Second Major in Audio Arts and Sciences Requirements (40 Units)

YEAR 2:

Semester 1 (6 units)
MUA1170 Classical Music Recording Production (4 units)
MUA1172 Critical Listening (2 units)

Semester 2 (8 units)
MUA1171 Classical Music Recording Production Project (4 units)
MUA2171 Acoustics for Sound Engineer (4 units)

YEAR 3:

Semester 1 (8 units)
MUA2170 Multitrack Recording Techniques (4 units)
MUA2178 Computer Systems for Audio (4 units)

Semester 2 (2 units)
MUA2171 Multitrack Recording Project (2 units)

YEAR 4:

Semester 1 (12 units)
MUA3170 Audio Postproduction Techniques (4 units)
MUA3188 Live Sound Reinforcement (4 units)
MUA4173 Sound for Film and Television 1 (4 units)

Semester 2 (4 units)
MUA4175 AAS Final Project (4 units)

Learn about the application process here.

Second Major in Music and Society Requirements (40 Units)

Year 2:

Semester 1 (8 units) 
MUA2188 Music Projects and Initiatives 3 (4 units)
MUH1101 Critical Approaches to Musical Discovery (4 units)

Semester 2 (4 units)
MUA2189 Music Projects and Initiatives (4 units)

Year 3:

Semester 1 (6 units)
MUA3177 Music Programming & Production (4 units)
MUA3169 Music Project & Design (2 units)

Semester 2 (10 units)
MUA3209 Business for Musicians (4 units)
MUA3179 Capstone Project for Second Major in Music (6 units)

Any Year & Semester:
Courses in the following requirements may be taken at any semester/year if offered.

MUT1201 Introduction to Classical Music Composition (4 units)

Pass one of the following Contextual Study courses (4 units)

MUH2201 Classical Styles and Romantic Spirits
MUH2202 What Was, and Is, Popular Music?
MUH2204 Music after World War II
MUH3203 The Evolution of Music for the Stage
MUH3205 Chamber Music: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Pass 4 units from the following Music & Society-recognised courses:

Southeast Asian Studies
SE1101E Southeast Asia: A Changing Region
SE2210 Popular Culture in Southeast Asia
SE2214 Arts of Southeast Asia
SE2221 Old and New Music in Southeast Asia
SE2224 Unmasked! An Introduction to Traditional Dance in SEA
SE3210 Studies in Southeast Asian Arts
SE3214 Heritage and Heritagescapes in Southeast Asia
SE3219 Country Studies: Island Southeast Asia
SE3221 Traditional Music in a SE Asian Country
SE3230 Seen and Unseen: Explorations in Balinese Theatre

Communications and New Media
NM1101E Communications, New Media and Society
NM2101 Theories of Communications and New Media
NM2103 Quantitative Research Methods
NM2104 Qualitative Communication Research Methods
NM3243 User Experience Design

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Second Major in Music, Collaboration & Production Requirements (40 Units)

Year 2:

Semester 1 (8 units) 
MUA2188 Music Projects and Initiatives 3 (4 units)
MUH1101 Critical Approaches to Musical Discovery (4 units)

Semester 2 (4 units)
MUA2189 Music Projects and Initiatives (4 units)

Year 3:

Semester 1 (6 units)
MUA3177 Music Programming & Production (4 units)
MUA3169 Music Project & Design (2 units)

Semester 2 (10 units)
MUA3209 Business for Musicians (4 units)
MUA3179 Capstone Project for Second Major in Music (6 units)

Any Year & Semester:
Courses in the following requirements may be taken at any semester/year if offered.

Pass one of the following Contextual Study courses (4 units)

MUH2201 Classical Styles and Romantic Spirits
MUH2202 What Was, and Is, Popular Music?
MUH2204 Music after World War II
MUH3203 The Evolution of Music for the Stage
MUH3205 Chamber Music: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Pass one of the following Music, Collaboration & Production electives (4 units)

MUA3208 Creative Producing for Performers
MUA3217 Music Markets in Western, Korean, and Singaporean Context: A Storytelling Approach
MUA3271 Acoustics and Sound Production for Performers

Learn about the application process here.

NUS students must first apply to join one of the four NUS Centre for the Arts credit-bearing groups:

• NUS Chinese Orchestra
• NUS Symphony Orchestra
• NUS Wind Symphony
• NUS Chinese Dance

Second Major in Performing Arts (through NUS CFA Credit-Bearing Groups) Requirements (40 units)

Year 1
CFA1101A/B Performing Arts in Practice (Music/Dance) 1 (4 units, year-long)

Year 2
CFA2101A/B Performing Arts in Practice (Music/Dance) 2 (4 units, year-long)

Year 3
CFA3160 Artistic Identities and Pathways (4 units)

Year 4
CFA3121 Capstone Project for Second Major in Performing Arts (8 units, year-long)

Any Year & Semester:
Courses in the following requirements may be taken at any semester/year if offered.

Pass 20 units of Performing Arts-recognised electives:

Courses offered by YST Conservatory of Music
GEC1035 Patrons of the Arts (4 units)
GEX1022 Communicating about the Arts (4 units)
MUA1240 Exploration in Musical Production (4 units)
MUA1192/MUA1193 Chamber Singers 1/2 (2 units)
MUA2230 The Psychology of Music Performance (4 units)
MUA3177 Music Programming & Production (4 units)
MUA3205 Jazz Study and Performance 1 (4 units)
MUA3206 Jazz Study and Performance 2 (4 units)
MUA3219 World Music Ensemble (4 units)
MUA3230 Music Cognition (4 units)
MUA3260 Internship in Arts-Related Pathways (4 units)
MUA3271 Acoustics and Sound Production for Performers (4 units)
MUH2201 Classical Styles and Romantic Spirits (4 units)
MUH2202 What Was, and Is, Popular Music? (4 units)
MUH2204 Music after World War II (4 units)
MUT1201 Introduction to Classical Music Composition
MUT3224 Teaching Music Online (2 units)
CFA1220 Intercultural Dance Praxis (2 units)
CFA2210 Collaborative Music Ensembles (2 units)
CFA3101A/B Performing Arts in Practice (Music/Dance) 3 (4 units, year-long)
CFA3220 Intercultural Choreography Lab (4 units, year-long)

Courses offered by Communications and New Media Department
NM1101E Communications, New Media and Society (4 units)
NM3205 Digital Media Cultures (4 units)
NM3230 Digital Storytelling (4 units)
NM3245 Managing Arts and Cultural Events (4 units)

Courses offered by Southeast Asian Studies Department
SE2221 Old and New Music in Southeast Asia (4 units)
SE2224 Unmasked! An Introduction to Traditional Dance in SEA (4 units)
SE3210 Studies in Southeast Asian Arts (4 units)
SE3221 Traditional Music in a Southeast Asian Country (4 units)
SE3230 Seen and Unseen: Explorations in Balinese Theatre (4 units)

Courses offered by NUS College
NHT2204 Dance Narratives (4 units)
NHT2210 Dancing Communities (4 units)

Learn about the application process here.

NUS students must first apply and audition to be accepted for this pathway.

Second Major in Performing Arts (through individual performing arts area) Requirements (40 units)

Year 1
CFA1111A/B Foundational Study in a Performing Arts Area (Music/Dance) 1 (4 units, year-long)

Year 2
CFA2111A/B Continuing Study in a Performing Arts Area (Music/Dance) 2 (4 units, year-long)

Year 3
CFA3160 Artistic Identities and Pathways (4 units)

Year 4
CFA3121 Capstone Project for Second Major in Performing Arts (8 units, year-long)

Any Year & Semester:
Courses in the following requirements may be taken at any semester/year if offered.

Pass 20 units of Performing Arts-recognised electives:

Courses offered by YST Conservatory of Music
GEC1035 Patrons of the Arts (4 units)
GEX1022 Communicating about the Arts (4 units)
MUA1240 Exploration in Musical Production (4 units)
MUA1192/MUA1193 Chamber Singers 1/2 (2 units)
MUA2230 The Psychology of Music Performance (4 units)
MUA3177 Music Programming & Production (4 units)
MUA3205 Jazz Study and Performance 1 (4 units)
MUA3206 Jazz Study and Performance 2 (4 units)
MUA3219 World Music Ensemble (4 units)
MUA3230 Music Cognition (4 units)
MUA3260 Internship in Arts-Related Pathways (4 units)
MUA3271 Acoustics and Sound Production for Performers (4 units)
MUH2201 Classical Styles and Romantic Spirits (4 units)
MUH2202 What Was, and Is, Popular Music? (4 units)
MUH2204 Music after World War II (4 units)
MUT1201 Introduction to Classical Music Composition
MUT3224 Teaching Music Online (2 units)
CFA1220 Intercultural Dance Praxis (2 units)
CFA2210 Collaborative Music Ensembles (2 units)
CFA3101A/B Performing Arts in Practice (Music/Dance) 3 (4 units, year-long)
CFA3220 Intercultural Choreography Lab (4 units, year-long)

Courses offered by Communications and New Media Department
NM1101E Communications, New Media and Society (4 units)
NM3205 Digital Media Cultures (4 units)
NM3230 Digital Storytelling (4 units)
NM3245 Managing Arts and Cultural Events (4 units)

Courses offered by Southeast Asian Studies Department
SE2221 Old and New Music in Southeast Asia (4 units)
SE2224 Unmasked! An Introduction to Traditional Dance in SEA (4 units)
SE3210 Studies in Southeast Asian Arts (4 units)
SE3221 Traditional Music in a Southeast Asian Country (4 units)
SE3230 Seen and Unseen: Explorations in Balinese Theatre (4 units)

Courses offered by NUS College
NHT2204 Dance Narratives (4 units)
NHT2210 Dancing Communities (4 units)

Learn about the application process here.