Minors
Music Minor
The School of Music offers non-music majors exposure to music through courses in musicology and ethnomusicology, music theory, music composition, music technology, jazz history and studies, and performance studies (through applied lessons and ensemble). The music minor is intended for students who wish to expand upon already obtained musical skills and previous study—not to be an introduction to music. For more information about the requirements for the Music Minor, please visit the Academic Catalog.
To add the Music Minor
E-mail Teaching Assistant Professor Dr. Jonathon Smith at jmsmit13@illinois.edu to schedule an interview.
Music Theatre Minor for Performing Arts
The Musical Theatre Minor is intended for students in the performing arts who are majoring in either dance or the acting concentration of the theatre major in the College of Fine and Applied Arts. These are individuals who wish to expand upon their performance skills in a related study with an emphasis on Musical Theatre.
This minor is not intended for students outside the College of Fine and Applied Arts.
For more information about the requirements for the Music Theatre Minor, please visit the Academic Catalog.
To add the Music Theatre Minor:
Contact Professor Sarah Wigley for an initial meeting. The Music Theatre minor requires an audition. We will discuss the audition and prerequisite details during your initial meeting.
Music and Sound Studies Graduate Minor
for the Graduate Minor in Music and Sound Studies
The Music and Sound Studies Graduate Minor is designed for graduate students interested in expanding their knowledge of music within a scholarly discipline that encompasses the entire sonic landscape. It is offered by the Musicology Area and is intended for students in fields outside of music who intend to engage with music and sound in their research, teaching, and learning.
The requirements for this graduate minor are listed here. Courses for the minor may not be completed for credit/no credit. Students interested in pursuing the minor are warmly invited to contact the Chair of Musicology, Christina Bashford (bashford@illinois.edu), for an informal conversation.
To officially declare the minor with the Graduate College, please read these instructions: https://grad.illinois.edu/current/minors.htm.