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Music Minor Checklist

A minor in music requires 22 units.

Recommended Preparatory Subject Matter (Optional)

Students new to studying music are encouraged to take the three courses below. These courses are optional and not required for the minor but provide an important foundation for students.

  • MUS 3A, Introduction to Music Theory
  • MUS 10, Introduction to Musical Literature
  • MUS 11, Musics of the World

Electives — At Least 16 Units

Choose at least 16 units from the following:

  • MUS 105, History and Analysis of Jazz (4 units)
  • MUS 106, History of Rock Music (4 units)
  • MUS 107A, Introduction to Electronic Music (4 units)
  • MUS 107B, Handmade Electronic Music (4 units)
  • MUS 107C, Computer Music (4 units)
  • MUS 110A, The Musical World of Beethoven (4 units)
  • MUS 110B, The Musical World of a 20th-Century Composer (4 units)
  • MUS 110C, The Musical World of J.S. Bach (4 units)
  • MUS 110D, The Musical World of Mozart (4 units)
  • MUS 110E, The Musical World of an 18th-Century Composer (4 units)
  • MUS 110F, The Musical World of an American Composer (4 units)
  • MUS 112A, Jazz Fundamentals (4 units)
  • MUS 112B, Jazz Theory (4 units)
  • MUS 112C, Jazz Composition (4 units)
  • MUS 115, History of Film Music (4 units)
  • MUS 116, Introduction to the Music of The Beatles (4 units)
  • MUS 117, The Broadway Musical (4 units)
  • MUS 118, Music and Nature (4 units)
  • MUS 126, American Music (4 units)
  • MUS 127/SPA 171, Music from Latin America (4 units)
  • MUS 129A, Musics of the Americas (4 units)
  • MUS 129B, Musics of Africa, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent (4 units)
  • MUS 129C, Musics of East and Southeast Asia (4 units)
  • MUS 129D, Folk Musics of Europe (4 units)

Ensembles — At Least 6 Units

Choose at least 6 units from the following (ensembles may be repeated for credit):

  • MUS 140, University Jazz Band (2 units)
  • MUS 141, University Symphony (2 units)
  • MUS 142, University Chamber Singers (2 units)
  • MUS 143, University Concert Band (2 units)
  • MUS 144, University Chorus (2 units)
  • MUS 145, Early Music Ensemble (2 units)
  • MUS 146, Chamber Music Ensemble (1 unit)
  • MUS 147, University Wind Ensemble (2 units)
  • MUS 148, Hindustani Vocal Ensemble (2 units)
  • MUS 149, Indonesian Gamelan Ensemble (2 units)
  • MUS 150, Brazilian Samba School (2 units)
  • MUS 152, Afro-Cuban Ensemble (2 units)
  • MUS 153, Brazilian Capoeira Ensemble (2 units)
  • MUS 155, Percussion Ensemble (2 units)
  • MUS 156, Mariachi Ensemble (2 units)
  • MUS 157, Bluegrass and Old Time String Band (2 units)