Courses for Majors
The degree programs for Music majors often require electives in theory and history. Below are pre-approved courses to satisfy the requirements.
Approved Music Theory Electives for Majors:
| MUS 129 | Beginning Composition | 2 |
| MUS 130 | Beginning Composition | 2 |
| MUS 301 | Composition Lab: Instrumentation | 2 |
| MUS 302 | Composition Lab: Orchestration | 2 |
| MUS 311 | Composition Lab: Music Notation | 2 |
| MUS 312 | Composition Lab: Music Arranging | 2 |
| MUS 321 | Composition Lab: Collaborative Composition | 2 |
| MUS 322 | Composition Lab: Music of the 21st Century | 2 |
| MUS 361 | Jazz Improvisation | 2 |
| MUS 362 | Jazz Theory | 3 |
| MUS 403 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUS 404 | Choral Arranging | 2 |
| MUS 440 | Composition for Electronic Media I | 3 |
| MUS 441 | Composition for Electronic Media II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Approved Music History Electives for Majors:
| MUS 262 | American Music | 3 |
| MUS 265 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUS 267 | African American Music | 3 |
| MUS 270 | The History of American Popular Music, 1900-1963 | 3 |
| MUS 333 | Musics of the World | 3 |
| MUS 334 | Music of Latin America | 3 |
| MUS 408 | History and Literature of the Wind Band | 3 |
| MUS 409 | History and Literature of the Guitar | 3 |
| MUS 420 | Piano Literature I | 3 |
| MUS 424 | The History of Opera | 3 |
| MUS 433 | Romanticism and Music | 3 |
| MUS 453 | The Baroque Period in Music | 3 |
| MUS 454 | The Classical Period in Music | 3 |
| MUS 455 | The Romantic Period in Music | 3 |
| MUS 456 | The Modern Period in Music | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |