Popular Music Minor

Required Courses:

• MUC 001 - Performance Attendance, 0 credit hours (2 semesters)
• MUA 011 - Fundamentals of Music, 2 credit hours
• MUA 101 - ICTUS (Introduction to Conservatory Training, Understanding, and Skills), 2 credit hours
• MUC 110 - Music Technology and Notation, 1 credit hour

Application Courses:

Choose 10 credits from the following-

• MUC/ MUL 118 - Songwriting, 2 credit hours  
• MUL 132I - An Introduction to Drumming with a Focus on the Music of the African Diaspora, 2 credit hours *
• MUL 134 - Piano Class, 1 credit hour
• MUL 135 - Voice Class, 1 credit hour
• MUC/ MUL 136 - Guitar Class, 1 credit hour  
• MUC/ MUL 137 - Intermediate Guitar Class, 1 credit hour   
• MUC/ MUL 138 - Rock Band Class, 2 credit hours  
• MUC 205 - Major Ensembles, 1 credit hour
• MUC 206 - Elective Ensembles, 1 credit hour
• MUL 208 - Non-Music Major Ensemble, 1 credit hour
• MUC/ MUL 315 - Electronic Music, 2 credit hours   
• MUC 320 - Advanced Electronic and Computer Music, 2 credit hours

Music and Culture Courses:

Choose 12 credits from the following-

• MUL 122D - Gender and Sexuality in Popular Music, 3 credit hours
• MUL 123 - The Music of Woodstock, 3 credit hours
• MUL 125D - Megamix: American Society Through Music Theatre, 3 credit hours
• MUL 132I - An Introduction to Drumming with a Focus on the Music of the African Diaspora, 2 credit hours *
• MUL 178I - World Music, 3 credit hours
• MUC/ MUL 224D - History of Jazz, 2 credit hours  
• MUL 226 - American Popular Music: 1865-1965, 3 credit hours
• MUC/ MUL 361 - Music and Meaning in Film, 2 credit hours  
• MUC/ MUL 362 - Music and Meaning in Video Games, 2 credit hours  

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  * MUL 132I  may not apply toward both the Application Courses & Music and Culture Courses requirements.