Acoustical Engineering & Music

The Bachelor of Science in Engineering-Acoustical Engineering and Music (BSE) program is a unique combination of music and engineering classes designed to train students in the art of sound for careers such as architectural acoustics, designing performance and recording spaces, musical instrument design, noise control and sound quality.

To be accepted into this program, applicants must have the math and science background required of all engineering students and must successfully pass the entrance requirements of the Hartt School, including the audition (classical or jazz instrument or voice).  Students apply for admission to the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture using the University's application process as well as completing The Hartt School Supplemental Application.

For more information, please contact CETA Professor Bob Celmer at celmer@hartford.edu or 860.768.4792 or CETA's recruitment manager Kelly Cofiell at 860.768.4446, or visit http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/acoustics

 

Major in Acoustical Engineering & Music (142-145 credits)

First Year-First Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Credits
M 144	Calculus I	4
ES 143	Engineering and Design	3
ES 101	Engineering Freshman Dialogue	3
RLC 110	Reading and Writing I	3
TH 111	Diatonic Harmony	2
TH 120	Elementary Ear Training I	2
	Private Music Instruction	2
	Performing Organization	1
Total Credits		18
First Year-Second Semester
PHY 112	Calculus-Based Physics I	4
M 145	Calculus II	4
ES 115	Computer Programming	3
TH 112	Chromatic Harmony	2
TH 121	Elementary Ear Training II	2
	Private Music Instruction	2
	Performing Organization	1
Total Credits		18
Second Year-First Semester
ES 262	Intro Musical/Arch. Acoustics	3
M 240	Calculus of Several Variables	4
ES 110	Statics	3
PHY 113	Calculus Based Physics II	4
TH 220	Intermediate Ear Training I or AFR 342	2
	Private Music Instruction	2
	Performing Organization	1
Total Credits		19
Second Year-Second Semester
ES 211	Dynamics	3
M 242	Differential Equations	3
ES 212	Mechanics of Materials	3
ES 242	Engineering by Design	3
AUCS 340	Ethics in Professions	3
	Private Music Instruction	2
TH 210	Tonal Form and Analysis	2
Total Credits		19
Third Year-First Semester
CH 110	College Chemistry I	4
ES 220	Graphic Communication	2
ECE 210	Electrical Engineering Fundamentals	3
ME 213	Mech. Eng. of Materials Lab	2
MPT 450	Sound Tech. I	3
	Performing Organization	1
	Private Music Instruction	2
Total Credits		18
Third Year-Second Semester
PHY 260	Optics	4
ECE 360	Circuits and Electronics	4
ME 350	Vibrations I w. Applications	3
MPT 451	Sound Tech. II	3
[ES 221]	[Adv. CAD]	[3]
	Private Music Instruction	2
Total Credits		16 [19]
Fourth Year-First Semester
ME 460	Engineering Acoustics	3
ES 320	Thermal Fluids Engineering	4
AFR 131	African-American Music	3
AUCW 180	Western Heritage: Humanities	3
M 344	Adv. Engineering Math	3
	Private Music Instruction	2
	Performing Organization	1
Total Credits		19
Fourth Year-Second Semester
ME 502	Noise Control Design	3
ES 493	Engineering Research or Vibrations II	3
	Professional Elective	3
HLM 200	World Music Survey	3
	Private Music Instruction	2
	Performing Organization	1
Total Credits		15