After MUSC 1202
Gateway: MUSC 1202
Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Generated from Temple University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
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.
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 197 MUSC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 196 more MUSC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
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.
Music Theoryall required
Voice Concentration2 required · verify with the official sheet
Secondary Pianoall required
Basic Conducting1 required
Music Historyall required
Dictionall required
Foreign Languageall required
Select two of the following:
Vocal Pedagogy1 required
Ensemblesall required
Take any combination of the following three courses for a total of 7 credits:
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in MUSC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
8 courses deep, ending at MUSC 4202
8 courses deep, ending at MUSC 4284
8 courses deep, ending at MUSC 4402
8 courses deep, ending at MUSC 4484
1 course from1 required
Basic Conducting1 required
Electives1 required · verify with the official sheet
Take a total of two Music Elective credits within the following subject areas:; MUSC 1000 -4999; MUED 1000-4999; MUST 1000-4999; Free Electives (If you take more than 2 credits of Music Electives, adjust the total of free electives accordingly.)
Jazz Education1 required
Diction1 required
Concentrationall required
Select the courses specific to your concentration:
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Orchestration1 required
Ensembles2 required · verify with the official sheet
Pending a successful audition for the respective department, students may select any combination of the following ensembles at 1 credit each for a total of 2 credits. In subsequent semesters, up to 3 additional credits of ensemble (counted as General Studies Electives) may be taken with re-audiiton and departmental permission for a grand total of up to 5 credits of ensemble at 1 credit each.
1 course from1 required
Orchestration1 required
Ensembles2 required · verify with the official sheet
Pending a successful audition for the respective department, students may select any combination of the following ensembles at 1 credit each for a total of 2 credits. In subsequent semesters, up to 3 additional credits of ensemble (counted as General Studies Electives or Performance and Music Electives) may be taken with re-audition and departmental permission for a grand total of up to 5 credits
Counterpoint1 required
Analysis1 required
Basic Conducting1 required
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Take any combination of courses in the following subjects for a total of 7 Music Elective credits:; MUSC 1000 -4999; MUED 1000-4999; MUST 1000-4999; ( MUST 3741 Keyboard Harmony or MUST 3713 Orchestration are recommended); Music History Electives; Free Electives (at least one Art History course is recommended)
All MUSC courses in the Temple catalog
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