Music (Course 21M)
Music and Theater Arts Section
Bachelor of Science in Music
General Institute Requirements (GIRs)
The General Institute Requirements include a Communication Requirement that is integrated into both the HASS Requirement and the requirements of each major; see details below.
| Summary of Subject Requirements | Subjects |
|---|---|
| Science Requirement | 6 |
| Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Requirement [between three and six subjects can be from the Departmental Program]; at least two of these subjects must be designated as communication-intensive (CI-H) to fulfill the Communication Requirement. | 8 |
| Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement | 2 |
| Laboratory Requirement (12 units) | 1 |
| Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree | 17 |
| Physical Education Requirement | |
|---|---|
| Swimming requirement, plus four physical education courses for eight points. |
Departmental Program
Choose at least two subjects in the major that are designated as communication-intensive (CI-M) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.
| Required Subjects 1 | Units | |
| 21M.301 | Harmony and Counterpoint I | 12 |
| 21M.500 | Advanced Seminar in Music (CI-M) | 12 |
| Select one of the following: | 12 | |
| Medieval and Renaissance Music (CI-M) | ||
| Baroque and Classical Music (CI-M) | ||
| Music since 1900 (CI-M) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 12 | |
| Music of India | ||
| Musics in Bali | ||
| Music of Africa | ||
| Popular Musics of the World | ||
| Cultures of Popular Music in East Asia: Japan, Korea, China | ||
| Studies in Global Musics | ||
| Select two terms of Performance subjects (6-9 units each); see list below. | 12-18 | |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| In consultation with advisor, select 60 units from the music curriculum (21M.000 - 21M.599). 2 | 60 | |
| Units in Major | 120-126 | |
| Unrestricted Electives 3 | 90-132 | |
| Units in Major That Also Satisfy the GIRs | (36-72) | |
| Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree | 180 | |
The units for any subject that counts as one of the 17 GIR subjects cannot also be counted as units required beyond the GIRs.
| 1 | Students who enter with additional training in music theory should take 21M.302 or an upper-level subject as a substitute for 21M.301. |
| 2 | A maximum of 24 restricted elective units may be comprised of introductory subjects (21M.0xx,150,151). A maximum of 24 restricted elective units may be comprised of Performance subjects (6 units each), with the exception of 21M.480 which may be repeated without limitation. |
| 3 | This chart has been calculated based on an overlap of 36 units (three subjects) between the HASS General Institute Requirement and the departmental requirements. Students who develop a program of study with more overlap will be able to select more unrestricted electives to meet the number of total units beyond the GIRs required for an SB degree. |
Performance Subjects
| 21M.401 | MIT Concert Choir | 6 |
| 21M.405 | MIT Chamber Chorus | 6 |
| 21M.410 | Vocal Repertoire and Performance | 6 |
| 21M.421 | MIT Symphony | 6 |
| 21M.423 | Conducting and Score-Reading | 6 |
| 21M.426 | MIT Wind Ensemble | 6 |
| 21M.442 | MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble | 6 |
| 21M.443 | MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble | 6 |
| 21M.445 | Chamber Music Society | 6 |
| 21M.450 | MIT Balinese Gamelan | 6 |
| 21M.451 | Collaborative Piano | 3-6 |
| 21M.460 | MIT Senegalese Drum Ensemble | 6 |
| 21M.470 | MIT Laptop Ensemble | 6 |
| 21M.475 | Music Performance | 6 |
| 21M.480 | Advanced Music Performance | 9 |
| 21M.490 | Solo Recital | 9 |
