Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MUMS coursework.
Generated from Wheaton College (Illinois)’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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 MUMS 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 19 MUMS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 27 more MUMS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on MUMS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Music Theory & Composition (MUTC)15 required · verify with the official sheet
Music Theory 1-4; Aural Skills 1-4
Context Studies (MUCS)15 required
MUCS 323 , 324 , 326 , 327 , 328 , 329 (2 hours Literature of the Instrument)
Methods Studies (MUMS)15 required
Select 8 credits of electives (any MUMS courses)
Individual Performance (MUIP)15 required
Select 18 credits from MUIP 201 - MUIP 422 in Primary Instrument; Select 4 credits from MUIP 201 - 422 (may include principal instrument)
Ensemble Performance (MUEP)6 required
MUEP 213 , 214 , 215 , 216 , 217 , 218 ( Large Ensemble, 8 semesters); MUEP 356 , 357 , 358 , 371 (Chamber Music)
Music Electives in MUCS, MUEP, MUIP, MUMS, MUTC4 required
Select any music course(s) other than MUCS 101 , 102 , 103 , or MUTC 101 or 104
Recital and Concert Attendance (MUEP)1 required
Senior Half Recital1 required
Free Electives5 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 5 credits (may include music); Total Credits Required for Major; Total Credits Required for Degree
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in MUMS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at MUMS 421
2 courses deep, ending at MUMS 202
2 courses deep, ending at MUMS 243
2 courses deep, ending at MUMS 343
Music Electives in MUCS, MUEP, MUIP, MUMS, MUTC8 required · verify with the official sheet
Select any music course(s) other than MUCS 101 , 102 , 103 or MUTC 101; Voice Majors only; Remaining electives (2)
Recital and Concert Attendance (MUEP)1 required
Junior Recital1 required
Senior Full Recital1 required
Total Credits Required for Major15 required · verify with the official sheet
Exception; Organ (97)
Recital and Concert Attendance1 required
Free Electives (may include music courses)7 required
Full Senior Recital1 required
All MUMS courses in the Wheaton (IL) catalog
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