For Current Students

Below are the courses you should register for during your fall, spring, and summer semesters. Please refer to the Registration Guide for how to register for your courses. 

Please note, for fall registration, you will meet with your advisors during orientation week before self-registering. 

FALL 2022 REGISTRATION

Core and Specialization Courses (12 credits)

Electives (1–3 credits; optional)

SPRING 2023 REGISTRATION

Core and Specialization Courses (13 credits)

SUMMER 2023 REGISTRATION

Culminating Experience (6 credits)

Fourth Semester (required of students who opt in to the graduate internship program)

Below are the courses you should register for during your fall, spring, and summer semesters. Please refer to the Registration Guide for how to register for your courses. 

Please note, for fall registration, you will meet with your advisors during orientation week before self-registering. 

FALL 2022 REGISTRATION

Core and Specialization Courses (11 credits)

Electives (1–3 credits, optional)

SPRING 2023 REGISTRATION

Core and Specialization Courses (13 credits)

Electives (1–3 credits, optional; see full list above)

SUMMER 2023 REGISTRATION

Culminating Experience (6 credits)

Fourth Semester (required of students who opt in to the graduate internship program)

Below are the courses you should register for during your fall, spring, and summer semesters. Please refer to the Registration Guide for how to register for your courses. 

Please note, for fall registration, you will meet with your advisors during orientation week before self-registering. 

FALL 2022 REGISTRATION

Core and Specialization Courses (11 credits)

Electives (1–3 credits, optional)

SPRING 2023 REGISTRATION

Core and Specialization Courses (14 credits)

Electives (1–3 credits, optional; see full list above)

SUMMER 2023 REGISTRATION

Culminating Experience (6 credits)

Fourth Semester (required of students who opt in to the graduate internship program)

Graduate assistantships allow graduate students to oversee Berklee NYC's technology and virtual reality (VR) labs, Black Box Theater, and Student Activities Center reception desk, as well as support the Academic Technology Office and assist the faculty and program directors.

Open to domestic students and to international students with a Social Security number, these positions pay $18 per hour and have time commitments ranging from eight to fifteen hours per week.

How to Apply

The application process begins four to six weeks before the beginning of the fall semester. 

Qualifications

The successful candidate for the position possesses:

• an excellent attitude;
• punctuality;
• technical knowledge and facility;
• a growth mindset and willingness to learn;
• strong communication and interpersonal skills; and
• cultural competency and a commitment to the values of diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

Graduate assistant duties may include:

• supporting students, faculty, and staff with technological considerations;
• advising students on technological needs;
• providing stellar customer service at the office desk, answering phone calls and performing other administrative tasks; and
• working with program directors, faculty, staff, and other students and student employees on various projects and tasks throughout the year.

Optional Fourth Semester

This course provides students an opportunity to integrate professional and academic experience through internships. The internship site must be approved by the student’s faculty advisor and/or the program director, and must provide a learning experience that enables the student to meet academic and/or career goals. Through the internship, students apply theories learned in their graduate studies and explore aspects of the music, entertainment, and other industries as appropriate.

Requirements:

• Students are responsible for securing their own internships.
• The internship must be secured prior to course registration.
• Students must complete approximately 100–300 hours during the internship.
• International students in F-1 status must obtain authorization on their Form I-20 from their international student advisor prior to beginning an internship.

The Berklee NYC campus is itself an intersection of iconic New York City neighborhoods, nestled in Hell’s Kitchen and adjacent to the Broadway theater district. The building houses both Power Station, one of the most famous working studios in the U.S., and a vibrant laboratory for students to learn and create. When you are on campus, you will find yourself surrounded by people and places representing a multitude of backgrounds and experiences.

Your Peers

Graduate students come from all over the country and the world, bringing a wide range of perspectives to campus during this year-long program. Students are the center of campus life as they turn classrooms into studios and theaters into labs, drawing inspiration from their surroundings and new experiences and collaborating on innovative and creative projects with peers. 

It’s not just the facility and surroundings that inspire, nor the world-class faculty and visiting artists. BerkleeNYC surrounds you with talented musicians, creatives, and visionaries from all over the world. Your peers may be first-time master’s students or working on their second (or third) degree.

Collaboration

Your colleagues will come from a variety of backgrounds and professions, at similar or different points on their career trajectories and artistic journeys.

Because the programs share a common core that you will explore with the same group of students throughout your time in the program, collaboration is built in at Berklee NYC. You will collaborate frequently with students from other specializations, leveraging everyone’s strengths, synthesizing new perspectives, and developing new opportunities for innovation and creative expression.

Performance Opportunities

Performances add vibrancy to campus life, and there are many ways to be involved. Extracurricular activities, open mics, concerts, and other events offer additional possibilities for students to flourish. All students are offered the chance to perform at our weekly Friday concerts, which take place on campus in our state-of-the-art Black Box Theater. We've also fostered relationships with other neighborhood venues and expect that cosponsored events and performance opportunities for our students will take place in the near future.