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Popular music minor requirements

The online popular music minor requires a total of 27 credit hours, of which 15 credits must be at the upper division level (300-400). All courses are offered throughout the year, including OSU Summer Session.

Curriculum

Choose 12 lower-division credits (3 credits each)

MUS 102 - *Music Appreciation II: Periods and Genres: Hip Hop. Theory and Practice
MUS 102 - *Music Appreciation II: Periods and Genres: Film Music. Theory and Practice
MUS 102 - *Music Appreciation II: Periods and Genres: Musical Theater
MUS 102 - *Music Appreciation II: Periods and Genres: Rock and Roll
MUS 102 - *Music Appreciation II: Periods and Genres: Jazz
MUS 102 - *Music Appreciation II: Periods and Genres: Introduction to Popular Music Theory and Practice
MUS 102 -  *Music Appreciation II: Periods and Genres: Reggae
MUS 103 - *Music Appreciation III: Great Composers: The Beatles
MUS 103 - *Music Appreciation III: Great Composers: Bob Marley (Reggae)
MUS 103 - *Music Appreciation III: Great Composers: Bob Dylan (Folk)
MUS 103 - *Music Appreciation III: Great Composers: Madonna and Video Culture
MUS 108 - *Music Cultures of the World

*  Baccalaureate Core Course

Choose 15 upper-division credits (3 credits each)

MUS 402 Independent Study: Capstone Project
MUS 410 Internship
MUS 442 Genre Studies: Advance Studies in Popular Music Theory and Practice
MUS 442 Genre Studies: Women in Popular Music
MUS 442 Genre Studies: Advanced Studies in Hip Hop
MUS 442 Genre Studies: Regional Studies in World Popular Music (India, Indonesia, Africa, Latin America)
MUS 442 Genre Studies: Advanced Studies in Rock and Roll
MUS 442 Genre Studies: The Blues and African American Music
MUS 442 Genre Studies: Music Video, MTV and American Culture
MUS 443 Theory and Composition Studies: Advanced Studies in Film and Gaming Music
MUS 493 Basic Recording Techniques  

For the upper-division popular music classes students need to either:

Complete: MUS 102 *Music Appreciation II: Periods and Genres: Introduction to Popular Music Theory and Practice AND complete at least two other lower division courses in popular music OR get instructor permission to register for upper-division courses.

Visit the popular music minor overview page for requirements and course details or view all of our online courses in music.