Northwestern Launches Music and AI Certificate
Students will explore key applications of AI and machine learning in music
A new certificate program at Northwestern University aims to equip students to be critical users and thoughtful designers of AI technologies in music.
Developed through the Northwestern Network for Collaborative Intelligence (NNCI), and offered jointly by Northwestern Engineering and the Bienen School of Music, the Certificate in Music and Artificial Intelligence is open to all Northwestern undergraduate students. Through coursework in both computer science and music theory and cognition, students will explore key applications of AI and machine learning in music, including music information retrieval, recommendation systems, performance systems, and generative composition.
The certificate program is managed by Daniel Shanahan, associate professor and coordinator of music theory and cognition, and Michael Horn, professor of computer science at the McCormick School of Engineering and professor of learning sciences at Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy.