Program: History and Music History Minor - University of Southern Mississippi

Jul 15, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

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:

See University Academic Policies for Minors

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 Music History 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.