Overview

About the Program

Students in the Music-Interdisciplinary Computation program at Colby College work closely with professors—internationally recognized theorists, composers, performers, and musicologists—to investigate music in global, historical, and theoretical contexts. Courses encourage creative and critical thinking and emphasize music as an art form as well as a rigorous discipline. Students are exposed to music from a wide variety of past and present world cultures and can select courses in music history and theory, musicianship, performance, conducting, composition, world music, jazz history, American popular music, and African drumming.

The collaborative major in music and computation includes music and computer science courses allowing for focused study in computer-generated music and consideration of how it has shaped musical taste and culture.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Jazz Improvisation

Acoustic/Electric Grunge/Rock Songwriting: A Composition Seminar

African Music

Music Theory

Laptop Orchestra

Music Performance with Electronics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Waterville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Completed Application for Admission

Academic Records: We require your high school transcript, a completed secondary school report from a school official, one counselor recommendation, and two teacher recommendations

Language Proficiency Exam Results

Completed Financial Aid Application (required for financial aid applicants only)

Standardized test score results

Colby is a test optional institution. Students may choose whether or not to submit standardized test scores with their application for admission. Self-reported SAT, ACT, and Subject Test scores are permitted

We superscore all exams, including the ACT, and will accept and include the individual section retest results as part of the superscore

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

69830 USD / year

≈ 69830 USD / year
Out-of-State

69830 USD / year

≈ 69830 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

69830 USD / year

≈ 69830 USD / year

Living costs

Waterville

United States

1106 - 1716 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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