Music

Required Courses (11 credit hours)

• MSC 201 - Theory I 3 Credits
• MSC 201L - Theory I Lab 1 Credit
• MSC 202 - Theory II 3 Credits
• MSC 202L - Theory II Lab 1 Credit
• MSC 210 - Music Appreciation 3 Credits

Selected Courses

6 credit hours total: 3 credits (1 course) at the 300-400 level & 3 credits (1 course) at the 200, 300 or 400 level

• MSC 214 - Music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance 3 Credits
• MSC 215 - Music of the Baroque Era 3 Credits
• MSC 216 - Music of the Classical Era 3 Credits
• MSC 217 - Music of the Romantic Era 3 Credits
• MSC 218 - Music in the Twentieth Century 3 Credits
• MSC 220 - Beethoven 3 Credits
• MSC 223 - Music in the Theater 3 Credits
• MSC 224 - Women and Music 3 Credits
• MSC 225 - Music and Society 3 Credits
• MSC 226 - Music in the United States 3 Credits
• MSC 227 - History of Jazz 3 Credits
• MSC 229 - Survey of Popular Music 3 Credits
• MSC 301 - Theory III 3 Credits
• MSC 302 - Theory IV 3 Credits
• MSC 303 - Composition 3 Credits
• MSC 304 - Form and Analysis 3 Credits
• MSC 320 - Music in World Cultures 3 Credits
• MSC 321 - History of Church Music 3 Credits
• MSC 322 - History of Keyboard Literature 3 Credits
• MSC 324 - Vocal Repertoire from 1775 to the Present 3 Credits
• MSC 328 - Jazz Studies 3 Credits
• MSC 401 - Post-Tonal Music Theory and Analysis 3 Credits
• MSC 481 - Seminar in Music 3 Credits
• MSC 482 - The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach 3 Credits

Other Requirements for the Minor

Participation in an appropriate performance organization is expected of all music minors for a minimum of three semesters.

Private study of the same instrument or voice for a minimum of three semesters. There is an additional fee for these lessons. “Jury” will be expected each of these semesters.

It is recommended that music minors perform in student performance hours during semesters of private study of instrument or voice.