Jazz Studies Minor

Program Requirements

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

Required Courses

MUSIC 1130History of Jazz3
MUSIC 1260Jazz Theory I3
MUSIC 1261Jazz Theory II3
MUSIC 3070Jazz in American Culture3
MUSIC 3190Improv I3
One of the following courses:
MUSIC 3015 Popular Music and Media or MUSIC 3021 Music of the African Diaspora or MUSIC 3340 Compositional Craft in Film Scores and Musical Theater or MUSIC 3350 Music Arranging for the Multi-Genre Artist or MUSIC 3360 The Art of Popular Song or upper-level applied jazz lessons3
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 better 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