Music and New Media (Minor)
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2026-Spring 2027 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Minor in Music & New Media
Unit: Music
Academic Plan Code(s): MUSIMINMNM
Program Information
The School of Music offers a minor in Music & New Media available to all UofL students. For non-music majors, students must meet the minimum admission requirement of the School of Music with a 2.75 GPA and must obtain approval from the School of Music. In addition, students must complete MUS 170 or MUS 171 with a grade of B or better for admission to the minor. No audition is required.
For graduation, in addition to all other degree requirements, a 2.5 GPA in Music and New Media minor program core course work and a 2.5 cumulative UofL GPA are required. Students enrolled in the Music & New Media minor are strongly encouraged to enroll in a cross-listed course- MUH 205, MUH 214, or MUH 218 – for their General Education credits in Arts and Humanities and/or U.S. or Global Perspectives.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose one music theory course as determined by placement exam OR one of the courses below: 1 | 3-4 | |
| The Broadway Musical - AH | ||
| Studies in Ethnomusicology - P2, SB | ||
| Music and Sound in Film | ||
| Popular Music in American Culture - AH, P1 | ||
| Women in Music: A History - AH, P1 | ||
| Select from the following Instrument/Voice Classes 2 | 2 | |
| Class Piano-Beginners I | ||
| Class Piano-Beginners II | ||
| Jazz Piano Class | ||
| Piano Class | ||
| Piano Class | ||
| Class Guitar I | ||
| Class Guitar II | ||
| Beginning Class Guitar - AH, P2 | ||
| Voice Class | ||
| Performance Technology | ||
| MUS 170 | Introduction to Musical Acoustics | 3 |
| MUS 171 | Audio Engineering | 3 |
| MUS 270 | Creative Audio Recording and Production Techniques | 2 |
| MUS 271 | Sound Design | 3 |
| MUS 350 | Analysis of Electronic Media | 2 |
| Minimum Total Hours | 18-19 | |
- 1
Students who do not pass the computer-based Fundamentals Test prior to the beginning of the fall semester are required to enroll in MUS 91 Theory I Drill for 0 credit concurrently with MUS 141 Theory & Musicianship I.
- 2
OR Applied Study (dependent on ability and audition, or faculty placement).
At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.
