After MUSA 261
Gateway: MUSA 261
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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 Old Dominion University’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 MUSA 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 MUSA 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 32 MUSA and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 25 more MUSA courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on MUSA, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Departmental Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Music Theory Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Music History Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select two music history courses from the list below. At least one of the two must be MUSC 491 or MUSC 492 .; Large Ensemble; Small Ensemble; Recital Attendance Credit required; Music Electives (Suggested)
Emphasis in Sound Recording Technologychoose 1
Music Theory Electives; Choose 2-3 credits from the following:; Music History Elective
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in MUSA. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
8 courses deep, ending at MUSA 462
7 courses deep, ending at MUSA 440
6 courses deep, ending at MUSA 432
3 courses deep, ending at MUSA 446
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Supportive Courses in Music2 required · verify with the official sheet
Applied Lessons (Required - 7 Semesters); Applied Lesson Electives (Optional); Large and Small Ensembles (7 semesters required); Large Ensemble (2-5 Semesters); Small Ensemble - (2-5 Semesters)
All MUSA courses in the Old Dominion catalog
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