Composition Diploma
Valid for catalog year fall 2020–summer 2021 only. For students who entered Berklee prior to fall 2020, search major grids for past catalog years.
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Core
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Major
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Liberal Arts
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Electives
Semester 1
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PIXX-111 | Private Instruction 1 | 2 |
| ENXX-xxx | Ensemble | 1 |
| PW-111 | Music Application and Theory | 4 |
| ET-111 | Ear Training 1 | 2 |
| MTEC-111 | Introduction to Music Technology | 2 |
| LENS-10x | LENS Seminar | 2 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Semester 2
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PIXX-112 | Private Instruction 2 | 2 |
| ENXX-xxx | Ensemble | 1 |
| XXXX-xxx | Arranging 1 - choose 1 AR-111 Arranging 1 Entering AR-123 Arranging 1 Continuing |
2 |
| XXXX-xxx | Ear Training 2 - choose 1 ET-112 Ear Training 2 ET-123 Ear Training 2 Entering |
2 |
| XXXX-xxx | Harmony 2 - choose 1 HR-112 Harmony 2 HR-114 Harmony 2 Entering |
2 |
| CM-211 | Tonal Harmony and Composition 1 | 2 |
| ISKB-211 | Basic Keyboard 1 | 1 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Semester 3 (suggested semester to study abroad)
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PIXX-211 | Private Instruction 3 | 1 |
| ENXX-xxx | Ensemble | 1 |
| ILXX-xxx | Instrumental Lab | 1 |
| XXXX-xxx | Ear Training 3 or Solfege 1 - choose 1 ET-211 Ear Training 3 ET-223 Ear Training 3 Entering ET-231 Solfege 1 |
2 |
| XXXX-xxx | Harmony 3 - choose 1 HR-211 Harmony 3 HR-213 Harmony 3 Entering HR-215 Harmony 3 Intensive |
2 |
| CM-212 | Tonal Harmony and Composition 2 | 2 |
| CP-210 | The Art of Counterpoint 1 | 3 |
| ISKB-212 | Basic Keyboard 2 | 1 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Semester 4 (suggested semester to study abroad)
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PIXX-212 | Private Instruction 4 | 1 |
| ENXX-xxx | Ensemble | 1 |
| ILXX-xxx | Instrumental Lab | 1 |
| XXXX-xxx | Ear Training 4 or Solfege 2 - choose 1 ET-212 Ear Training 4 ET-224 Ear Training 4 Entering ET-232 Solfege 2 |
2 |
| XXXX-xxx | Harmony 4 - choose 1 HR-212 Harmony 4 HR-214 Harmony 4 Entering HR-216 Harmony 4 Intensive |
2 |
| XXXX-xxx | Conducting 1 - choose 1 COND-211 Conducting 1 COND-216 Conducting 1 with Live Keyboard Ensemble |
1 |
| LENG-111 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| XXXX-xxx | General Electives | 1 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Semester 5
| Course # | Title | Credits |
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| CP-215 | The Art of Counterpoint 2 | 2 |
| XXXX-xxx | Conducting 2 - choose 1 COND-212 Conducting 2 COND-217 Conducting 2 with Live Keyboard Ensemble |
1 |
| MHIS-251 | General Music History 1 | 2 |
| CM-221 | Techniques of Tonal Writing | 2 |
| CP-311 | Advanced Counterpoint | 2 |
| CM-311 | Contemporary Techniques in Composition 1 | 2 |
| MLAN-311 | Analysis of Classical and Romantic Music | 2 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Semester 6
| Course # | Title | Credits |
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| LHUM-400 | Professional Development Seminar | 2 |
| MHIS-252 | General Music History 2 | 2 |
| MHIS-22X | Music of the African Diaspora in the United States (choose 1) | 2 |
| CM-312 | Contemporary Techniques in Composition 2 | 2 |
| CM-231 | Instrumentation and Score Preparation | 2 |
| CM-398 | Directed Study in Composition 1 | 1 |
| XXXX-xxx | Major Electives (select from list below) Any CM, CP, COND, MLAN, and MHIS course not already taken as part of the major, as well as CW-237, CW-247 and CW-257, ENCL-406, ILPN-210, PSVC-343, and SW-345 |
2 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
Semester 7
| Course # | Title | Credits |
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| MLAN-312 | Analysis: 20th- and 21st-Century * | 2 |
| CW-441 | Scoring for Full Orchestra | 2 |
| CM-497 | Directed Study in Composition 2 | 1 |
| XXXX-xxx | Major Electives (select from list below) Any CM, CP, COND, MLAN, and MHIS course not already taken as part of the major, as well as CW-237, CW-247 and CW-257, ENCL-406, ILPN-210, PSVC-343, and SW-345 |
2 |
| XXXX-xxx | General Electives | 4 |
| Total Credits | 11 | |
Semester 8
| Course # | Title | Credits |
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| CM-498 | Directed Study in Composition 3 | 2 |
| XXXX-xxx | Major Electives (select from list below) Any CM, CP, COND, MLAN, and MHIS course not already taken as part of the major, as well as CW-237, CW-247 and CW-257, ENCL-406, ILPN-210, PSVC-343, and SW-345 |
4 |
| XXXX-xxx | General Electives | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
* Offered spring and fall only
Study abroad at our Valencia, Spain, campus. It is recommended that composition majors study in Valencia during their third or fourth semester. For specific program information, please see the chair of your major or contact the study abroad office.