Minors in Music
The School of Music and Dance offers minors in music, music technology, and audio production. Students wishing to pursue a music minor may submit an application to the School of Music and Dance at any time during their undergraduate studies. No audition is required.
Music Minor Programs
The School of Music and Dance offers minors in music, music technology, and audio production. Students wishing to pursue a music minor may submit an application to the School of Music and Dance at any time during their undergraduate studies. No audition is required.
Minor in Audio Production
The minor in audio production requires a minimum of 24 credits, 12 of which must be upper-division. A minimum of 14 credits must be taken in residence. Courses applied to the minor must be graded C– or better or P (pass).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 13 | |
| Popular Songwriting | ||
| Digital Audio Workstation Tech I | ||
| Audio Recording Techniques I,II | ||
| Elective Courses | 11 | |
| Hip-Hop Music: History, Culture, Aesthetics | ||
| The Beatles and Their Times | ||
| Film: Drama, Photography, Music | ||
| Digital Audio and Sound Design | ||
| History of Electroacoustic Music | ||
| Digital Audio Workstation Tech II | ||
| Physics of Sound and Music | ||
Music Minor Programs
The School of Music and Dance offers minors in music, music technology, and audio production. Students wishing to pursue a music minor may submit an application to the School of Music and Dance at any time during their undergraduate studies. No audition is required.
Minor in Music
The minor in music requires a minimum of 26 credits, 15 of which must be upper division. A minimum of 15 credits must be taken in residence. Courses must be taken for a grade if the graded option is offered. Courses applied to the minor must be graded C– or better or P (pass). No specific courses or categories are required. The minor in Music may not be taken concurrently with any other music degree program. Credits for the minor may be earned by taking any of the following pre-approved courses. For additional information, please visit the website or contact the music undergraduate office (ugradmus@uoregon.edu).
List of Courses by Subject
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic or Computer Music Applications | ||
| MUS 227 | Elements of Electronic Music | 4 |
| MUS 446 | Music Engraving | 2 |
| MUS 447 | Digital Audio and Sound Design | 4 |
| MUS 448 | Interactive Media Performance | 3 |
| MUS 450 | Sensor Music | 3 |
| MUS 470 | History of Electroacoustic Music | 3 |
| MUS 471 | Musical Performance Networks | 3 |
| MUS 476–478 | Digital Audio Workstation Tech I-III | 9 |
| MUS 480–482 | Audio Recording Techniques I-III | 9 |
| MUS 483 | Audio Effects Theory and Design | 4 |
| Jazz and Popular Music | ||
| MUJ 350 | History of Jazz, 1900–1950 | 4 |
| MUJ 351 | History of Jazz, 1940 to Present | 4 |
| MUS 250 | Popular Musics in Global Context | 4 |
| MUS 264 | US Popular Music 1930 to 1965 | 4 |
| MUS 265 | US Popular Music 1965 to 2000 | 4 |
| MUS 270 | History of the Blues | 4 |
| MUS 281 | Music of the Woodstock Generation | 4 |
| MUS 345M | Music, Politics, and Race | 4 |
| MUS 346 | Music, Money, and the Law | 4 |
| MUS 349 | American Ethnic and Protest Music | 3 |
| MUS 360 | Hip-Hop Music: History, Culture, Aesthetics | 4 |
| MUS 363 | The Beatles and Their Times | 4 |
| MUS 380 | Film: Drama, Photography, Music | 4 |
| MUS 382 | American Musical Theater | 4 |
| Performance and Ensemble 1 | ||
| MUJ 390 | Jazz Laboratory Band III | 1 |
| MUJ 391 | Jazz Laboratory Band II | 1 |
| MUJ 392 | Oregon Jazz Ensemble | 1-2 |
| MUJ 395 | Small Jazz Ensemble: [Topic] | 1-2 |
| MUS 391 | Collegium Musicum | 1-3 |
| MUS 393 | Oregon Electronic Device Orchestra | 2 |
| MUS 394 | Chamber Ensemble: [Topic] | 1 |
| MUS 395 | Band: [Topic] | 1-2 |
| MUS 396 | Orchestra: [Topic] | 2 |
| MUS 397 | Chorus: [Topic] | 2 |
| MUS 398 | Opera Workshop | 2 |
| MUS 490 | Balinese Gamelan | 2 |
| MUP courses | ||
| Science of Music | ||
| PHYS 152 | Physics of Sound and Music | 4 |
| PSY 348 | Music and the Brain | 4 |
| Theory | ||
| MUS 125 | Understanding Music | 4 |
| MUS 131–133 | Music Theory I-III 2 | 6 |
| MUS 134–136 | Aural Skills I-III 2 | 6 |
| MUS 137–139 | Keyboard Skills I-III 2 | 3 |
| MUS 141 | Popular Piano and Musicianship I | 4 |
| MUS 142 | Popular Piano and Musicianship II | 4 |
| MUS 151 | Popular Songwriting | 4 |
| Western Art Music | ||
| HUM 300 | Themes in the Humanities | 4 |
| MUS 267–269 | Survey of Music History | 12 |
| MUS 351 | The Music of Bach and Handel | 4 |
| World Music | ||
| MUS 358 | Music in World Cultures | 4 |
| MUS 359 | Music of the Americas | 4 |
| MUS 365 | Regional Ethnomusicology: [Topic] | 4 |
| MUS 367 | Survey of African Music | 4 |
| MUS 451 | Introduction to Ethnomusicology | 4 |
| MUS 452 | Musical Instruments of the World | 4 |
| MUS 462 | Popular Musics in the African Diaspora | 4 |
| 1 | A maximum of 12 credits may be applied to the minor, chosen from any combination of courses listed for Performance and Ensemble. |
| 2 | It is recommended that Theory, Aural Skills and Keyboard Skills courses be taken concurrently. |
Other music courses may be approved by petition to the undergraduate committee.
Music Minor Programs
The School of Music and Dance offers minors in music, music technology, and audio production. Students wishing to pursue a music minor may submit an application to the School of Music and Dance at any time during their undergraduate studies. No audition is required.
Minor in Music Technology
The minor in music technology requires a minimum of 24 credits, 12 of which must be upper-division. A minimum of 14 credits must be taken in residence. Courses must be taken for a grade if the graded option is offered. Courses applied to the minor must be graded C– or better or P (pass).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 14 | |
| MUS 227 | Elements of Electronic Music | 4 |
| MUS 447 | Digital Audio and Sound Design | 4 |
| MUS 448 | Interactive Media Performance | 3 |
| MUS 476 | Digital Audio Workstation Tech I | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select a minimum of 10 elective credits from the following courses: | ||
| MUS 265 | Rock History, 1965 to Present | 4 |
| MUS 360 | Hip-Hop Music: History, Culture, Aesthetics | 4 |
| MUS 380 | Film: Drama, Photography, Music | 4 |
| MUS 450 | SensorMusik | 3 |
| MUS 470 | History of Electroacoustic Music | 3 |
| MUS 471 | Musical Performance Networks | 3 |
| MUS 477 | Digital Audio Workstation Tech II | 3 |
| MUS 480 | Audio Recording Techniques I | 3 |
| MUS 481 | Audio Recording Techniques II | 3 |
Other music courses may be approved by petition to the undergraduate committee.