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Twin Cities Campus
Music MinorSchool of Music
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of School of Music, 100 Ferguson Hall, 2106 4th St S, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-5093; fax: 612-624-8001)
Email:
mnmusic@umn.edu
Website: http://www.music.umn.edu
Doctoral students interested in the theory and history of music are invited to pursue the Music minor.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Music director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
Coursework (12 credits)
Select 12 credits from the following in consultation with the Music director of graduate studies. One 5xxx-level MUS course or one MUSA 83xx course may be applied to this requirement with prior approval of the director of graduate studies.
MUS 8501 - Music Theory Pedagogy
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8550 - Composition
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8560 - Readings in Music Theory
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8570 - Seminar in Composition
(2.0 cr)
MUS 8571 - Composers' Laboratory
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8580 - Topics in Tonal Analysis
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8581 - Schenkerian Theory and Analysis I
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8582 - Schenkerian Theory and Analysis II
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8584 - Current Issues in the Analysis of 19th-Century Music
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8585 - Chromatic Harmony Seminar
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8590 - Topics in 20th-Century Analysis
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8631 - Seminar: Music in Medieval Europe
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8632 - Seminar: Music in Early Modern Europe
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8640 - Seminar in Musicology
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8644 - Seminar: Advanced Research in Historical Musicology
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8647 - Seminar: The Critical Editing of Early Music--Method and Practice
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8588 - Sonata Theory
(3.0 cr)
MUS 8864 - Current Issues in Ethnomusicology
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Doctoral
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |