Academic Catalog

Music Minor

The Minor in Music requires the completion of 18 semester credit hours. These include:

Select three hours of music theory:3
Basic Music Theory
Music Theory I
Music Theory II
Select three hours of music history3
Mus. & Cul. of the Afric. Dis.
Form and Analysis
Survey of Music History I
Survey of Music History II
African-American Music
Jazz History/Literature
Select two hours of class piano and/or Aural skills (level of entry to be determined by the Placement Examination)2
Select two hours of minor applied courses chosen from the MUA 121–422 sequence (level of entry to be determined by audition)2
Select four hours of music ensemble courses4
Select four hours of music electives4
Total Hours18

Additionally, students pursuing this minor are highly encouraged to select either MUS 323 African-American Music or MUS 325 Jazz History/Literature as the final upper level IGS course.

Minor applied courses MUA 121 Minor Applied I-MUA 421 Minor Applied VII will be offered to music majors who need a minor applied course or declared music minors enrolled in required courses for the music performance.