Popular Music Studies Minor
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
The Popular Music Studies minor provides an opportunity for students to examine popular music as a cultural, social, creative and a viable economic field. The minor provides students with literacy in several popular music genres including American music, rock n’ roll, hip hop, film music, reggae, musical theatre, songwriting, jazz, music business and software. Through the study of a diverse range of genres, stylistic practices, performance media, and music as a commercial enterprise, students develop analytical, historical, critical and practical skills to explore, explain and differentiate popular musics.
This minor does not require an audition or ability to read music.
Minor Code: 253
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Division | ||
| Select 12 credits from the following courses: | 12 | |
| *MUSIC APPRECIATION II: PERIODS AND GENRES (Hip Hop. Theory and Practice) | ||
| *MUSIC APPRECIATION II: PERIODS AND GENRES (Film Music. Theory and Practice) | ||
| *MUSIC APPRECIATION II: PERIODS AND GENRES (Musical Theater) | ||
| *MUSIC APPRECIATION II: PERIODS AND GENRES (Rock and Roll) | ||
| *MUSIC APPRECIATION II: PERIODS AND GENRES (Reggae) | ||
| *MUSIC APPRECIATION II: PERIODS AND GENRES (Introduction to Popular Music Theory and Practice) | ||
| *MUSIC APPRECIATION III: GREAT COMPOSERS (The Beatles) | ||
| *MUSIC APPRECIATION III: GREAT COMPOSERS (Bob Marley - Reggae) | ||
| *MUSIC APPRECIATION III: GREAT COMPOSERS (Bob Dylan - Folk) | ||
| *MUSIC APPRECIATION III: GREAT COMPOSERS (Madonna and Video Culture) | ||
| *SURVEY OF JAZZ | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONS AND PUBLISHING | ||
| *MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD | ||
| APPLIED MUSICIANSHIP: BEGINNER BEAT MAKING (DAW) | ||
| AMERICAN MUSIC TRADITION | ||
| THE MUSIC BUSINESS | ||
| INTERMEDIATE DAW AND MUSIC PUBLISHING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SONGWRITING 1 | ||
| Upper-Division | ||
| Select 15 credits from the following courses: | 15 | |
| *WOMEN IN WESTERN MUSIC | ||
| *GENRE STUDIES: POPULAR MUSIC AND CULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA | ||
| CONTEMPORARY MUSIC TECHNIQUE & PRACTICE | ||
MUS 336 | ||
| APPLIED MUSICIANSHIP: GROUP GUITAR | ||
MUS 349 | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY (up to 3 credits) | ||
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| SCORING VISUAL MEDIA I | ||
| GENRE STUDIES (Advanced Studies in Popular Music Theory and Practice) | ||
| GENRE STUDIES (Women in Popular Music) | ||
| GENRE STUDIES (Advanced Studies in Hip Hop) | ||
| GENRE STUDIES (Regional Studies in World Popular Music - India, Indonesia, Africa, Latin America) | ||
| GENRE STUDIES (Advanced Studies in Rock and Roll) | ||
| GENRE STUDIES (The Blues and African American Music) | ||
| GENRE STUDIES (Music Video, MTV and American Culture) | ||
| THEORY AND COMPOSITION STUDIES (Advanced Studies in Film and Gaming Music) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| BASIC RECORDING TECHNIQUES | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Minor Code: 253