Stony Brook University Stony Brook University 29 courses 20 total credits
Students in other majors who have interdisciplinary interests will find this minor valuable as preparation for further studies dealing with the arts and culture and media. Students in other majors who have interdisciplinary interests will find this minor valuable as preparation for further studies dealing with the arts and culture. Less rigorous than the music major, the minor is not intended to prepare students for advanced study or professional work in music. This track requires a minimum of 20 credits.
| Total Credits | 20 credits |
Basics
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 119 or MUS 130 | The Elements of Music or Sound Structures | 3 |
| MUS 208 | Introduction to Music Technology | 3 |
General
One course chosen from the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 101 | Introduction to Western Classical Music | 3 |
| MUS 105 | Music Cultures of the World | 3 |
and one from the following
Specific
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 340 or MUS 341 | Timbre and Technology or Sound Design | 3 |
Two courses chosen from the following
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 300 | Music, Technology, and Digital Culture | 3 |
| MUS 344 | Audio Engineering | 3 |
| MUS 437 | Electronic Music | 3 |
Performance: two semesters of one or more of the following
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 261 | Stony Brook Chorale | 1 |
| MUS 262 | University Orchestra | 1 |
| MUS 263 | University Wind Ensemble | 0-1 |
| MUS 264 | Big Band Jazz Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 267 | Small Jazz Ensemble Level 1 | 6 |
| MUS 268 | Spirit of Stony Brook Athletic Band | 0-2 |
| MUS 271 | Camerata Singers | 10 |
| MUS 391 | Chamber Music | 1 |
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