MSRA Curriculum
The Master of Science in Recording Arts
(MSRA) is comprised of 34 credits. 15 credits are required courses, 15
credits are electives, and 4 credits are Thesis/Portfolio. All MSRA
courses and any electives taken outside the department to be used
towards degree progress must be completed with a B/3.0 or higher.
Students who earn grades lower than B/3.0 (including B-/2.7) in any
course intended to be used towards degree progress will be required to
re-take the course
Required Courses (19 credits) | ||
| Course # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| MSRA 5000 | Intro to Graduate Studies (offered Fall only) | 3 |
| MSRA 5001 | ​MSRA Research Seminar (Spring) | 3 |
| MSRA 5580 | Graduate Audio Seminar I (Fall) | 3 |
| MSRA 5590 | Graduate Audio Production (Fall) | 3 |
| MSRA 6510 | Graduate Audio Pedagogy (Spring) | 3 |
| MSRA 6950/6951 | MSRA Thesis/Portfolio (any semester) | 4 |
Electives (15 credits) | ||
| Course # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| MSRA 5500 | Topics in Professional Audio (Fall & Spring) | 1 |
| MSRA 5505 MSRA 5515 | Audio Post Production I (Fall) Songs & Scores for Visual Media | 3 3 |
| MSRA 5530 | Live Sound Reinforcement (Fall & Spring) | 3 |
| MSRA 5560 | Mastering & Adv. Digital Audio (Spring) | 3 |
| MSRA 5575 MSRA 5581 MSRA 5605 MSRA 5820 | Surround Sound (Spring) Graduate Audio Seminar II (Spring) Audio Post Production II (Spring) Digital Music Techniques (Fall) | 3 3 3 3 |
And/or other courses as approved by MSRA Faculty Advisor, including courses from allied disciplines. | ||
| Total MSRA credits: 34 | ||