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Popular Music, Minor

Academic programs / Undergraduate minors and certificates / Popular Music / 2026-2027 Curriculum
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Program details

Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027
College/School: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Plan Code: HIMSCMIN
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Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours

The School of Music, Dance and Theatre offers a popular music minor consisting of 21 credit hours of coursework, including nine credit hours of upper division courses. A minimum grade of "C" (2.00) is required in all courses for the minor. For those pursing a minor, a minimum overall GPA of "C" (2.00) is required.
MSC 115 Music Production Fundamentals
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MSC 451 Popular Music Industry Studies I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MUS 100 Fundamentals of Music Notation
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
Notes
Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.

If students test out of MSC 115 and/or MUS 100, they should replace those credits with MSC 221 Popular Music Lab.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2026 - 2027 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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