Program Requirements
- Total Units Required: 18
- Grade Requirement: C– or better; Pass/No Pass grades do not count for the minor.
Required Courses
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| MUSIC 1130 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUSIC 1260 | Jazz Theory I | 3 |
| MUSIC 1261 | Jazz Theory II | 3 |
| MUSIC 3070 | Jazz in American Culture | 3 |
| MUSIC 3190 | Jazz Improvisation I | 3 |
| |
| MUSIC 3015 | American Popular Music and Media | 3 |
| or MUSIC 3021 | Music of the African Diaspora |
| or MUSIC 3340 | Compositional Craft in Film Scores and Musical Theatre |
| or MUSIC 3350 | Music Arranging for the Multi-Genre Artist |
| or MUSIC 3360 | The Art of Popular Song: From Folk and Musical Theatre to Rock and Contemporary A Capella |
| Total Units | 18 |
Additional Information
- Other upper-level credits in music or kindred studies (e.g., African and African-American Studies) may be approved at the discretion of the department chair.
- A grade of C– or higher is required for courses to count toward the Jazz Studies minor.
- Up to 6 credits earned via study abroad and/or transfer are allowed upon department approval.