Program: General Music (Online), Undergraduate Minor - Online - Texas Tech University

Jun 21, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

About the General Music Online Undergraduate Minor

The undergraduate online music minor in “General Music - Online” seeks to educate students in a wide array of musical topics and issues through online education. Students will gain an understanding of music in a global context with historical and contemporary viewpoints. This online-only minor can be completed with no previous musical training and can be completed by distance students. Completion of this minor will satisfy the Creative Arts Core Requirement.

Required Courses (6 hours):

MUSI 1300 - Creating the Critical Listener 3 Semester Credit Hours †
MUHL 2307 - Music and Globalization 3 Semester Credit Hours †

Elective Courses (6 hours):

Choose from:

MUSI 2309 - Survey of Popular Music 3 Semester Credit Hours †
MUHL 1308 - Music in Western Civilization 3 Semester Credit Hours †
MUHL 1309 - Introduction to Musical Cultures of the World 3 Semester Credit Hours
MUHL 2310 - History of Rock and Roll 3 Semester Credit Hours †
MUHL 2304 - History of Jazz 3 Semester Credit Hours †

Required Upper-Level Courses (6 hours):

Choose from:

MUSI 3300 - Advanced Special Topics in Music 3 Semester Credit Hours *
MUSI 3341 - Introduction to Music Technology 3 Semester Credit Hours
MUHL 4330 - Music in the United States 3 Semester Credit Hours

Notes:

† Fulfills Creative Arts core curriculum requirement.

* Could be repeated for credit with different topics.