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BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN PERFORMING ARTS TECHNOLOGY
Silent Advisor 2021 – 2022
PAT Requirements Credits
PAT: Seminar in Media Arts 101 3
Acoustics and Psychoacoustics 102 3
Intro to Computer Music 201 3
Computer Music Programming and
Arranging
202 3
Creative Coding for Music 204 3
Sound Recording and
Production I
331 3
Sound Recording and
Production II
332 3
PAT Seminar (elected each term) 400 0.5
Digital Music Ensemble 412 2
Electronic Chamber Music 413 2
Six courses from the following:
Advanced Psychoacoustics
Technical Ear Training and Critical
Listening
Dialog of the Senses
Adv Sound Recording and
Production I
Adv Sound Recording and
Production II
Image, Sound, and Story
Prac. in Music and Sound for Film
Immersive Media
Interactive Media Design I
Interactive Media Design II
Digital Fabrication for Acoustics
Performance Systems
Digital Sound Synthesis
Contemporary Practices in
Research and Scholarship
Business of Music
421
422
424
431
432
441
442
443
451
452
454
461
462
471
472
Minimum
18
credits
Senior Thesis 490 3
SMTD Requirements Credits
Theory 139 (Aural I) and 149 (Written I) 3 total
Theory 140 (Aural II) and 150 (Written II) OR
PAT 150 (Experiential Theory)1
3 total
Choose one of the following combinations:
Theory 239 (Aural III), 249 (Written III),
240 (Aural IV) and 250 (Written IV)
6 total
Jazz 220 (Basic Musicianship I) and
221 (Basic Musicianship II)
6 total
6 credits chosen from the following:
Jazz 460 (Intro Improv)
Jazz 466 (Improv I)
Jazz 467 (Improv II)
Jazz 468 (Jazz Comp I)
Musicology 465 (Music in Africa)
WGS 354 (Music, Race, and Identity)
RCMUS 258 (Afro-Cuban Drumming)
RCMUS 321 (Chinese Music Ens)
OR other courses with a focus on Race and
Ethnicity in the Performing Arts
6 total
2 courses in Musicology 4-6
Piano: 111 2
112 2
Composition 421 (Creative Comp I) or PAT 220
(Songwriting Workshop)
Dance Elective 2
Concentration Requirements
Concentration Option, or non-SMTD electives in
consultation with departmental advisor (minimum 18
credits):
Engineering Concentration: Math/Engineering
courses beyond those specified in the interdisciplinary
core. Students should take MATH 115 to fulfill their
Math requirement
Visual Arts Concentration: Courses in Art & Design
and/or Film, Television & Media, in addition to 9
credits specified in the interdisciplinary core
Computer and Information Sciences
Concentration2: Courses in EECS and/or the School
of Information. Students should take MATH 115 to
fulfill their Math requirement
Multidisciplinary Studies Concentration: Student
designs a coherent plan of study in a mix of disciplines
complementary to PAT. Plan of study must be
approved by the PAT advisor no later than the first
semester of their sophomore year. Any deviations
from the plan must be approved by the PAT advisor
Minimum Total Credits Required: 120
1Students who elect PAT 150 as a substitution in the second semester of
their first year will not be eligible to take Theory 239, 249, 240, and 250.
However, they will be eligible to take Jazz 220 and 221.
2Students electing the Engineering or Computer and Information Sciences
Concentration must take Math 115 or receive credit for MATH 120.
Non-SMTD Requirements Credits
English 124, 125 (College Writing), or
equivalent
4
English 225 (Academic Argumentation) or
Upper Level Writing course approved by
Sweetland Writing Center
3-4
Min 3 courses in Art & Design (ARTDES) or
Film, Television & Media (FTVM)
minimum 9
credits
Math 105 (Data, Functions, and Graphs) or
proficiency
4
1 course in Computer Programming to be chosen in
consultation with PAT advisor
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This term layout is provided as a guideline only.
The sequence of elections and credits may vary based on individual circumstances.
For more specific information, see an Advisor.
FALL TERM
FIRST YEAR
Course Elections Credits
PAT 400 (Seminar)
Theory 139 (Aural I)
Theory 149 (Written I)
Piano 111
PAT 101 (Seminar)
PAT 201 (Intro)
English 124/125/equiv (College Writing)
0.5
1
2
2
3
3
4
Credit Total 15.5
WINTER TERM
Course Elections Credits
PAT 400 (Seminar)
Theory 140 (Aural II) and 150
(Written II) OR
PAT 150 Experiential Theory)
Piano 112
PAT 102 (Acoustics)
PAT 202 (Computer Music)
PAT 204 (Creative Coding)
0.5
3
2
3
3
3
Credit Total 14.5
SECOND YEAR
Course Elections Credits
PAT 400 (Seminar)
Theory 239 (Aural III) and 249
(Written II) OR Jazz 220 (Basic
Musicianship I) OR listed elective
PAT 331 (Sound Recording I)
Computer Programming
ArtDes/FTVM Elective
Concentration Elective
0.5
3
3
4
3
3
Credit Total 16.5
Course Elections Credits
PAT 400 (Seminar)
Theory 240 (Aural IV) and 250
(Written IV) OR Jazz 221 (Basic
Musicianship II) OR listed elective
Musicology Elective
PAT 332 (Sound Recording II)
Math 105 (Data, Functions, Graphs)
Concentration Elective
0.5
3
2-3
3
4
3
Credit Total 15.5-
16.5
THIRD YEAR
Course Elections Credits
PAT 400 (Seminar)
Musicology Elective
Dance Elective
Comp 421 (Creative Comp) or
PAT 220 (Songwriting)
PAT Elective
PAT Elective
ArtDes/FTVM Elective
0.5
2-3
2
2
3
3
3
Credit Total 15.5-
16.5
Course Elections Credits
PAT 400 (Seminar)
PAT 412
(Digital Music Ensemble)
PAT 413 (Electronic Chamber)
ArtDes/FTVM Elective
PAT Elective
Concentration Elective
Concentration Elective
0.5
2
2
3
3
3
3
Credit Total 16.5
FOURTH YEAR
Course Elections Credits
PAT 400 (Seminar)
PAT Elective
PAT Elective
Concentration Elective
Upper Level Writing
0.5
3
3
3
4
Credit Total 13.5
Course Elections Credits
PAT 400 (Seminar)
PAT Elective
PAT 490 (Senior Thesis)
Concentration Elective
Elective
0.5
3
3
3
3
Credit Total 12.5