Minor in Music

Requirements for the Minor

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
MUS 101	Music Theory I	3
MUS 103	Ear Training I	1
MUS 170	Keyboard Skills I	2
Select 6 semester hours from the following:		6
MUS 102	Music Theory II ^a
MUS 104	Ear Training II ^a
MUS 108	Jazz Fundamentals ^a
MUS 113	Art Song ^b
MUS 114	Jazz History ^b
MUS 115	Opera ^b
MUS 116	The Science and History of Sound in the Arts
MUS 117	Music for Symphony Orchestra ^b
MUS 118	American Popular Music since 1850 ^b
MUS 119	Music for the Piano ^b
MUS 120	Jazz Improvisation II ^a
MUS 127	Latin American Music ^b
MUS 171	Keyboard Skills II ^a
Select 6 semester hours at the 200 level:		6
MUS 201	Theory of Music III ^c
MUS 202	Theory of Music IV ^c
MUS 203	Ear Training III ^c
MUS 204	Ear Training IV ^c
MUS 221	Jazz Improvisation III ^c
MUS 223	Music Technology ^c
MUS 227	Music Cultures of the World ^b
MUS 230	History of Western Music I: Music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance ^c
MUS 231	History of Western Music II: Music of the Baroque and Classical Periods ^c
MUS 232	History of Western Music III: Music from Romanticism through the Present ^c
MUS 240	Music, Gender and Culture ^b
MUS 270	Keyboard Skills III ^c
MUS 271	Keyboard Skills IV ^c
MUS 298	Selected Topics in Music
Select any 3 hours of music ensembles. Each ensemble is taken for 1 semester hour. The available ensembles at UIC include: ^d		3
MUS 150	Vocal Jazz Ensemble
MUS 151	Concert Band
MUS 152	Instrumental Ensembles
MUS 153	University Choir
MUS 154	Chamber Choir
MUS 155	Treble Choir
MUS 156	Pep Band
MUS 157	University Orchestras
MUS 159	Jazz Ensemble
MUS 160	Small Jazz Ensemble
Total Hours		21

a: These course prerequisites are satisfied by the first three courses required of the minor.
b: These courses may be counted toward the UIC General Education Program requirements.
c: These courses have additional prerequisites, many of which may be fulfilled by 100-level courses in the selective list above. Students are asked to consult the course descriptions in the catalog for course prerequisites. Students who wish to take the second, third, or fourth course in a sequence may earn more than the needed total 3 semester hours in this category.
d: Pending department approval, an additional 3-hour 100-level music course may fulfill this requirement in the event that a student is not placed in an ensemble via the ensemble audition.