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2016-2017 University Catalog
Ethnomusicology Minor
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Banner Code: EMUS
Web: music.gmu.edu
College: College of Visual and Performing Arts
Department: School of Music
Students must first demonstrate to the Ethnomusicology coordinator a basic level of knowledge and training in some area of Western or non-Western music, or earn a grade of B or higher in MUSI 103 or MUSI 431 . Prerequisites for specific courses are indicated below.
University policy states that students must earn 8 distinct credits that are not used for their major toward their degree, with a minimum 2.00 GPA earned in all courses applied to the minor. See AP.5 Undergraduate Policies for details.
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Minor Requirements
The minor is designed for those who wish to widen their scope of knowledge about music while deepening their understanding of the world’s peoples. Students learn in the classroom, as well as experientially, in the form of applied studies and exercises in field work how music making functions within cultural contexts, conveying varied meanings in bodily action and musical sound worldwide. Students gain skills that will serve them in many fields of endeavor, from developing specific musical expertise to acquiring proficiency with technological and anthropological aspects of ethnographic enquiry.
1 credit from the following:
Electives (6 credits)
Electives subject to approval from the Ethnomusicology minor coordinator and should be selected from the following: Note:
Additional electives may include summer travel courses, as appropriate, and must be approved by the minor coordinator. |
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