Sound and Music Computing (Minor)

Program Description

Sound and Music Computing is an emerging field combining music, computer science and engineering. Addressing topics that range from procedural audio or music for video games to automatic genre detection for music recommendation systems such as iTunes or Spotify, Sound and Music Computing has established itself as an important multidisciplinary field that opens up key areas of enquiry, interesting opportunities for graduate study, as well as new professional opportunities for those interested in combining music and computing.

The minor in Sound and Music Computing at NYU Abu Dhabi is a cross-divisional collaboration between the Music, Computer Science, and Engineering Programs that is open to all students. In this minor, students become familiarized with the state of the art in this field by learning current approaches to digital signal processing, music information retrieval, and procedural generation of music and audio.

Program Requirements

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Required Courses
CS-UH 1001	Introduction to Computer Science	4
or ENGR-UH 1000	Computer Programming for Engineers
MUSIC-UH 2419	Computational Approaches to Music and Audio I	4
Electives
Select three of the following: 1		12
CS-UH 1002	Discrete Mathematics
CS-UH 1050	Data Structures
CS-UH 1052	Algorithms
Any elective in Computer Science
ENGR-UH 3510	Data Structures and Algorithms
ENGR-UH 3610	Signals and Systems
ENGR-UH 3620	Analog and Digital Communication Theory
MUSIC-UH 1001	Music Theory & Analysis I
MUSIC-UH 2416	Recording and Production Techniques
MUSIC-UH 2413	Fundamentals of Digital Audio - Introduction to Pro Tools
MUSIC-UH 2801	Music Theory & Analysis II
MUSIC-UH 3417	Computational Approaches to Music and Audio II
Total Credits		20

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Including at least one CS-UH or ENGR-UH numbered course, and one MUSIC-UH numbered course

Program Notes

Students may double count no more than two courses for this minor.

When registering for the electives, students have to make sure that they observe the specific prerequisite and corequisite requirements for those courses (e.g. Data Structures and Algorithms courses from Computer Science require Intro to CS and Discrete Mathematics as a prerequisite, while Engineering course Data Structures and Algorithms requires Computer Programming for Engineers).

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