Program Overview

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School of Industrial and Information Engineering

The School of Industrial and Information Engineering offers a Master's degree in Music and Acoustic Engineering.

Program Overview

The Master's degree in Music and Acoustic Engineering provides two predefined study plans, known as Music Engineering and Acoustic Engineering. Music Engineering is offered at the Milano Leonardo campus, while Acoustic Engineering is offered at the Cremona campus.

Music Engineering (MMI) - First Year

The first year of the Music Engineering program includes the following courses:

• Advanced Coding Tools and Methodologies (10 CFU)
• Computer Music - Representations and Models (5 CFU)
• Multimedia Signal Processing (10 CFU)
• Fundamentals of Acoustics (5 CFU)
• Computer Music - Languages and Systems (5 CFU)
• Sound Analysis, Synthesis, and Processing (10 CFU)
• Electronics and Electroacoustics for Sound Engineering (10 CFU)
• Vibration Analysis and Vibroacoustics (10 CFU)

Music Engineering (MMI) - Second Year

The second year of the Music Engineering program includes the following courses:

• Creative Programming and Computing (10 CFU)
• Music Production Technologies (10 CFU)
• Selected Topics in Music and Acoustic Engineering (5 CFU)
• Electronics and Electroacoustics for Sound Engineering (10 CFU)
• Music and Acoustic Engineering Capstone (5 CFU)
• Final Examination (20 CFU)

Acoustic Engineering (MCR) - First Year

The first year of the Acoustic Engineering program includes the following courses:

• Advanced Coding Tools and Methodologies (10 CFU)
• Computer Music - Representations and Models (5 CFU)
• Fundamentals of Acoustics (5 CFU)
• Selected Topics in Music and Acoustic Engineering (5 CFU)
• Signals and Systems (10 CFU)
• Computer Music - Languages and Systems (5 CFU)
• Vibration Analysis and Vibroacoustics (10 CFU)

Acoustic Engineering (MCR) - Second Year

The second year of the Acoustic Engineering program includes the following courses:

• Musical Acoustics (10 CFU)
• Room Acoustics (10 CFU)
• Numerical Modeling and Simulation in Acoustics (5 CFU)
• Creative Programming and Computing - Module 1: Languages and Environments (5 CFU)
• Vehicle Acoustics (5 CFU)
• Electronics and Electroacoustics for Sound Engineering - Module 2: Electroacoustics for Sound Engineering (5 CFU)
• Sound Analysis, Synthesis, and Processing - Module 2: Sound Synthesis and Spatial Processing (5 CFU)
• Electronics and Electroacoustics for Sound Engineering - Module 1: Electronics for Sound Engineering (5 CFU)
• Sound Analysis, Synthesis, and Processing - Module 1: Digital Audio Analysis and Processing (5 CFU)
• Music and Acoustic Engineering Capstone (5 CFU)
• Final Examination (20 CFU)

Rules for Compiling the Study Plan

To compile the study plan, students must follow these general rules:

1. The total number of credits for ING-INF/05 and ING-INF/03 courses must be at least 50.
2. Students in the Music Engineering program must include at least 5 credits from the FUND-CS (MI Leonardo) list.
3. The total number of credits for related and integrative activities (type C) must be between 20 and 40.
4. The total number of free credits (not type B or C) cannot exceed 10.
5. Students must include at least 10 CFU from the following courses: Signals and Systems, Multimedia Signal Processing, Sound Analysis, Synthesis, and Processing, Sound Analysis, Synthesis, and Processing - Module 1: Digital Audio Analysis and Processing, and Sound Analysis, Synthesis, and Processing - Module 2: Sound Synthesis and Spatial Processing.
6. Students must include the Fundamentals of Acoustics course (5 CFU).
7. The 20 credits for the final thesis can be included in the second year, either in the first or second semester.

Evaluation Committee for Study Plans

The evaluation committee for study plans consists of the following professors:

• President: Prof. Paolo Bestagini
• Members for the Music Engineering program: Prof. Paolo Bestagini, Prof. Francesco Bruschi
• Members for the Acoustic Engineering program: Prof. Stefano Alfi, Prof. Alberto Bernardini

Groups of Exams

The predefined study plans include some elective exams organized into coherent groups based on the reference scientific-disciplinary area. Each group of teachings is assigned a reference track (MMI or MCR), as these courses are offered at one of the two campuses, Milano Leonardo or Cremona.

Insegnamenti del gruppo ALC (MCR)

The ALC (MCR) group includes the following courses:

• Basi di Dati 1 (5 CFU)
• Fondamenti di Informatica (10 CFU)
• Ingegneria del Software (5 CFU)
• Architettura dei Calcolatori e Sistemi Operativi (10 CFU)
• Impianti Informatici (5 CFU)
• Fondamenti di Comunicazioni e Internet (10 CFU)

Insegnamenti del gruppo UNIPV (MCR)

The UNIPV (MCR) group includes the following courses:

• Biologia Applicata al Restauro (5 CFU)
• Etnomusicologia (5 CFU)
• Fondamenti di Bibliografia (5 CFU)
• Legislazione dei Beni Culturali (5 CFU)
• Metodologia della Ricerca Bibliografica (5 CFU)
• Organologia (5 CFU)
• Sociologia della Musica (5 CFU)
• Storia della Prassi Esecutiva (5 CFU)
• Teoria e Analisi del Cinema e dell'Audiovisivo (5 CFU)

Insegnamenti del gruppo DI (MMI)

The DI (MMI) group includes the following courses:

• Philosophy of Science and Technology (5 CFU)
• Critical Thinking (5 CFU)
• Emerging Technologies and Societal Challenges (5 CFU)
• Ethics for Technology (5 CFU)

Insegnamenti del gruppo FUND-CS (MMI)

The FUND-CS (MMI) group includes the following courses:

• Basi di Dati 1 (5 CFU)
• Data Base 2 (5 CFU)
• Formal Languages and Compilers (5 CFU)
• Ingegneria del Software (5 CFU)
• Software Engineering 2 (5 CFU)
• Advanced Computer Architectures (5 CFU)
• Computer Security (5 CFU)
• Computing Infrastructures (5 CFU)

Insegnamenti del gruppo INF (MMI)

The INF (MMI) group includes the following courses:

• Advanced Algorithms and Parallel Programming (5 CFU)
• Advanced Operating Systems (5 CFU)
• Advanced User Interfaces (5 CFU)
• Design and Implementation of Mobile Applications (5 CFU)
• Embedded Systems (5 CFU)
• Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (5 CFU)
• Image Analysis and Computer Vision (5 CFU)
• Multiagent Systems (5 CFU)
• Principles of Programming Languages (5 CFU)
• Recommender Systems (5 CFU)
• Theoretical Computer Science (5 CFU)
• Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (5 CFU)
• Videogame Design and Programming (5 CFU)

Insegnamenti del gruppo INT (MMI)

The INT (MMI) group includes the following courses:

• Data Acquisition Systems (5 CFU)
• Foundations of Operations Research (5 CFU)
• Numerical Analysis (5 CFU)
• Model Identification and Data Analysis (5 CFU)
• Nonlinear Optimization (5 CFU)

Insegnamenti del gruppo TLC (MMI)

The TLC (MMI) group includes the following courses:

• Communication Network Design (5 CFU)
• Video Signals (5 CFU)
• Graph Optimization (5 CFU)
• Information Theory (5 CFU)
• Internet of Things (5 CFU)
• Multimedia Internet (10 CFU)
• Multimedia Internet Applications (5 CFU)
• Wireless Internet (5 CFU)
• Signals and Systems (10 CFU)
• Wireless Networks (10 CFU)