisciplinary Studies Specialization
  • Prose and Poetry
    • Prose and Poetry, MFA
    • Prose and Poetry, MFA Dual-Genre Specialization
    • Prose and Poetry, MFA Fiction Specialization
    • Prose and Poetry, MFA Nonfiction Specialization
    • Prose and Poetry, MFA Poetry Specialization
    • Prose and Poetry, MFA Publishing and Professional Development Specialization
  • Public Policy and Administration
    • Public Policy and Administration, MA
    • Public Policy and Administration, MA Data Analytics for Public Policy Specialization
    • Public Policy and Administration, MA Global Health Specialization
    • Public Policy and Administration, MA Global Policy Specialization
    • Public Policy and Administration, MA Public Administration Specialization
    • Public Policy and Administration, MA Public Policy Specialization
  • Regulatory Compliance
    • Regulatory Compliance, MS
    • Regulatory Compliance, MS Clinical Research Specialization
    • Regulatory Compliance, MS Quality Systems Specialization
  • Sports Administration
    • Sports Administration, MA
    • Sports Administration, MA College Sports Management Specialization
    • Sports Administration, MA Sports Analytics Specialization
  • Writing
    • Writing, MA
    • Writing, MA Dual-Genre Specialization
    • Writing, MA Fiction Specialization
    • Writing, MA Nonfiction Specialization
    • Writing, MA Poetry Specialization
    • Writing, MA Publishing and Professional Development Specialization
• Certificates
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
    • Advanced Accounting
      • Advanced Accounting, Certificate
    • Advanced Studies in Biology for Health Professions
      • Advanced Studies in Biology for Health Professions, Certificate
    • Advanced Studies in Psychology
      • Advanced Studies in Psychology, Certificate
    • Artificial Intelligence
      • Artificial Intelligence, Certificate
    • Biology for Health Sciences
      • Biology for Health Sciences, Certificate
    • Business Essentials
      • Business Essentials, Certificate
    • Business Writing/Communication
      • Business Writing/Communication, Certificate
    • Change Management
      • Change Management, Certificate
    • Corporate Communication and Branding
      • Corporate Communication and Branding, Certificate
    • CPA Accounting
      • CPA Accounting, Certificate
    • Creative Writing
      • Creative Writing, Certificate
    • Data Science
      • Data Science, Certificate
    • Digital Content Management
      • Digital Content Management, Certificate
    • Fundamentals of Accounting
      • Fundamentals of Accounting, Certificate
    • Health, Science and Society
      • Health, Science and Society, Certificate
    • Human Resources
      • Human Resources, Certificate
    • Law and Policy
      • Law and Policy, Certificate
    • Leadership
      • Leadership, Certificate
    • Math for Data Science
      • Math for Data Science, Certificate
    • Pre-Clinical Psychology
      • Pre-Clinical Psychology, Certificate
    • Pre-Graduate Business Administration
      • Pre-Graduate Business Administration, Certificate
    • Pre-Medicine
      • Pre-Medicine, Certificate
    • Pre-Physical Therapy
      • Pre-Physical Therapy, Certificate
    • Pre-Physician Assistant
      • Pre-Physician Assistant, Certificate
    • Programming
      • Programming, Certificate
    • Public Health
      • Public Health, Certificate
    • Research and Analytics
      • Research and Analytics, Certificate
    • Social Justice
      • Social Justice, Certificate
    • Specialized Studies
      • Specialized Studies, Certificates
    • Strategic Communication
      • Strategic Communication, Certificate
    • Strategic Management
      • Strategic Management, Certificate
    • Strategic Marketing
      • Strategic Marketing, Certificate
    • Writing for Print and Digital Media
      • Writing for Print and Digital Media, Certificate
  • Graduate Certificates
    • Data Science
      • Analytics and Modeling, Graduate Certificate
      • Analytics Management, Graduate Certificate
      • Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Data Engineering, Graduate Certificate
      • Technology Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate
    • Global Health
      • Global Health Leadership, Graduate Certificate
    • Health Analytics
      • Health Analytics, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Health Data Science, Graduate Certificate
    • Health Informatics
      • Health Informatics Graduate Certificate
      • Interdisciplinary Studies in Health Informatics, Advanced Graduate Certificate
    • Healthcare Industry
      • Healthcare Industry, Graduate Certificate
    • Information Design and Strategy
      • Communication with Data, Graduate Certificate
      • Content Strategy, Graduate Certificate
      • Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Design and Strategy, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Learning Design, Graduate Certificate
    • Information Systems
      • Database & Internet Technologies, Graduate Certificate
      • Information Systems Management, Graduate Certificate
      • Information Systems Security, Graduate Certificate
      • Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Systems, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Project Management, Graduate Certificate
    • Liberal Studies
      • Interdisciplinary Studies, Advanced Graduate Certificate
    • Literature
      • Interdisciplinary Studies, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Literature, Graduate Certificate
    • Predictive Analytics
      • Data Science, Advanced Graduate Certificate
    • Public Policy and Administration
      • Climate Change Communication, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Global Policy, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Policy Analysis, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Public Administration, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Public Policy and Administration, Graduate Certificate
      • Public Policy, Advanced Graduate Certificate
    • Regulatory Compliance
      • Interdisciplinary Studies in Regulatory Compliance, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Regulatory Compliance Graduate Certificate
    • Regulatory Policy & Health Systems
      • Regulatory Policy and Health Systems, Graduate Certificate
    • Sports Administration
      • College Sports Management, Graduate Certificate
      • Esports, Graduate Certificate
      • Interdisciplinary Studies in Sports Administration, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Sports Analytics, Graduate Certificate
      • Sports Communication, Graduate Certificate
      • Sports Management, Graduate Certificate
    • Writing
      • Creative Writing, Graduate Certificate
      • Interdisciplinary Studies in Writing, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Publishing and Professional Development in Writing, Advanced Graduate Certificate

Undergraduate

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  • In-Person Arrival and Course Engagement
  • Student Status
    • Academic Standing
    • Disciplinary Actions
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  • Transcripts
  • Transfer Credit
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    • Transfer Types
  • Undergraduate Registration Requirement
• Additional Baccalaureate Options
  • Accelerated Bachelors
  • Certificates
    • Kellogg Certificates
      • Financial Economics Certificate
      • Managerial Analytics Certificate
    • McCormick Certificates
    • Medill Certificates
    • Programs & Centers Certificates
      • Leadership
      • Sustainability and Energy
    • SESP Certificates
    • SoC Certificates
  • Minors
    • Bienen Minors
    • Programs & Centers Minors
      • Transportation and Logistics Minor
    • SoC Minors
    • McCormick Minors
    • WCAS Minors
  • Second Majors
    • Bienen Second Majors
    • WCAS Second Majors
• Dual Graduate & Undergraduate Degrees
  • Honors Program in Medical Education
  • Premedical Scholars Program
• Dual Bachelor's Degrees
  • BA/BS in Liberal Arts and Engineering
  • BA/BMus in Liberal Arts and Music
  • BA/BS or BS/BS in Communication and Engineering
  • BA/BMus, BS/BMus, BA/BAMus, or BS/BAMus in Communication and Music
  • BSED/BMus or BSED/BAMus in Education and Social Policy and in Music
  • BS/BMus or BS/BAMus in Engineering and Music
  • BSJ/BMus in Journalism and Music
  • BSED/BSJ in Education and Social Policy and in Journalism
• Study Outside Northwestern
• Undergraduate Research
• Special Programs & Courses
  • College Transition Programs
  • Innovation in News and Storytelling
  • Military Programs
    • Naval Science
• Academic Calendar
• Academic Integrity
• Academic Support
• Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music
  • Composition and Music Technology
    • Composition Major
    • Composition Minor
    • Music Technology Minor
  • Conducting and Ensembles
  • Jazz
    • Jazz Studies Major
  • Music Cognition
  • Music Core
  • Music Education
    • Music Education Major
    • Music Education Minor
  • Music Studies for Nonmajors
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory and Cognition
    • Music Cognition Major
    • Music Cognition Minor
    • Music Theory Major
    • Music Theory Minor
  • Musicology
    • Musicology Major
    • Musicology Minor
  • Piano
    • Piano Major
  • String Instruments
    • String Instruments Major
  • Voice and Opera
    • Voice and Opera Major
  • Winds and Percussion Instruments
    • Winds and Percussion Instruments Major
• School of Communication
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders
    • Human Communication Sciences Major
    • Human Communication Sciences Minor
  • Communication Studies
    • Communication Studies Major
    • Management of Creative Industries Certificate
  • Dance
  • Human Communication Sciences
  • Interdepartmental Communication Options
  • Performance Studies
    • Performance Studies Major
    • Performance Studies Minor
  • Radio/Television/Film
    • Film and Media Studies Minor
    • Game Design + Media Arts + Animation Minor
    • Radio/Television/Film Major
    • Sound Design Minor
  • Theatre
    • Dance Major
    • Dance Minor
    • Music Theatre Certificate
    • Theatre Major
    • Theatre Minor
• School of Education and Social Policy
  • Elementary Teaching
    • Elementary Teaching Major
  • Human Development in Context
    • Human Development in Context Major
  • Learning and Organizational Change
    • Learning and Organizational Change Major
  • Learning Sciences
    • Learning Sciences Major
  • Secondary Teaching
  • Social Policy
    • Social Policy Major
  • Experiential Learning
  • Civic Engagement Certificate
• Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Architectural Engineering and Design
  • Artificial Intelligence
    • Artificial Intelligence Minor
  • Biomedical Engineering
    • Biomedical Engineering Degree
  • Chemical Engineering
    • Chemical Engineering Degree
    • Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering Minor
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Civil Engineering Degree
    • Environmental Engineering Degree
    • Architectural Engineering and Design
    • Environmental Engineering Minor
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
    • Computer Science Degree
    • Computer Science Minor (McCormick School of Engineering)
  • Curious Life Certificate
    • Curious Life Certificate
  • Design Engineering (Engineering Design)
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • Computer Engineering Degree
    • Electrical Engineering Degree
  • Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
    • Applied Mathematics Degree
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Farley Center for Entrepreneurship
    • Entrepreneurship Minor
  • General Engineering
  • Human Computer Interaction
    • Human Computer Interaction Certificate
  • Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
    • Industrial Engineering Degree
  • Machine Learning and Data Science
    • Machine Learning and Data Science Minor
  • Materials Science and Engineering
    • Materials Science and Engineering Degree
  • Mechanical Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering Degree
  • Segal Design Institute
    • Manufacturing and Design Engineering Degree
    • Segal Design Certificate
  • Robotics
• Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Integrated Marketing Communications
    • Integrated Marketing Communications Certificate
  • Journalism
    • Journalism Degree
• Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
  • Advanced Expression
  • African Studies
    • African Studies Adjunct Major
    • African Studies Minor
  • American Studies
    • American Studies Major
  • Anthropology
    • Anthropology Major
    • Anthropology Minor
  • Arabic
  • Art History
    • Art History Major
    • Art History Minor
  • Art Theory and Practice
    • Art Theory and Practice Major
    • Art Theory and Practice Minor
  • Asian American Studies
    • Asian American Studies Major
    • Asian American Studies Minor
  • Asian Languages and Cultures
    • Asian Languages and Cultures Major
    • Asian Humanities Minor
    • Advanced Asian Languages Minor
  • Astronomy
  • Biological Sciences
    • Biological Sciences Major
    • Biological Sciences Second Major for ISP Students
  • Black Studies
    • Black Studies Major
    • Black Studies Minor
  • Business Institutions
    • Business Institutions Minor
  • Catholic Studies
  • Chemistry
    • Chemistry Major
    • Chemistry Minor
    • Chemistry Second Major for ISP Students
    • Chemistry BA/MS
  • Chicago Field Studies
  • Chinese
  • Classics
    • Classics Major
    • Classics Minor Concentrations
  • Cognitive Science
    • Cognitive Science Major
    • Cognitive Science Minor
  • Comparative Literary Studies
    • Comparative Literary Studies Major
    • World Literature Minor
    • Comparative Literary Studies BA/MA
  • Computer Science
    • Computer Science Major
    • Computer Science Minor (Weinberg College)
    • Computer Science Second Major for ISP Students
    • Computer Science BA/MS
  • Critical Theory
    • Critical Theory Minor
  • Data Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
    • Earth and Planetary Sciences Major
    • Earth and Planetary Sciences Minor
    • Earth and Planetary Sciences Second Major for ISP Students
  • Economics
    • Economics Major
    • Economics Minor
    • Economics BA/MA
  • Empirical and Deductive Reasoning
  • English
    • English Major
    • Creative Writing Major
    • English Minor
    • Creative Writing Minor
  • Environmental Policy and Culture
    • Environmental Policy and Culture Adjunct Major
    • Environmental Policy and Culture Minor
  • Environmental Sciences
    • Environmental Sciences Major
    • Environmental Sciences Second Major for ISP Students
  • Ethics and Civic Life
    • Brady Scholars Program
  • French and Italian
    • French Major
    • French Minor
    • Italian Literature and Culture Major
    • Italian Minor
    • French BA/MA
  • Gender and Sexuality Studies
    • Gender and Sexuality Studies Major
    • Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor
  • General Liberal Arts
  • German
    • German Major
    • German Minor
    • German Studies Minor
    • Business German Minor
  • Global Health Studies
    • Global Health Studies Adjunct Major
    • Global Health Studies Minor
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Hindi
  • Historical Studies
  • History
    • History Major
    • History Minor
  • Humanities
    • Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program
  • Integrated Science
    • Integrated Science Major
  • International Studies
    • International Studies Adjunct Major
    • International Studies Minor
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Jewish Studies
    • Jewish Studies Major
    • Hebrew Studies Minor
    • Jewish Studies Minor
  • Korean
  • Latin
  • Latin American and Caribbean Studies
    • Latin American and Caribbean Studies Minor
  • Latina and Latino Studies
    • Latina and Latino Studies Major
    • Latina and Latino Studies Minor
  • Legal Studies
    • Legal Studies Major
    • Legal Studies Minor
  • Linguistics
    • Linguistics Major
    • Linguistics Minor
    • Linguistics BA/MA
  • Literature and Arts
  • Materials Science
    • Materials Science Minor
  • Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences
    • MMSS Adjunct Major
  • Mathematics
    • Mathematics Major
    • Mathematics Minor
    • Mathematics Second Major for ISP Students
    • Mathematics Second Major or Minor for MMSS Students
  • Middle East and North African Languages
    • Arabic Minor
  • Middle East and North African Studies
    • Middle East and North African Studies Major
    • Middle East and North African Studies Minor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Native American and Indigenous Studies
    • Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor
  • Natural Sciences
  • Neurobiology
    • Neuroscience Major
    • Neuroscience Second Major for ISP Students
  • Neuroscience
  • Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity
  • Philosophy
    • Philosophy Major
    • Philosophy Minor
  • Physics and Astronomy
    • Physics Major
    • Physics Minor
    • Physics Second Major for ISP Students
  • Political Science
    • Political Science Major
    • Political Science Minor
  • Portuguese
  • Psychology
    • Psychology Major
    • Psychology Minor
  • Religious Studies
    • Religious Studies Major
    • Religious Studies Minor
    • Catholic Studies Minor
  • Russian
  • Science in Human Culture
    • Science in Human Culture Adjunct Major
    • Science in Human Culture Minor
  • Slavic Languages and Literatures
    • Slavic Languages and Literatures Major
    • Russian and East European Studies Minor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Sociology
    • Sociology Major
    • Sociological Research Minor
    • Sociological Studies Minor
  • Spanish & Portuguese
    • Spanish Major
    • Spanish Minor
    • Portuguese Language and Lusophone Cultures Minor
  • Statistics and Data Science
    • Data Science Major
    • Data Science Minor
    • Statistics Major
    • Statistics Minor
  • Swahili
  • Turkish
  • Urdu
  • Writing Program

Music Composition (MUS_COMP)

• MUS_COMP 314-1 Instrumentation (1 Unit)
  • Instruments of the orchestra; scoring techniques; analysis of instrumental combinations.
  • Prerequisite: MUSIC 211-3 or consent of instructor.
• MUS_COMP 314-2 Orchestration (1 Unit)
  • Stylistic scoring projects; analysis of orchestral and chamber scores.
  • Prerequisite: MUS_COMP 314-1 or consent of instructor.
• MUS_COMP 314-3 Advanced Orchestration (1 Unit)
  • Contemporary scoring techniques; creative projects; analysis of orchestral and chamber scores.
  • Prerequisite: MUS_COMP 314-2, graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
• MUS_COMP 335-0 Selected Topics (1 Unit)
  • Topics vary; announced before registration. Writing projects; analysis of scores; contemporary stylistic techniques, performers, composers, and materials; in-class performances of original work. May be repeated for credit.
• MUS_COMP 336-0 Contemporary Repertoire (1 Unit)
• MUS_COMP 337-0 Topics in Contemporary Repertoire (1 Unit)
  • Topics vary by quarter. Close study of specific recent compositional styles, which may include minimalism, complexity, music of the last decade, experimental music.
  • Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
• MUS_COMP 338-0 Composer Portraits (1 Unit)
  • Composers vary by quarter. Portrait studies of the work of a major composer or composers, e.g., Ferneyhough; Lutoslawski; Cage; Birtwistle and Maxwell Davies.
  • Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
• MUS_COMP 339-0 Compositional Concepts and Techniques (1 Unit)
  • Topics vary by quarter. Content, musical spaces, extended techniques, and spectralism.
  • Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
• MUS_COMP 340-0 Composition Workshop (1 Unit)
  • Topics vary by quarter. Examples include Composer/Performer, Composing for Percussion, Composing for Dance, Composing for Solo Instrument.
  • Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
• MUS_COMP 399-0 Independent Study (0.5-1 Unit)
• MUS_COMP 435-0 Selected Topics (1 Unit)
• MUS_COMP 436-0 Contemporary Repertoire (1 Unit)
• MUS_COMP 437-0 Topics in Contemporary Repertoire (1 Unit)
• MUS_COMP 438-0 Composer Portraits (1 Unit)
• MUS_COMP 439-0 Compositional Concepts and Techniques (1 Unit)
• MUS_COMP 440-0 Composition Workshop (1 Unit)
• MUS_COMP 490-0 Composition Colloquium (0 Unit)
• MUS_COMP 499-0 Independent Study (1 Unit)
• MUS_COMP 512-0 Applied Composition for Music Majors (1 Unit)
• MUS_COMP 535-0 Selected Topics (1 Unit)
  • Bienen School of Music.
• MUS_COMP 537-0 Topics in Contemporary Repertoire (1 Unit)
  • Bienen School of Music.
• MUS_COMP 539-0 Compositional Concepts and Techniques (1 Unit)
  • Bienen School of Music.
• MUS_COMP 540-0 Current Compositional Praxis (1 Unit)
  • Topics vary by quarter. Examples include Composer/Performer, Composing for Percussion, Composing for Dance, Composing for Solo Instrument.
• MUS_COMP 580-0 Doctoral Recital (0 Unit)
• MUS_COMP 590-0 Research (1-4 Units)
  • Summer program for first and second year PhD students.