MUSC at California State University, Chico

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

• 1. MUSC 101Theory I
  2. MUSC 102Theory II
• 1. MUSC 109Introduction to Music Technology
  2. MUSC 101Theory I
  3. MUSC 102Theory II
  4. MUSC 341Fundamentals of Digital Audio
• 1. MUSC 103Aural Musicianship I
  2. MUSC 104Aural Musicianship II

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MUSC coursework.

• MUSC 102Theory IIopens 29 courses (10 directly)
• MUSC 104Aural Musicianship IIopens 7 courses (2 directly)
• MUSC 341Fundamentals of Digital Audioopens 6 courses (2 directly)
• MUSC 344WAudio Recording I (W)opens 5 courses (3 directly)
• MUSC 220Pedagogy of Musicopens 4 courses (3 directly)
• MUSC 222Fundamentals of Conductingopens 4 courses (3 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate MUSC work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 50 MUSC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 64 more MUSC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on MUSC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in MUSC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 6 courses deep, ending at MUSC 442

  1. MUSC 101Theory I
  2. MUSC 102Theory II
  3. MUSC 341Fundamentals of Digital Audio
  4. MUSC 342MIDI and Synthesis
  5. MUSC 441Sampling and Sound Design
  6. MUSC 442Advanced Electronic Media

• 5 courses deep, ending at MUSC 420

  1. MUSC 101Theory I
  2. MUSC 102Theory II
  3. MUSC 222Fundamentals of Conducting

• 5 courses deep, ending at MUSC 444

  1. MUSC 101Theory I
  2. MUSC 102Theory II
  3. MUSC 341Fundamentals of Digital Audio

• 5 courses deep, ending at MUSC 461

  1. MUSC 101Theory I
  2. MUSC 102Theory II
  3. MUSC 361Composition I

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for MUSC yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under MUSC yet.

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Department events

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