Music Minor

Required Courses

Required Courses (8 - 12 credits)

• Applied music: 2 credits for two semesters, preferably consecutive, on the same instrument (4 credits)
• MUS 111 - Foundational Music Reading Skills (2)
• MUL 211 - Aural Skills I (2)

Electives

Additional Approved Electives (12 credits; 16 if MUS 111 is validated or waived):

Prerequisites may apply; please check the course description.

Music minors may petition the chair of the department to take other music classes for which they do not have the sufficient prerequisites.

• MUS 090 - Vocal Diction I (1)
• MUS 092 - Vocal Diction II (1)
• MUS 114 - Arts in Concert (2)
• MUS 211 - Music Theory I (3)
• MUS 212 - Music Theory II (3)
• MUL 212 - Aural Skills II (1)
• MUS 218 - Composition I (2)
• MUS 219 - Composition II (2)
• MUS 226 - Music History and Literature I (4)
• MUS 241 - Western Musical Masterworks (4)
• MUS 245 - World Music (2)
• MUS 259 - Performance of Chamber Music (0 or 1) 1- credit option;  prerequisite of 2 semesters of applied lessons
• MUS 311 - Music Theory III (4)
• MUL 311 - Aural Skills III (1)
• MUS 326 - Music History and Literature II (4)
• MUS 329 - Music History and Literature III (2)
• MUS 337 - Music in Worship (4)
• THT 275 - Musical Theatre (4) - One course maximum
• Applied Music: same or different instrument  Credits: 2
• Music Ensemble: semesters beyond the 4 required; 1 credit option

Other Courses

Permitted Non-Credit or 0-Credit Courses (will not count toward 12 elective credits):

• Applied Music: same or different instrument (Non-Credit)
• MUS 010 Musicianship  
• MUS 259 Performance of Chamber Music  (0 credit option)
• Music Ensemble: semesters beyond the four required (0 credit option)