MUS at University of California, Davis

Intro sequences

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

• 1. MUS 006AElementary Theory, Part 1
  2. MUS 006BElementary Theory, Part 2

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 MUS coursework.

• MUS 006BElementary Theory, Part 2opens 21 courses (9 directly)
• MUS 007AIntermediate Theory, Part 1opens 10 courses (2 directly)
• MUS 017AIntermediate Musicianship, Part 1opens 10 courses (2 directly)
• MUS 024AHistory of Western Music: Baroque & Classic Erasopens 9 courses (1 directly)
• MUS 024BHistory of Western Music: Romantic Eraopens 8 courses (4 directly)
• MUS 007BIntermediate Theory, Part 2opens 8 courses (2 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 MUS 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 61 MUS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 82 more MUS 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 MUS, 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 MUS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at MUS 101B

  1. MUS 006AElementary Theory, Part 1
  2. MUS 006BElementary Theory, Part 2
  3. MUS 007AIntermediate Theory, Part 1
  4. MUS 007BIntermediate Theory, Part 2
  5. MUS 007CIntermediate Theory, Part 3
  6. MUS 101AAdvanced Theory, Part 1
  7. MUS 101BAdvanced Theory, Part 2

• 7 courses deep, ending at MUS 194HB

  1. MUS 006AElementary Theory, Part 1
  2. MUS 006BElementary Theory, Part 2
  3. MUS 007AIntermediate Theory, Part 1

• 5 courses deep, ending at MUS 124D

  1. MUS 006AElementary Theory, Part 1
  2. MUS 024AHistory of Western Music: Baroque & Classic Eras
  3. MUS 024BHistory of Western Music: Romantic Era

• 4 courses deep, ending at MUS 108B

  1. MUS 006AElementary Theory, Part 1
  2. MUS 006BElementary Theory, Part 2
  3. MUS 108AOrchestration

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for MUS yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under MUS yet.

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Department events

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