Music Minor
Coordinator: Noel Verzosa
The music minor is open to students with prior musical experience as well as newcomers to the study of music. It consists of three components: music theory courses; music history courses and musical performance (individual music lessons and music ensembles). Students must take a minimum number of credits in each of these categories, as shown below.
Requirements for the Minor
Music Theory courses:
| MUSC 101 | Beginning Music Theory & Musicianship | 3.0 |
| MUSC 201 | Intermediate Music Theory & Musicianship | 3.0 |
Music History courses:
| MUSC 103 | Introduction to Western Classical Music | 3.0 |
| MUSC 107 | Introduction to Country Music | 3.0 |
| MUSC 114 | American Musical Theater | 3.0 |
| MUSC 120 | History of Rock Music | 3.0 |
| MUSC 220 | Music and the Movies | 3.0 |
| MUSC 223 | History of Jazz | 3.0 |
| MUSC 250 | World Music | 3.0 |
| MUSC 299 | Special Topics in Music | 3.0 |
| MUSC 301 | Advanced Music Theory/Form & Analysis | 3.0 |
| MUSC 303 | History of Western Classical Music I | 3.0 |
| MUSC 304 | History of Western Classical Music II | 3.0 |
| MUSC 318/HON 318 | Theory and Practice in the Arts: The Philosophy of Music | 3.0 |
| MUSC 335 | Teaching Assistantship in Music | 2.0 |
| MUSC 375 | Independent Study | 1.0 - 3.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6.0 |
Applied Music and Ensemble Requirements
| | 2 credits of music ensemble | 2.0 |
| | 4 credits of applied music in any area (music lessons) | 4.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 0-6.0 |