Courses for Majors and Non-Majors
The degree programs for Music majors often require electives in theory and history. Below are pre-approved courses to satisfy the requirements.
Approved Music Theory Electives for Majors:
MUS 129 | Beginning Composition | 2 |
MUS 130 | Beginning Composition | 2 |
MUS 301 | Composition Lab: Instrumentation | 2 |
MUS 302 | Composition Lab: Orchestration | 2 |
MUS 311 | Composition Lab: Music Notation | 2 |
MUS 312 | Composition Lab: Music Arranging | 2 |
MUS 321 | Composition Lab: Collaborative Composition | 2 |
MUS 322 | Composition Lab: Music of the 21st Century | 2 |
MUS 361 | Jazz Improvisation | 2 |
MUS 362 | Jazz Theory | 3 |
MUS 403 | Counterpoint | 3 |
MUS 404 | Choral Arranging | 2 |
MUS 440 | Composition for Electronic Media I | 3 |
MUS 441 | Composition for Electronic Media II | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Approved Music History Electives for Majors:
MUS 262 | American Music | 3 |
MUS 265 | History of Jazz | 3 |
MUS 267 | African American Music | 3 |
MUS 270 | The History of American Popular Music, 1900-1963 | 3 |
MUS 333 | Musics of the World | 3 |
MUS 334 | Music of Latin America | 3 |
MUS 408 | History and Literature of the Wind Band | 3 |
MUS 409 | History and Literature of the Guitar | 3 |
MUS 420 | Piano Literature I | 3 |
MUS 424 | The History of Opera | 3 |
MUS 433 | Romanticism and Music | 3 |
MUS 453 | The Baroque Period in Music | 3 |
MUS 454 | The Classical Period in Music | 3 |
MUS 455 | The Romantic Period in Music | 3 |
MUS 456 | The Modern Period in Music | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 45 |
Courses for Non-Music Majors:
The following courses are available to students who are not Music majors.
On a space-available basis, non-Music majors are encouraged to perform in the All-College Band and/or the University Chorus MUS 021 and MUS 025, for which no audition is required.
Non-major students may also audition to perform in all other School of Music ensembles (MUS 022-050). Students should contact the School of Music to learn more about ensemble auditions.
Non-majors do not have access to courses that are intended for music majors, except when the following conditions exist:
- They have met course prerequisites and/or met standards based on testing.
- Their curriculum requires it or they have obtained permission from the School of Music.
- There is space available in the desired course.