Music, Minor
Deepen your major by exploring music theory and history. Pair this flexible minor with your degree to sharpen how you listen, analyze and understand the art form, all while keeping room for the coursework your primary program demands.
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Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Minor description
Music minor description
If you're interested in a broad introduction to the study of music, the music minor program is for you. The program allows for diverse exposure to music practices --- traditional through contemporary --- with numerous course options based on your interests.
Why earn a music minor at ASU?
You learn from internationally recognized artists, educators and scholars while collaborating across disciplines with musicians, media artists and beyond. You can perform in faculty, guest artist and student works throughout the year; tap into a network of alumni, internships, residencies and arts partnerships; and tailor your focus toward performance, teaching, research, administration or interdisciplinary practice.
Courses
This undergraduate minor includes courses focused on a specialized topic, so you can advance your skills for further professional opportunities. Explore all courses below:
2026-2027 Catalog Year
The minor requires 24 credit hours. A "C" minimum is required for all courses in the minor, although students must maintain a 3.00 GPA in the post-baccalaureate certificate program.
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The School of Music, Dance and Theatre offers a minor in music consisting of 24 credit hours of coursework, including 12 upper-division credit hours. A minimum grade of "C" (2.00) is required in all courses. |
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MUS 100 Fundamentals of Music Notation
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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MUS 131 Bach to Bebop
(HUAD)
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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MHL 201 Media Literacy for Musicians
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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MUS 340 Music for the Concert Hall, Stage, and Screen
(HUAD)
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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Upper Division
MUS Elective
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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Upper Division
MUS Elective
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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6 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 6 |
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.
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Enrollment requirements
GPA Requirement: None
Incompatible Majors: BA in music (all concentrations), BMUS in music learning and teaching; BMUS in music therapy; BMUS in performance (all concentrations); BMUS in theory and composition (all concentrations)
Other Enrollment Requirements: None
Current ASU undergraduate students may pursue a minor and have it recognized on their ASU transcript at graduation. Minor requirements appear on the degree audit once the minor is added. Certain major and minor combinations may be deemed inappropriate by the college or department of either the major program or the minor. Courses taken for the minor may not count toward both the major and minor.
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Careers this music minor prepares you for
Minor programs enable students to develop additional competencies that complement the marketable knowledge and skills they acquire in their majors.
Graduates with a minor in music have additional knowledge that can help them as they pursue careers in arts administration, teaching, fundraising management or marketing.
Contact information
Use the contact information below to get in touch if you're a current student or have general questions.
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
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MUSIC E167
herbergeradvising@asu.edu
480-965-5069
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