Music Minor

Corrigan Hall
CHDCM@shu.edu
shu.edu/academics/music-performance.html

Program Code: MUSI

The Minor in Music offers many options for students with a passion for music.  Whether you are a performer, sound designer, or someone without prior music experience who is passionate about the place of music in our world, you can tailor the Music Minor curriculum to make a path of study suited to you.  Students pursuing the Music Minor can select one of two areas of focus: Applied Music or Music Exploration.  

Curriculum Requirements

Students pursuing a minor in Music may choose from two curricular options.  Each option requires the completion of 15 credits in the discipline as articulated below and in consultation with an academic advisor.

Applied Music Option (15 credits)  

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses - Select two (2) sequential courses from the list below		6
MUTH 1099	Songwriting - Music Fundamentl
MUTH 2500	Musicianship I
MUTH 2510	Musicianship II
MUTH 3111	Theory of Music III
MUTH XXXX Music Form and Style *
Music Electives - Select nine (9) credits from available course inventory in Music (MUAP, MUHI, MUTH)		9
Total Hours		15

*

MUTH XXXX Music Form and Style can be taken after Musicianship II.

Music Exploration Option (15 credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Course		3
MUHI 1102	Music and Civilizations
Music Electives		12
MUHI 1108	American Music as an Agent of Change
MUTH 1099	Songwriting - Music Fundamentl
MUAP 2149	Sound, Technology and Culture
MUHI 1134	Music of Broadway
MUHI/COBF 2470	Music in Film
Three credits of Ensemble (MUAP 1151, 1161, 1211 or 1221)
Total Hours		15