Music History Minor
Program Coordinator: J. Schiff
Requirements
To earn a Minor in Music History, a student must complete 30 advisor-approved credits (17 credits must be in residence at Portland State University), to include the following:
Complete a minimum of 14 credits from the following list:
| Mus 191 | Group Lessons for Beginners I: Piano, Guitar or Voice | 2 |
| Mus 192 | Group Lessons for Beginners II: Piano, Guitar or Voice | 2 |
| Mus 193 | Group Lessons for Beginners III: Piano, Guitar or Voice | 2 |
| Mus 194 or 197 | Chamber Music or Choir | 1 |
| | (up to 3 credits) | |
| Mus 304 | Music History: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque | 4 |
| | (if not taken as required) | |
| Mus 305 | Music History: Classical and Romantic | 4 |
| | (if not taken as required) | |
| Mus 306 | Music History: 20th Century | 2 |
| | (if not taken as required) | |
| Mus 355U | Jazz History | 4 |
| Mus 356U | Jazz And American Culture: How History Shaped Our Music, Then and Now | 4 |
| Mus 360U | The Guitar: its History and Music | 4 |
| Mus 361U | History of Rock Music I (1950-1970) | 4 |
| Mus 362U | History of Rock Music II (1970-Present) | 4 |
| Mus 374U | World Music: Africa and the Middle East | 4 |
| Mus 375U | World Music: Asia | 4 |
| Mus 376U | American Musical Traditions | 4 |
| Mus 377U | World Music: Latin America and the Caribbean | 4 |
| Mus 470 | Topics in Music History | 2 |
| | (up to 4 credits) | |
Courses
| Mus 101 | Contemporary Music Theory I | 4 |
| Mus 102 | Contemporary Music Theory II | 4 |
| Mus 188 | Performance Attendance | 0 |
| | (3 terms required) | |
| | | |
| Mus 203 | Music in the Western World | 4 |
| | or | |
| Mus 301U | Survey of Music Literature I: Medieval to Classical Era | 4 |
| | or | |
| Mus 302U | Survey of Music Literature II: Romantic to Modern Era | 4 |
| | | |
| Mus 304 | Music History: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque | 4 |
| | or | |
| Mus 305 | Music History: Classical and Romantic | 4 |
| | or | |
| Mus 306 | Music History: 20th Century | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: 30