Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Generated from University of Miami’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MDE coursework.
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 MDE 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 9 MDE and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 31 more MDE courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on MDE, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
General Education Requirementsall required
Written Communication Skills:; Quantitative Skills:; Areas of Knowledge:; Arts & Humanities Cognate (9 credits) (fulfilled through the major); People & Society Cognate; STEM Cognate
Additional Requirements1 required
Advanced Writing and Communication Skills (3 courses) See details below
Experiential Music Curriculum Core Courses MSP2 required · verify with the official sheet
MXX XX1 (Level 1); MXX XX3 (Level 3); Ensembles (semesters 1-6)
Required Courses in the MSP Majorall required
MSP Electives (Must complete 4 courses from the primary area of emphasis and 1 course from the secondary area of emphasis)15 required · verify with the official sheet
Media Writing Emphasis; Production Emphasis
General Education Courses MPROall required
People & Society Cognate; STEM Cognate; Advanced Writing and Communication Skills (3 courses) See details below.; Total General Education credits = 27
1 course from1 required
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in MDE. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at MDE 141
2 courses deep, ending at MDE 240
2 courses deep, ending at MDE 241
2 courses deep, ending at MDE 252
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Courses in the Major MPRO1 required · verify with the official sheet
Ensembles (semesters 7-8, 1 credit hour); MXX XX3; MCY/MTC 300+; MCY/MTC 300+; Approved Music Elective (emphasis area); Approved Music Elective (emphasis area); Approved Music Elective (emphasis area); Approved Music Elective; Approved Music Elective; Approved Music Elective
All MDE courses in the Miami catalog
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