History and Music History Minor

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This minor is ideally suited for music and music education majors and for anyone interested in exploring the relationship between history and the arts.

Academic Policies and Requirements for Minors:

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Hours to Minor: 24 hours

Course Requirements

MUS 307 - History of Music I 3 hrs.
MUS 308 - History of Music II 3 hrs.
HIS 201 - Survey of United States History to 1877 3 hrs. or
HIS 202 - Survey of United States History since 1877 3 hrs.
HIS 401 - Themes in the Non-Western World 3 hrs.
HIS 413 - The United States and Latin America 3 hrs.
HIS 424 - The World in the 20th Century 3 hrs.

A music history elective

Chosen from:

MUS 332 - American Music 3 hrs.
MUS 464 - Stylistic Developments in Jazz 3 hrs.
MUS 431 - History of Opera 3 hrs.
MUS 432 - Music in the U.S. 3 hrs.
MUS 433 - 20th-Century Music 3 hrs.
MUS 434 - Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Music 3 hrs.
MUS 435 - Baroque Music 3 hrs.
MUS 436 - 18th-Century Music 3 hrs.
MUS 437 - 19th-Century Music 3 hrs.
MUS 450 - Symphonic Literature 3 hrs.
MUS 471 - Seminar in Masterpieces of Music 3 hrs.

Note:

In lieu of MUS 307 , MUS 308 , students may take courses in opera, American music, symphonic literature, Baroque, classic, romantic, 20th century, jazz history, or masterpieces of music.