"I'm hoping to go into a career in recording and music production. This program is a very special and unique part of this school; it has given me many new and useful skills in this field as well as invaluable work experience. Not to mention the faculty and staff are top notch!" - Kevin Schwantje

The combined degree program in Music and Computer Science is for those who intend to work with both music and technology. Students in this program work towards a Bachelor's degree of either Fine Arts or Science as a Combined Major in Music and Computer Science.

The disciplines of Music and Computer Science have a natural affinity. Over the last fifty years, much of the history of music has been a history of attempts to use and adapt new technologies. Computer technology is integral to live music performance, from sound synthesizers and samplers to 3-dimensional controllers for manipulating sound. Computers are used to create the digital audio used for producing recordings for film and video games and to deliver this music in the form of CDs, DVDs, internet broadcasts and downloadable files.

The combined degree program includes the essential courses for both a Music and Computer Science degree. Music courses include theory and history, as well as acoustics, recording techniques, sound synthesis and manipulation, and computer music. Computer Science courses include programming techniques, algorithms, data structures, operating systems, networks, multimedia systems, digital signal processing and artificial intelligence.