MUSC at University of Maryland, College Park

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 151Theory of Music IIopens 20 courses (2 directly)
• MUSC 250Advanced Theory of Music Iopens 16 courses (2 directly)
• MUSC 251Advanced Theory of Music IIopens 13 courses (8 directly)
• MUSC 450Musical Formopens 4 courses (4 directly)
• MUSC 103Beginning Class Piano IIopens 2 courses (1 directly)
• MUSC 260Music as Global Cultureopens 2 courses (1 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 37 MUSC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 43 more MUSC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

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 451

  1. MUSC 150Theory of Music I
  2. MUSC 151Theory of Music II
  3. MUSC 250Advanced Theory of Music I
  4. MUSC 251Advanced Theory of Music II
  5. MUSC 450Musical Form
  6. MUSC 451Analysis of Music

• 6 courses deep, ending at MUSC 454

  1. MUSC 150Theory of Music I
  2. MUSC 151Theory of Music II
  3. MUSC 250Advanced Theory of Music I

• 6 courses deep, ending at MUSC 471

  1. MUSC 150Theory of Music I
  2. MUSC 151Theory of Music II
  3. MUSC 250Advanced Theory of Music I

• 6 courses deep, ending at MUSC 491

  1. MUSC 150Theory of Music I
  2. MUSC 151Theory of Music II
  3. MUSC 250Advanced Theory of Music I

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