Program Requirements

  • Total Units Required: 18
  • Grade Requirement: C– or better; Pass/No Pass grades do not count for the minor.

Required Courses

MUSIC 1130History of Jazz3
MUSIC 1260Jazz Theory I3
MUSIC 1261Jazz Theory II3
MUSIC 3070Jazz in American Culture3
MUSIC 3190Jazz Improvisation I3
One of the following courses or upper-level applied jazz lessons:
MUSIC 3015American Popular Music and Media3
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 Units18

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.

Contact Info

Contact:Jessica Flannigan
Phone:314-935-5566
Email:flanniganj@wustl.edu
Website:http://music.wustl.edu/undergraduate