The Music Minor at USF

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The Music minor is open to all students. No previous experience in music is required, and the minor is compatible with any major course of study. Electives can be taken as surveys (Music 200-level), theory/comp (Music 300-level), ensembles (110 or 400 series) or private lessons (120-series). Students can mix different types of classes to fulfill the total elective units.

Required (12 Units)

  • Unit(s): 4
    Offered: Fall Semester


    An intensive course on musicianship and theory. Its goal is to develop a foundation in the theory and practice of music. It covers notation, ear-training, scales and modes, intervals, triads, seventh chords, chord progressions, melody, rhythm and form. It also includes basic principles of counterpoint and analysis. Written exercises are required weekly.

  • Unit(s): 4
    Offered: Fall/Spring Semester


    This course surveys Western classical music from the Middle Ages to the present, within cultural, social, and political contexts. Through in-class listening, discussions, and homework assignments, this course aims to foster an appreciation of Western classical music, and cultivate the curiosity to understand the deeper meanings of individual works. No musical background is required.

  • Unit(s): 4
    Offered: Spring Semester


    This course looks at the relationship between music and social justice. Using case studies from different historical times and different parts of the world we examine how musicians create and perform music both in reaction to the social environment and to change it.

Electives (8 Units)

  • ASUSF Voices

    Chamber Ensemble

    Dons Band

    Jazz Band

    Liturgical Choir

    Rock Band

    University Choir

  • MUS 200: Studies in Popular Music

    MUS 202: Jazz/Culture/Soc Justice

    MUS 203: Music and Social Protest

    MUS 205: Anthropology of Music

    MUS 210: Music of the Americas

    MUS 211: Asian Musical Cultures

    MUS 212: Survey of African Music

    MUS 213: Music of Brazil

    MUS 215: Filipino Music and Theology

    MUS 216: Music & Queer Community

    MUS 230: Introduction to Opera

    MUS 231: Music and Gender

    MUS 232: Mozart's Greatest Operas

  • MUS 311: Songwriting

    MUS 312: Music Technology

    MUS 313: Choral Arranging

    MUS 314: Jazz/Blues Theory

    MUS 315: Creating Soundscapes

    MUS 316: Conducting

    MUS 390: Special Topics in Music: Lab

    MUS 391: Special Topics in MUS: Seminar

  • This studio course is designed to help students develop creative and technical skills necessary to prepare for required participation on the Performing Arts Department Music Showcase. Musicians must audition, be cast, attend rehearsals and performances to receive credit for this course. Course work includes learning how to perform, produce, and promote music events from concept to performance. Course may be repeated for credit.

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