MFA Two-Year Academic Plan
Please note: The following applies to students entering Fall 2011 only
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Year 1 / Semester 1 |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
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32-6221 |
Scoring I: Composing Dramatic Music |
4 |
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32-6630 |
History of Cinema |
3 |
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32-6631 |
The Film Score: Survey of the Craft |
3 |
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32-6901 |
Lab (Tutorial) |
1 |
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Credits |
11 |
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Year 1 / Semester 2 |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
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32-6222 |
Scoring II: Color and Complexity |
4 |
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32-6632 |
Aesthetics of Cinema |
3 |
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32-6901 |
Lab (Tutorial) |
1 |
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32-6971 |
Game Scoring |
3 |
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Credits |
11 |
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Year 2 / Semester 3 |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
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32-6223 |
Scoring III: Genre and Style |
3 |
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32-6898 |
Independent Project: Music Composition for the Screen |
2 |
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32-6901 |
Lab (Tutorial) |
1 |
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32-6954 |
Music Editing |
3 |
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32-6997 |
Colloquium |
2 |
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Credits |
11 |
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Year 2 / Semester 4 |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
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32-6224 |
Scoring IV: Directed Study in Composition |
3 |
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32-6229 |
Topics in Scoring |
3 |
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32-6898 |
Independent Project: Music Composition for the Screen |
2 |
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32-6901 |
Lab (Tutorial) |
1 |
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32-6997 |
Colloquium |
2 |
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Credits |
11 |
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Year 2 / Semester 5 |
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Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
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32-6441 |
Conducting to Picture |
2 |
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32-6972 |
Career Development |
1 |
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32-6989 |
Internship / Apprenticeship |
1 |
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32-6998 |
Thesis / Practicum: Final Project |
6 |
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Credits |
10 |
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Total Credits |
54 |
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